Peritoneal Drainage Techniques
Chapter 147 Peritoneal Drainage Techniques Matthew W. Beal, DVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • A variety of medical and surgical disease processes necessitate the evacuation of fluid from the peritoneal cavity….
Portosystemic Shunt Management
Chapter 146 Portosystemic Shunt Management Margo Mehl, DVM, DACVS KEY POINTS • Clinical signs of portosystemic shunt (PSS) include neurologic, gastrointestinal, and urinary abnormalities, and can manifest as other signs…
Preoperative Evaluation of the Critically Ill Patient
Chapter 143 Preoperative Evaluation of the Critically ill Patient Elisa M. Mazzaferro, MS, DVM, PhD, DACVECC KEY POINTS • A systematic approach to any critically ill patient is necessary to…
Paraphimosis and Priapism
Chapter 141 Paraphimosis and Priapism Mark C. Rochat, DVM, MS, DACVS KEY POINTS • Paraphimosis is the inability to reduce the penis into the prepuce. • Paraphimosis can result from…
Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis
Chapter 137 Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Julie R. Fischer, DVM, DACVIM KEY POINTS • Hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) are chiefly indicated to perform the excretory functions of the…
Serotonin Syndrome
Chapter 91 Serotonin Syndrome Erica Lynn Reineke, VMD, DACVECC, Kenneth J. Drobatz, DVM, MSCE, DACVIM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine [5-HT]) syndrome is a drug-induced condition resulting from excess…
Calcium Channel and β-Blocker Drug Overdose
Chapter 84 Calcium Channel and β-Blocker Drug Overdose Annie Malouin, DVM, DACVECC, Lesley G. King, MVB, MRCVS, DACVECC, DACVIM, DECVIM-CA KEY POINTS • Close regulation of intracellular calcium is essential…
Pleural Space Disease
Chapter 30 Pleural Space Disease Valérie Sauvé, DVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • The pleural space is a potential space that contains a small amount of fluid and maintains a negative…
