Emergency Care of the Heat Stroke Patient

Available On-Demand | Ideal for Veterinary Nurses and Technicians

Speaker:
Dr Philip Judge

Lecture Summary

This lecture will give a brief overview of the main cardiac diseases seen in veterinary practice, using the current consensus statements that stage the diseases, into either 3 or 4 categories. The categories are:

  • Being a breed predisposed to heart failure, but no evidence of heart disease
  • A pre-clinical phase
  • Heart failure either historical or current. In cats this includes aortic thromboembolism
  • A refractory stage

The lecture will provide guidelines for diagnostic tests, treatment protocols and nursing requirements. A focus will be placed on how to obtain diagnostic tests with patients that are respiratory compromised.