Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
November 1, 2010
By:
Larry P. Tilley, DVM, DACVIM
The essentials of electrocardiography include the assessment of heart rate, heart rhythm, and the P-QRS-T waveforms. The ECG is needed to accurately diagnose cardiac arrhythmias, and this test is extremely sensitive for this purpose.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
November 1, 2010
By:
Larry P. Tilley, DVM, DACVIM
Determine age, breed, and sex of the patient to help formulate a rule-out list and help to determine prognosis. Note current pre-existing diseases. Record current drugs and clinical response. Record presenting clinical signs and duration and progression of the illness.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
November 1, 2010
By:
Larry P. Tilley, DVM, DACVIM
Chronic heart failure (CHF) traditional therapy (for CHF secondary to chronic degenerative valvular disease etc.) still provides only an average a 4-6 months survival time in dogs. Though current standard treatment regimens provide a good quality of life for many canine patients, complications can lead to early patient loss.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
November 1, 2010
By:
Larry P. Tilley, DVM, DACVIM
Advancing technology has provided clinicians with ever more powerful and effective drugs for treating diseases. As more drugs become available, it becomes progressively more difficult to be aware of the numerous side effects, contraindications, and drug interactions of the many cardiopulmonary drugs available.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
November 1, 2010
By:
Larry P. Tilley, DVM, DACVIM
The patient suspected of having a cardiac problem needs to have a complete history taken and physical examination performed; these procedures will establish the correct diagnosis and permit appropriate therapy. The cardiac examination is an extension of the complete physical examination.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
November 1, 2010
By:
Larry P. Tilley, DVM, DACVIM
The clinical signs of canine and feline heart failure are limited, but they must be distinguished from pulmonary dysfunction and also systemic problems. Heart disease often results in secondary respiratory signs (e.g., coughing or dyspnea); conversely, disease of the lung or its vasculature can result in secondary right heart disease (e.g., cor pulmonale).
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Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2010
By:
Robert L. Hamlin, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
The client wants to know, and will pay for, each test you perform or each drug you give, that has a reasonable expectation of making their pet feel better or live longer.
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Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2010
By:
Robert L. Hamlin, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
Cardiopulmonary interactions occur because both systems occupy space in the confined thoracic cage, because the heart pumps blood through and sucks blood from the lungs, and because the lungs hinder the flow of blood from right ventricle to left ventricle. Diseases of both systems share many signs/symptoms (e.g., cough, cyanosis, cardiomegaly, exercise intolerance) but fortunately disease of each system possesses a unique set of signs/symptoms.
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Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2010
By:
Kathryn M. Meurs, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
This session will focus on the three forms of feline cardiomyopathies: hypertrophic, dilated and restrictive. We will also discuss thromboembolic disease.
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