Tracheostomy
Chapter 18 Tracheostomy Mack Fudge, DVM, MPVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Continuous patient monitoring and intensive nursing care are critical to successful tracheostomy tube management and patient comfort. • Care…
Upper Airway Disease
Chapter 16 Upper Airway Disease Merilee F. Costello, DVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Upper airway disease is a common cause of respiratory distress in veterinary medicine. • Rapid identification, intervention,…
Myocardial Infarction
Chapter 41 Myocardial Infarction C. Kate Meier, DVM, DACVM (Cardiology), Mark A. Oyama, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology) KEY POINTS • Myocardial infarction is relatively uncommon in small animal patients. • Myocardial…
Myocardial Contusion
Chapter 40 Myocardial Contusion Adam J. Reiss, DVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Myocardial injuries often are overlooked in the trauma patient. • The most common physiologic consequence of myocardial injury…
Oxygen Therapy
Chapter 19 Oxygen Therapy Elisa M. Mazzaferro, MS, DVM, PhD, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Hypoxemia occurs in a variety of critical illnesses. Oxygen supplementation can improve oxygen delivery and decrease…
Ventilator-Associated Lung Injury
Chapter 26 Ventilator-Associated Lung Injury Rebecca S. Syring, DVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Mechanical ventilation is often needed for support of critically ill patients with pulmonary dysfunction. However, mechanical ventilation…
Survival Prediction Index
Chapter 3 Survival Prediction Index Lesley G. King, MVB, DACVECC, DACVIM KEY POINTS • Scoring systems such as the SPI are used to categorize patients into groups with similar severity…
Chest Wall Disease
Chapter 33 Chest Wall Disease Suzanne Donahue, VMD, DACVECC KEY POINTS • The chest wall is necessary for respiration and protection of the thoracic cavity. • Diseases of the chest…
Thoracentesis
Chapter 31 Thoracentesis Nadja E. Sigrist, Dr.Med.Vet., FVH, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Thoracentesis is an easily performed diagnostic and therapeutic procedure and is safe if performed by skilled personnel. •…
Respiratory Failure
Chapter 15 Respiratory Failure Linda Barton, DVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Respiratory failure is conventionally defined as an arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2) of less than 60 mm Hg…
