Transcutaneous Pacing
Chapter 52 Transcutaneous Pacing Teresa DeFrancesco, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology), DACVECC KEY POINTS • Transcutaneous pacing (TCP) is a noninvasive modality of cardiac pacing in which patch electrodes are placed on…
Hepatic Failure
Chapter 127 Hepatic Failure Allyson C. Berent, DVM, DACVIM, Mark P. Rondeau, DVM, DACVIM KEY POINTS • Hepatic failure is a devastating syndrome, holding a universally poor prognosis. • A…
Sodium Disorders
Chapter 54 Sodium Disorders Jamie M. Burkitt, DVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Most disorders of plasma sodium concentration result from abnormalities in the handling of water rather than sodium. •…
Acute Biliary Diseases of the Dog and Cat
Chapter 125 Acute Biliary Diseases of the Dog and Cat Allyson C. Berent, DVM, DACVIM KEY POINTS • Biliary diseases in dogs and cats can present in a variety of…
Hepatitis and Cholangiohepatitis
Chapter 126 Hepatitis and Cholangiohepatitis Mark P. Rondeau, DVM, DACVIM KEY POINTS • Although many causes of hepatitis and cholangiohepatitis have been described in dogs and cats, the etiology in…
Acute Pancreatitis
Chapter 124 Acute Pancreatitis Alison R. Gaynor, DVM, DACVIM (Internal Medicine), DACVECC KEY POINTS • Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease, with episodes ranging in severity from mild and self-limiting…
Acute Abdominal Pain
Chapter 123 Acute Abdominal Pain Kenneth J. Drobatz, DVM, MSCE, DACVIM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • The principles of emergency and critical care should be applied initially to any patient with…
Thrombocytopenia
Chapter 119 Thrombocytopenia Sharon Drellich, DVM, DACVECC, Lynel J. Tocci, DVM, MT(ASCP)SBB KEY POINTS • Thrombocytopenia is a common finding in critically ill veterinary patients. • Thrombocytopenia results from hypoproliferation…
Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection
Chapter 116 Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Sean Smarick, VMD, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Intravenous catheters may become contaminated and can lead to local and distal infectious complications. A bacteremia caused by…
