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…
Cardioversion and Defibrillation
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….
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
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…
Motility Disorders
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…
Canine Cardiomyopathy
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…
Cyclic Antidepressant Drug Overdose
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…
