Veterinarian training courses library : Cat / Internal medicine

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• Blood pressure measurements methods
• Definitions of hypertension
• Target Organ Damage (TOD)
• General treatment and emergency

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• Hymenopters
• Snakes
• Caterpillars
• Atypical anaphylactic reaction
• Treatment

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• Gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV) commonly affects medium- to large-breed dogs and causes acute stomach dilation that compromises blood supply and can lead to tissue necrosis.GDV reduces venous return to the heart by compressing the caudal vena cava, resulting in decreased cardiac output and obstructive shock.Pre-anaesthetic preparation for GDV involves attempting stomach decompression and monitoring key clinical variables like packed cell volume, electrolytes, and lactate levels.Anaesthetic management of GDV patients should avoid drugs with negative cardiovascular effects and include preoxygenation, continuous ECG monitoring, and preparation of lidocaine for ventricular arrhythmias.Post-surgery, GDV patients require vigilant monitoring for cardiovascular issues, appropriate fluid therapy, and effective analgesia to ensure recovery.

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• Definition of chronic hepatitis
• Aetiology
• Signalment and clinical signs
• Tests & imaging
• Biopsy
• Treatment

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• 4 Treatments: Anti-thyroid medications / Iodine-restricted diet / Surgical / Radioactive iodine
• Pro and cons of each treatment
• Renal function and iatrogenic hypothyroidism
• Dogs?

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• Describe and understand the refeeding syndrome
• Review the pathophysiology to better understand
• Review the treatment and how to prevent the RS

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

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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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• 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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• 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.

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• The candidates can familiarize themselves with the most commonly used coagulation tests to assess primary haemostasis