Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:
Kurt A. Grimm, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVA, DACVCP
Pulse oximeters are relatively inexpensive and provide continuous information about pulse rate and hemoglobin saturation.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:
Kurt A. Grimm, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVA, DACVCP
The emerging field of Regenerative Medicine has many definitions; however the NIH's definition, "A treatment in which stem cells are induced to differentiate into the specific cell type required to repair damaged or destroyed cell populations or tissues" provides a basis for further discussion of stem cell therapies and their role in daily practice.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:
Kurt A. Grimm, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVA, DACVCP
The emphasis on providing humane care and good pain management to small animal patients has primarily focused on dogs, and the pharmaceutical products available for use in that species.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:
Kurt A. Grimm, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVA, DACVCP
In the past blood gas analysis and interpretation was performed primarily at university and large referral hospitals.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:
Kurt A. Grimm, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVA, DACVCP
Anesthetic related mortality would appear to be an easily quantifiable statistic that could be used to measure the outcome of the profession's current anesthetic practices.
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Source: CVC IN SAN DIEGO PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:
Kurt A. Grimm, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVA, DACVCP
Alpha 2 adrenergic agonists bind to alpha 2 receptors located in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord and brainstem, modulating the release of substance P, calcitonin gene-related peptide and various other neurotransmitters involved in rostral transmission of nociceptive information.
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Source: CVC IN BALTIMORE PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2008
By:
Cynthia Trim, BVSc, MRCVS, DVA, DACV, DECVA
Administration of analgesic agents into the epidural site has been documented to provide analgesia during anesthesia for surgery in dogs.
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