Veterinarian training courses library : Cat / Anesthesiology and analgesia
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Teaching goals
- What does it mean to do the euthanasia the right way?
- Medications and route of administrations that are allowed
- How ca we improve the owner experience
Teaching goals
- Before any thoracic surgery, a detailed examination is necessary to stabilize the patient for surgery.
- Opioids and benzodiazepines are "good" options for premedication.
- Machine ventilation with PEEP is required in every patient where the chest is opened.
- Patients undergoing thoracic surgery must be closely monitored.
Teaching goals
- A central venous catheter (CVC), also known as a central line(c-line), central venous line, or central venous access catheter, is a catheter placed into a large vein.
- CVC is commonly placed in the jugular or femoral vein.
- Most common complications are: pneumothorax, vascular perforation, catheter-related blood stream infections, occlusion, misplacement, venous air embolism, catheter-related thrombosis.
Teaching goals
- Single, uniform, premature ventricular complexes (VPCs) do not usually cause hemodynamic compromise and are at a low risk for electrical instability. As long as the VPCs are infrequent, and the heart rate and blood pressure remain stable, no additional treatment is necessary
- Higher grade arrhythmias such as ventricular tachycardia warrant immediate medical intervention.
- Accelerated idioventricular Rhythm (AIVR) is commonly seen in patients in the 24 hours following a splenectomy or surgery for gastric dilatation and volvulus. Accelerated idioventricular rhythms are identified as abnormal, wide, and bizarre beats that do not come prematurely. It is important to differentiate AIVR from ventricular tachycardia, because AIVR does not typically cause hemodynamic compromise and won’t respond to anti-arrhythmic medications. If AIVR is identified the procedure does not need to be stopped.
Teaching goals
- The ECG is used to diagnose cardiac arrhythmias.
- Sinus rhythm originates in the right atrium.
- First-degree atrioventricular block is a form of atrioventricular block characterized by delayed conduction time between the atrium and ventricle.
- Second-degree AV block is a form of AV block characterized by incomplete AV node block. In second-degree AV blocks, a distinction is made between Mobitz blocks type I and II.
- Third-degree AV block is a form of AV block characterized by a complete failure of the conduction between the atrium and the ventricles of the heart.
Teaching goals
- Hypotension, by definition, occurs when MAP is than 60mmHg
- The treatment of hypotension should depend on the cause of the hypotension.
