Myocarditis
Chapter 48 Myocarditis Meg Sleeper, VMD, DACVIM (Cardiology) KEY POINTS • Myocarditis is an inflammatory process involving the heart. Inflammation may involve the myocytes, interstitium, or vascular tree. • Myocarditis…
Myxedema Coma
Chapter 73 Myxedema Coma Rebecka S. Hess, DVM, DACVIM KEY POINTS • Myxedema coma is a misnomer. Many patients in a hypothyroid crisis are not comatose and do not have…
Hypertensive Crisis
Chapter 42 Hypertensive Crisis Scott Brown, VMD, PhD, Diplomate (ACVIM) KEY POINTS • Emergency antihypertensive therapy is indicated only when there is end-organ damage likely to produce significant permanent abnormalities…
Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone
Chapter 71 Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone C.B. Chastain, DVM, MS, DACVIM KEY POINTS • Hyponatremia is the cardinal finding of the symptomatic syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH). •…
Thyroid Storm
Chapter 72 Thyroid Storm Cynthia R. Ward, VMD, PhD, DACVIM KEY POINTS • Thyroid storm is a newly described syndrome of acute thyrotoxicosis in veterinary patients that occurs primarily in…
Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias
Chapter 47 Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias Romain Pariaut, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology), DECVIM-CA (Cardiology) KEY POINTS • Wide QRS complex tachycardia with atrioventricular dissociation, fusion beats, and capture beats are electrocardiographic features diagnostic…
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Chapter 67 Diabetic Ketoacidosis Rebecka S. Hess, DVM, DACVIM KEY POINTS • Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a severe form of complicated diabetes mellitus that requires emergency care. • Acidosis and…
Aspiration Pneumonitis and Pneumonia
Chapter 23 Aspiration Pneumonitis and Pneumonia Robert Goggs, BVSc, MRCVS, Amanda K. Boag, VetMB, DACVIM, DACVECC, MRCVS KEY POINTS • Aspiration pneumonitis has a biphasic pathogenesis. Initial events are caused…
Phosphate Disorders
Chapter 58 Phosphate Disorders Janet Aldrich, DVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Energy-rich phosphates provide power for cell membrane pumps and ion channels to maintain electrochemical gradients and electrical currents that…
Thoracostomy Tube Placement and Drainage
Chapter 32 Thoracostomy Tube Placement and Drainage Nadja E. Sigrist, Dr.Med.Vet., FVH, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Chest tubes are used to remove air or fluid from the pleural space. •…
