Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
 October 1, 2008
By:Samuel Durkan, DVM, DACVECC
Pain is defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain as an unpleasant sensory or emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:Samuel Durkan, DVM, DACVECC
The acute abdomen implies an otherwise normal animal that has developed a recent and acute onset of signs that stem from the abdominal region in general or often specifically the gastrointestinal tract.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:Bea Biddinger, LVT, VTS (ECC)
Oxygen therapy is indicated in the presence of hypoxemia (inadequate oxygenation of tissues within the body).
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:Bea Biddinger, LVT, VTS (ECC)
Fentanyl is a schedule II narcotic approximately 100 times more potent than morphine.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:Samuel Durkan, DVM, DACVECC
Relative adrenal insufficiency (RAI) has been recognized with increasing frequency in critically ill people, particularly in association with sepsis.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:Samuel Durkan, DVM, DACVECC
Primary hemostasis occurs when platelets attach to a damaged or disrupted area of the endothelium.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:Rebecca Kirby, DVM, DACVIM, DACVECC
Small animals in crisis will present for a myriad of reasons: vomiting, diarrhea, bloat, urinary obstruction, dystocia, trauma...the list is endless.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS
October 1, 2008
By:Lesley King, MVB, DACVECC, DACVIM
Initial triage evaluation of the post-trauma patient should include a careful evaluation of respiratory function.
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