Chapter 53 Cardioversion and Defibrillation Steven G. Cole, DVM, DACVECC, DACVIM (Cardiology) KEY POINTS • Defibrillation and cardioversion involve the application of an electrical shock to terminate a cardiac arrhythmia….
Chapter 130 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Søren R. Boysen, DVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage is an important cause of blood loss anemia. • In dogs and cats GI ulceration…
Chapter 129 Motility Disorders Patricia M. Dowling, DVM, MSc, DACVIM, DACVCP KEY POINTS • Treatment of canine congenital and acquired megaesophagus is symptomatic, with protectants and histamine-2 blockers or serotonergic…
Chapter 38 Canine Cardiomyopathy Robert Prošek, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Cardiology) KEY POINTS • Primary cardiomyopathies, by definition, are idiopathic diseases that are not the result of an identifiable systemic disorder…
Chapter 89 Cyclic Antidepressant Drug Overdose Daniel J. Fletcher, DVM, PhD, DACVECC, Lisa A. Murphy, VMD, DABT KEY POINTS • Cyclic antidepressant toxicities cause anticholinergic, cardiovascular, and central nervous system…
Chapter 128 Gastroenteritis Tara K. Trotman, VMD, DACVIM KEY POINTS • Clinical signs of acute gastroenteritis typically involve vomiting, diarrhea, and partial or complete anorexia. • Physical examination findings are…
Chapter 54 Sodium Disorders Jamie M. Burkitt, DVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Most disorders of plasma sodium concentration result from abnormalities in the handling of water rather than sodium. •…
Chapter 127 Hepatic Failure Allyson C. Berent, DVM, DACVIM, Mark P. Rondeau, DVM, DACVIM KEY POINTS • Hepatic failure is a devastating syndrome, holding a universally poor prognosis. • A…
Chapter 52 Transcutaneous Pacing Teresa DeFrancesco, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology), DACVECC KEY POINTS • Transcutaneous pacing (TCP) is a noninvasive modality of cardiac pacing in which patch electrodes are placed on…
Chapter 126 Hepatitis and Cholangiohepatitis Mark P. Rondeau, DVM, DACVIM KEY POINTS • Although many causes of hepatitis and cholangiohepatitis have been described in dogs and cats, the etiology in…
