Veterinarian training courses library : Cat / Expert

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• Definitions
• Reasoning of testing
• Clinical signs
• Tests
• Uncommon tests
• Canine hyperthyroidism?

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• Learning about pathysiology of spinal pain and interventional pain therapy options is essential for effectively managing discomfort and improving the quality of life for dogs with discopathies.
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  These interventions aim to alleviate pain, reduce inflammation, and promote healing while minimizing the risks associated with more invasive surgical procedures.
• Understanding the benefits, risks, and appropriate indications for each interventional pain therapy option is crucial for tailoring treatment plans to meet the individual needs of affected dogs.

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• Recognize the key nutrients for patients with CKD
• Differences between kidney diets
• Nutritional management of kidney patients: difference between dogs and cats

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• Learning about pathysiology of spinal pain and interventional pain therapy options is essential for effectively managing discomfort and improving the quality of life for dogs with discopathies.
• These interventions aim to alleviate pain, reduce inflammation, and promote healing while minimizing the risks associated with more invasive surgical procedures.
• Understanding the benefits, risks, and appropriate indications for each interventional pain therapy option is crucial for tailoring treatment plans to meet the individual needs of affected dogs.

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• Dog vs Cat food
• High sodium intake and hypertension
• Chewing treats and dental care
• Withholding food for the pancreatic patient
• Carbohydrates and diabetes in cats

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• Definition of DKA
• History and presentation
• Diagnostics
• Treatment: Fluids, Electrolytes correction, Other supportive treatment, Insulin
• Dealing with insulin complications

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• One-lung intubation is a real risk in cats.
• POCUS is a helpful tool in anesthesia.
• Preoxygenation helps to gain more time in critical situations.

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• Hypercapnia associated with respiratory depressant drugs is extremely common in anesthetized patients.
• Treatment of hypercapnia/hypocapnia depends on the underlying cause; however, hypercapniais frequently.
• Oxygenation can be assessed non-invasively (pulse oximetry) or invasively (arterial blood gas), each with their own advantages/disadvantages.
• Mechanisms underlying hypoxemia include: hypoventilation, ventilation-perfusion inequalities, pulmonary or cardiac shunting of blood, impairments to gas diffusion, decreased inspired oxygen levels.

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• Brief introduction to insulinoma: what is it and diagnosis
• Initial stabilisation
• Surgery
• Medical treatment & Palliative
• Survival

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• Importance of remote observation
• How to manage a cat in respiratory distress
• Management and selection of additional examinations

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• Pathophysiology
• Oxygenation methods available in practice
• Clinical examination of the animal in respiratory distress: Focus on the cat
• Complementary exam

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• Definition of PUO: hyperthermia vs fever vs pyrexia
• The importance of clinical history and physical examination
• Common causes of fever in dogs & cats
• Complications: the wrong therapy
• Suggested diagnostic protocol

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• Incorporating regional anesthesia into the anesthesia protocol can reduce the surgical stress response in dogs undergoing a TPLO operation.
• Ultrasound-guided blocks are preferable to nerve stimulator or landmark-based blocks.
• Lidocaine is a short-acting local anesthetic.
• Bupivacaine and Ropivacaineis are long-acting local anesthetics.

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• The candidates can understand with ease the secondary and tertiary haemostasis, and gain better knowledge on how to interpret the most commonly offered tests by laboratories.