Peritonitis
Chapter 133 Peritonitis Susan W. Volk, VMD, PhD, DACVS KEY POINTS • Peritonitis is inflammation of the peritoneal cavity and is most commonly the result of gastrointestinal rupture, perforation, or…
Vomiting and Regurgitation
Chapter 131 Vomiting and Regurgitation Peter S. Chapman, BVetMed, DECVIM-CA, MRCVS KEY POINTS • It is important to differentiate between vomiting and regurgitation before proceeding with further diagnostic testing or…
Basic Mechanical Ventilation
Chapter 213 Basic Mechanical Ventilation Kate Hopper, BVSc, MVSc, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Mechanical ventilation involves a machine that performs some or all of the work of breathing. • The…
Digoxin Overdose
Chapter 85 Digoxin Overdose Meredith L. Daly, VMD, Deborah Silverstein, DVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Cardiac glycoside toxicity is not uncommon because of the narrow therapeutic index, variability in patient…
Intraabdominal Pressure
Chapter 206 Intraabdominal Pressure Sharon Drellich, DVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Intraabdominal hypertension affects every organ system of the body and can predispose to multiple organ dysfunction and failure. •…
Nutritional Assessment
Chapter 202 Nutritional Assessment Denise A. Elliott, BVSc (Hons), PhD, DACVIM, DACVN KEY POINTS • Nutritional assessment is an important, but often overlooked, aspect of the management of critically ill…
Daily Assessment of the Critically Ill Patient
Chapter 201 Daily Assessment of the Critically ill Patient Linda Barton, DVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Optimal care of the critically ill patient is provided for when information collected by…
Acute Hemolytic Disorders
Chapter 121 Acute Hemolytic Disorders Leah A. Cohn, DVM, PhD, DACVIM KEY POINTS • Not all hemolytic anemia (HA) is immunologically mediated; management will depend on proper identification of the…
Macrolides
Chapter 198 Macrolides Scott P. Shaw, DVM, DACVECC KEY POINTS • Macrolides are concentrated in macrophages, resulting in high drug levels at the site of infection. • Macrolides exhibit high…
Ethylene Glycol
Chapter 78 Ethylene Glycol Christopher Rollings, DVM, DACVIM KEY POINTS • Ethylene glycol (EG) is a relatively common and potentially fatal intoxicant in small animals. • The metabolites of EG…
