Veterinarian training courses library : Dog / Expert

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• 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.

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• Ventricular tachycardia, supraventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation: how to recognize these arrhythmias, how to treat them ?

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• Recognition of common mistakes associated with the nutrition of puppies and kittens
• How to practically know when there is excess or deficiency of calories/nutrients in the patient’s diet
• How to understand and use of the growth curve charts

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• Understand how to structure a dental consultation
• Important question to be asked and what to expect from different answers
• What is safe to be chewed and what is not for our companion animals
• When is the right time for a dental consult

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• To understand the main concepts for the assessment and management of head trauma cases.

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• Gain confidence in identifying pelvic limb lameness
• Use systematic approach in performing pelvic limb examination
• Identify orthopaedic or neurological cause of lameness

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• Overview of the most common surgical techniques used for extrahepatic biliary diseases
• Understanding the decision making progress
• Knowledge of the surgical techniques
• Knowledge of complications (general and specific)

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• Otitis externa (OE) is defined as an acute or chronic inflammation of the external ear canal. In dogs, it is a very common alteration, being reported to represent up to 20% of all visits seen in the daily small animal clinic. In cats, otitis externa is less common, accounting for about 4% of all medical cases. Although it is often considered a diagnosis, otitis externa is just a clinical sign, almost always resulting from an underlying primary cause, almost always involving a secondary infection, and in which other predisposing and perpetuating factors also contribute to the disease. For the effective management of all cases of otitis, these factors must be identified and controlled.
• Otitis media (OM) usually occurs as an extension of otitis externa and can occur in up to 80% of cases of chronic otitis, being a frequent cause of therapeutic failure in the management of OE.
• With this class we intend to define the most appropriate therapeutic approaches taking into account the different clinical scenarios.

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• Bradyarrhythmias : How to identify them & how to manage them

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• Otitis externa (OE) is defined as an acute or chronic inflammation of the external ear canal. In dogs, it is a very common alteration, being reported to represent up to 20% of all visits seen in the daily small animal clinic. In cats, otitis externa is less common, accounting for about 4% of all medical cases. Although it is often considered a diagnosis, otitis externa is just a clinical sign, almost always resulting from an underlying primary cause, almost always involving a secondary infection, and in which other predisposing and perpetuating factors also contribute to the disease. For the effective management of all cases of otitis, these factors must be identified and controlled.
• Otitis media (OM) usually occurs as an extension of otitis externa and can occur in up to 80% of cases of chronic otitis, being a frequent cause of therapeutic failure in the management of OE.
• With this class we intend to define the best diagnostic approach in cases of acute and chronic external otitis.

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• Review elbow anatomy
• Review most common surgical diseases

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• Review of the pathophysiology of these 2 toxins
• What do they do on the liver
• Review of the treatment: choice of the molecules, prognosis

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• 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.

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• To understand the main physiological and pathophysiological mechanisms involved in traumatic brain injury, in order to be prepared for a prompt and efficient management of the head trauma cases.