Drowning and Submersion Injury
Chapter 169 Drowning And Submersion Injury Lisa Leigh Powell, DVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Drowning, or submersion injury, is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in human patients. •…
SMALL ANIMAL
Anaphylaxis
Chapter 168 Anaphylaxis Patricia M. Dowling, DVM, MS, DACVIM, DACVCP KEY POINTS • Anaphylaxis is a potentially fatal immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated hypersensitivity reaction. • Anaphylactoid reactions are not IgE mediated,…
Hypothermia
Chapter 166 Hypothermia Jeffrey Todd, DVM, Lisa Leigh Powell, DVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Hypothermia causes severe cardiovascular, respiratory, electrolyte, nervous system, acid-base, and coagulation abnormalities. • Early and aggressive…
Heat Stroke
Chapter 167 Heat Stroke Kenneth J. Drobatz, DVM, MSCE, DACVIM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Heat stroke is the most serious condition of heat-induced illnesses. • Heat stroke can be classified…
Alternative Therapies
Chapter 165 Alternative Therapies Narda G. Robinson, DO, DVM, MS, DABMA KEY POINTS • Veterinarians caring for critically ill patients may face a variety of requests from clients asking whether…
Analgesia and Constant Rate Infusions
Chapter 164 Analgesia and Constant Rate Infusions Jane Quandt, DVM, MS, BS, DACVA, DAVECC, Justine A. Lee, DVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Analgesia can be achieved with several general drug…
Pyrethrins
Chapter 94 Pyrethrins Manuel Boller, Dr. med. Vet., DACVECC, Deborah Silverstein, DVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Pyrethrins and their derivatives, pyrethroids, are insecticides frequently used in flea and tick control…
Spinal Cord Injury
Chapter 99 Spinal Cord Injury Kersten Johnson, DVM, MS, Charles H. Vite, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Neurology) KEY POINTS • Spinal cord trauma may result from contusion, compression, or ischemia, or…
Massive Transfusion
Chapter 160 Massive Transfusion L. Ari Jutkowitz, VMD, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Massive transfusion is traditionally defined as the transfusion of 1 or more blood volumes within a 24-hour period….
Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage
Chapter 156 Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage Karl E. Jandrey, DVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) is performed when intraabdominal injury is suspected and when alternative diagnostic methods such…
