Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2010
By:
F.A. Mann, DVM, MS, DACVS, DACVECC
Acute abdomen is the acute onset of abdominal pain that requires prompt diagnosis and immediate intervention to prevent patient deterioration. The decision to operate depends on efficient diagnostic evaluation, and the timing of the surgery should be based on what will maximize survival and minimize morbidity.
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Source: CVC IN BALTIMORE PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2010
By:
Cynthia M. Otto, DVM, PhD, DACVECC
In the 1991 consensus conference, sepsis was defined as evidence of infection and the clinical picture of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Severe sepsis is sepsis with evidence of organ dysfunction and hypotension or hypoperfusion. Septic shock is severe sepsis with refractory hypotension.
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Source: CVC IN BALTIMORE PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2010
By:
Tim Crowe, DVM, DACVS, DACVECC, FCCM
The principles of management of patients with severe lung disease and injury are summarized and the cases depicting the use if these management techniques are presented
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Source: CVC IN BALTIMORE PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2010
By:
Tim Crowe, DVM, DACVS, DACVECC, FCCM
Review the common pathophysiology – Cause – Affect of the reasons cardiopulmonary arrest occurs in clinical practice and then review the current views on basic and advanced cardiac life support and provide my personal views on the subject based on over 35 years of clinical and some years of experimental research experience.
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Source: CVC IN BALTIMORE PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2010
By:
Tim Crowe, DVM, DACVS, DACVECC, FCCM
The object of this review is to convey new scientific information and resultant practical techniques applicable to the care of the severely injured patient. One near death, severely injured patient is then briefly presented to exemplify A – airway, B-breathing C- cardiovascilar, D – disability, E – everything else techniques that contributed to her recovery.
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Source: CVC IN BALTIMORE PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2010
By:
Tim Crowe, DVM, DACVS, DACVECC, FCCM
From the very first time I was faced with the responsibility of possibly having to respond to an emergency when I was a young boy scout (at age 11) to just yesterday when I was an emergency clinician at the Pet Emergency Clinic, the immediate goal was "to make everything ready".
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Source: CVC IN BALTIMORE PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2010
By:
Tim Crowe, DVM, DACVS, DACVECC, FCCM
Practical management of severe wounds and open fractures begins with initial assessment and management. The first priority is the control of severe hemorrhage that may be associated with the injury.
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Source: CVC IN BALTIMORE PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2010
By:
Cynthia M. Otto, DVM, PhD, DACVECC
Head trauma can result from a variety of different types of injury in dogs and cats. The aim of treatment for head trauma is the prevention of secondary brain injury.
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