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Pulmonary Edema – Water on the Lungs

13-11-19 by CriticalCareDVM
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Lungs are a vital organ essential for delivering oxygen to the lungs and expelling carbon dioxide from the body. In various disease states, the lungs become damaged, and fluid can inappropriately swamp them with fluid. This fluid accumulation in the lungs is called is called pulmonary edema and can dramatically impede oxygenation and ventilation. In … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Information Tagged: cardiogenic, cardiologist, CHF, congestive heart failure, ECG, echocardiography, edema, electrocardiography, heart, non-cardiogenic, oxygen, radiographs, X-rays

Feline Arterial Thromboembolism (FAT) – Nobody Wants A Cat to Get FAT!

04-12-17 by CriticalCareDVM

This week I’ve dedicated time to sharing information about a very important disease in feline medicine – feline arterial thromboembolism or FAT. I have a love-hate relationship with FAT. I love it because it’s complicated, and it challenges me as a board-certified veterinary critical care specialist. I hate it because of the sudden devastation that … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: aggregation, anticoagulant, aorta, Arixtra, arterial thromboembolism, artery, aspartate aminotransferase, aspirin, cardiomyopathy, CHF, clopidogrel, clot, congestive heart failure, creatine kinase, dabigatran, dalteparin, echo-contrast, echocardiography, embolization, endocardium, enoxaparin, external iliac, Factor Xa, fat, fondaparinux, Fragmin, HBOT, hyperbaric, hypertrophic, ischemic, Lovenox, oxygen, pain, paralysis, paresis, platelets, Plavix, Pradaxa, reperfusion, restrictive, smoke, stasis, stroke, thrombin, thrombus, unclassified, warfarin

Erythrocytosis – When Dogs & Cats Have Too Many Red Blood Cells

31-07-17 by CriticalCareDVM

Those who consistently read my blog know I love blood. That’s sounds weird, doesn’t it? Yet, it’s true. Blood is awesome – platelets, clotting factors, white blood cells, and of course, red blood cells! This week I’m dedicating space to share info about erythrocytosis or too many circulating red blood cells. It’s an intriguing abnormality, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: absolute, appropriate, bone marrow, erythrocytosis, erythropoiesis, erythropoietin, extramedullary hematopoiesis, hydroxyurea, inappropriate, JAK2, oxygen, polycythemia, primary, secondary, septal defect, shunting, Tetralogy of Fallot

Aspiration Pneumonia in Pets – Going Down the Wrong Pipe!

06-03-17 by CriticalCareDVM

Oxygen is unquestionably required for life. Without our lungs, oxygen can’t get into the bloodstream to be transported to cells throughout the body. Sometimes inappropriate bodily fluids end up in the lungs because they were inhaled (aspirated) into the airway. The resulting lung inflammation and infection is called aspiration pneumonia. This week I share some … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: alveoli, aspiration, barium, blood-air barrier, bronchoalveolar lavage, distress, esophagus, forced feeding, laryngeal paralysis, lungs, megaesophagus, oxygen, pneumonia, radiographs, regurgitation, trachea, tracheobronchoscopy, vomiting, wash

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