Oct 1, 2008
By:
Eric Monnet, DVM, PhD, FAHA, DACVS, DECVS
Nutritional support is required for anorexic patients, debilitated patients, patients in a high catabolic stage (peritonitis, sepsis, burns), or stressed patients (surgical patient).
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Oct 1, 2008
By:
Eric Monnet, DVM, PhD, FAHA, DACVS, DECVS
Brachycephalic breeds (Shih Tzu, boxer English and French Bulldog, Pekingese, pug and Boston terrier) have a shortened skull compared to the other breeds.
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Oct 1, 2008
By:
Eric Monnet, DVM, PhD, FAHA, DACVS, DECVS
Portosystemic shunt (PSS) is an abnormal vessel that shunts portal blood from the splanchnic circulation to flow directly to the systemic circulation by passing the liver.
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Oct 1, 2008
By:
Eric Monnet, DVM, PhD, FAHA, DACVS, DECVS
Gastric dilatation volvulus syndrome is an acute medical and surgical condition due to several pathophysiological effects occurring secondary to gastric distension and mal-positioning. It occurs most commonly in large, deep chested dogs.
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Oct 1, 2008
By:
Eric Monnet, DVM, PhD, FAHA, DACVS, DECVS
Gastrointestinal surgery is performed very commonly in small animal for biopsy, removal of a foreign body, upper gastrointestinal bleeding, resection of a necrotic segment of intestine, resection of necrotic portion of the stomach, and resection of a neoplasia.
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