Spider Bite
Chapter 96 Spider Bite Envenomation Michael E. Peterson, DVM, MS KEY POINTS • There are two genera of venomous spiders of clinical importance in North America, Latrodectus (black widow) and…
Snake Envenomation
Chapter 95 Snake Envenomation Michael E. Peterson, DVM, MS KEY POINTS • Severity of the envenomation depends on the species of snake, nature and location of the bite, and the…
Ivermectin Toxicity
Chapter 93 Ivermectin Toxicity Nancy E. Scott, MS, DVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Ivermectin doses as low as 90 to 100 mg/kg have resulted in clinical signs in sensitive dogs;…
Anticholinesterase Intoxication
Chapter 92 Anticholinesterase Intoxication Jamie M. Burkitt, DVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Organophosphate and carbamate insecticides are in common industrial and household use. • Acute toxicity is due to inhibition…
Nonrespiratory Look-Alikes
Chapter 34 Nonrespiratory Look-Alikes Kelly Hall, DVM, Justine A. Lee, DVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Respiratory distress, dyspnea, or tachypnea may occur as a result of disease processes not directly…
Transfusion Medicine
Chapter 66 Transfusion Medicine Urs Giger, PD, Dr.Med.Vet., MS, FVH, DACVIM, DECVIM, DECVCP KEY POINTS • Transfusion therapy refers to the safe and effective replacement of blood or one of…
Central Venous Catheterization
Chapter 63 Central Venous Catheterization Harold Davis, BA, RVT, VTS(Emergency/Critical Care and Anesthesia) KEY POINTS • Indications for central venous catheter placement include hemodynamic monitoring, drug administration, and serial blood…
Anticholinergic Poisonings
Chapter 90 Anticholinergic Poisonings Daniel J. Fletcher, DVM, PhD, DACVECC, Lisa A. Murphy, VMD, DABT KEY POINTS • The main symptoms of anticholinergic toxicity are due to blockade of peripheral…
Tachypnea and Hypoxemia
Chapter 9 Tachypnea and Hypoxemia Timothy B. Hackett, DVM, MS, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Tachypnea may occur with or without hypoxemia in critically ill animals. • The diagnostic and therapeutic…
Left Ventricular Failure
Chapter 36 Left Ventricular Failure Dennis E. Burkett, VMD, PhD, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Clinical signs of congestive left heart failure are most commonly tachypnea, dyspnea, and coughing secondary to…
