Chapter 84 Calcium Channel and β-Blocker Drug Overdose Annie Malouin, DVM, DACVECC, Lesley G. King, MVB, MRCVS, DACVECC, DACVIM, DECVIM-CA KEY POINTS • Close regulation of intracellular calcium is essential…
Chapter 53 Cardioversion and Defibrillation Steven G. Cole, DVM, DACVECC, DACVIM (Cardiology) KEY POINTS • Defibrillation and cardioversion involve the application of an electrical shock to terminate a cardiac arrhythmia….
Chapter 30 Pleural Space Disease Valérie Sauvé, DVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • The pleural space is a potential space that contains a small amount of fluid and maintains a negative…
Chapter 129 Motility Disorders Patricia M. Dowling, DVM, MSc, DACVIM, DACVCP KEY POINTS • Treatment of canine congenital and acquired megaesophagus is symptomatic, with protectants and histamine-2 blockers or serotonergic…
Chapter 130 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Søren R. Boysen, DVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage is an important cause of blood loss anemia. • In dogs and cats GI ulceration…
Chapter 38 Canine Cardiomyopathy Robert Prošek, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Cardiology) KEY POINTS • Primary cardiomyopathies, by definition, are idiopathic diseases that are not the result of an identifiable systemic disorder…
Chapter 128 Gastroenteritis Tara K. Trotman, VMD, DACVIM KEY POINTS • Clinical signs of acute gastroenteritis typically involve vomiting, diarrhea, and partial or complete anorexia. • Physical examination findings are…
Chapter 89 Cyclic Antidepressant Drug Overdose Daniel J. Fletcher, DVM, PhD, DACVECC, Lisa A. Murphy, VMD, DABT KEY POINTS • Cyclic antidepressant toxicities cause anticholinergic, cardiovascular, and central nervous system…
