Veterinarian training courses library : Dog / Expert

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• Avoid Increased Intraocular Pressure: It is crucial to prevent increased intraocular pressure in patients with conditions such as corneal ulcers, descemetocele, glaucoma, and cataracts to avoid exacerbating these conditions.
• Maintain Normal Intraocular Pressure: Keeping intraocular pressure normal can be achieved by maintaining normocapnia (normal levels of carbon dioxide in the blood) and avoiding drugs that induce vomiting or retching.
• Minimize Patient Distress: During both the induction and recovery phases of anesthesia, it is important to avoid patient struggling and excessive restraint. This helps in reducing stress and potential trauma to the eye.
• Ensure Appropriate Analgesia: Providing appropriate analgesia helps to ensure a smooth recovery process and minimizes the risk of trauma to the eye.
• Tailor Anesthetic Management: Anesthetic procedures should be largely dictated by the patient’s underlying health conditions. This includes using reinforced endotracheal tubes to prevent tracheal obstruction, especially when the head is positioned “chin on chest,” and employing non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents for cataract surgeries to maintain a centrally positioned pupil. Additionally, mechanical or assisted ventilation is essential when using these agents.

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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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• 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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• 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.