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…
SMALL ANIMAL
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…
Atelectasis
Chapter 29 Atelectasis Janet Aldrich, DVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Atelectasis is an important cause of hypoxemia in critically ill patients. • The three major mechanisms causing atelectasis are compression,…
Smoke Inhalation
Chapter 28 Smoke Inhalation Shailen Jasani, MA, VetMB, MRCVS, Dez Hughes, BVSc, MRCVS, DACVECC KEY POINTS • The lack of clinical veterinary information on smoke inhalation likely reflects a very…
