Source: CVC IN BALTIMORE PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2010
By:
Jennifer Keefe, CVT, VTS (ECC, Anesthesia)
CRI stands for continuous rate infusion, and its use is becoming more prevalent in the veterinary field as a method to control intraoperative and postoperative pain. It was not long ago that the best options for surgical pain management were intramuscular or bolus injections of opioids, which remain acceptable options, but CRIs can be a better option for patients undergoing prolonged, invasive or painful procedures.
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Source: CVC IN BALTIMORE PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2010
By:
Nancy Shaffran, CVT, VTS (ECC)
The overall goal of anesthesia is survival and optimum recovery from surgery. In order to accomplish this goal, the surgery patient must be continually monitored for changes, especially deterioration in respiration, cardiac function and tissue perfusion regardless of the specific surgery.
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Source: CVC IN BALTIMORE PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2010
By:
Barret J. Bulmer, DVM, MS, DACVIM
The electrocardiogram (ECG) is a commonly employed diagnostic tool to help in the evaluation of cardiac arrhythmias, to help detect cardiac chamber enlargement, and to identify electrolyte abnormalities.
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Source: CVC IN BALTIMORE PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2010
By:
Nancy Shaffran, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Delivery of adequate oxygen to tissues and cells is the overall goal of the cardiovascular system. Oxygenation is dependant on cardiac output (heart rate and stroke volume), arterial blood pressure, circulating blood volume, and pulmonary function. Critically ill patients often have impairments to one or several of these processes resulting in hypoxemia, ischemia and cell death. Restoring these functions to normal insures oxygenation.
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Source: CVC IN BALTIMORE PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2010
By:
Julia K. Veir, DVM, DACVIM, PhD
Addison's disease and Cushing's syndrome are opposite sides of the same coin. Both are manifestations of dysfunction of the adrenal glands.
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Source: CVC IN BALTIMORE PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2010
By:
Jennifer Keefe, CVT, VTS (ECC, Anesthesia)
Monitoring anesthetized patients is imperative for all procedures. All anesthetic drugs act as cardiovascular and respiratory depressants on varying levels, and they can compromise a patient's homeostasis at unpredictable times in unpredictable ways. Crises are rapid in onset and devastating in nature.
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Source: CVC IN BALTIMORE PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2010
By:
Jeannie Losey, RVT, VTS (Dentistry)
The term "prophylaxis" originates from the original Greek, and means to guard or prevent. It applies to any medical term or public health procedure whose purpose is to prevent, rather than treat or cure disease.
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Source: CVC IN BALTIMORE PROCEEDINGS
April 1, 2010
By:
Nancy Shaffran, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Cardiovascular (ECG, CVP, blood pressure) monitoring is essential to detect patient changes and to direct therapy and supportive care.
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