Notes on transfusion medicine
40 Notes on transfusion medicine There is an increasing availability to nonreferral practices of products for transfusion through commercial and charitable pet blood banks, and a good understanding of the…
Notes on sedation and general anaesthesia
39 Notes on sedation and general anaesthesia Shailen Jasani, with, Simon Ripoll General Considerations Successful management of the emergency patient frequently requires the use of sedative and anaesthetic drugs. However,…
Hypothermia
17 Hypothermia Hypothermia is a condition in which an animal’s core body temperature falls below the normal physiological range for that species (approximately less than 37.5°C in dogs and cats)….
Notes on paediatric medicine
41 Notes on paediatric medicine The term paediatric refers to animals under 6 months of age that can be further subdivided into neonates, infants, weanlings and juvenile animals. Changes in…
Pallor and approach to anaemia
19 Pallor and approach to anaemia Pallor Pallor of the mucous membranes is a common finding during major body system examination of dogs presenting as emergency patients. Pallor is harder…
Heatstroke
38 Heatstroke Theory Refresher A spectrum of severity is seen in dogs suffering from heat-induced illness in terms of both pathophysiological derangements and clinical consequences. It may therefore be more…
Pelvic limb paresis and paralysis
20 Pelvic limb paresis and paralysis Causes of Acute Nonambulatory Paraparesis/Paraplegia Paraparesis and paraplegia most commonly occur as a result of a spinal cord lesion caudal to the C6–T2 segment…
Endocrine emergencies
34 Endocrine emergencies Canine Primary Hypoadrenocorticism (Addison’s Disease) Theory refresher The adrenal cortex produces corticosteroid hormones, including mineralocorticoids (primarily aldosterone) and glucocorticoids (primarily cortisol). Naturally occurring primary hypoadrenocorticism in dogs…
Acute diarrhoea
9 Acute diarrhoea Acute diarrhoea is a frequently encountered clinical sign in emergency medicine. The majority of causes of acute diarrhoea relate primarily to the intestinal tract although small intestinal…
Wounds and open fractures
27 Wounds and open fractures A large variety of wounds may be seen in emergency patients, resulting from a range of different causes, and an extensive discussion is beyond the…
