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Bedside Tests in Veterinary Emergency Rooms

2020-10-01 by CriticalCareDVM

When you to go the emergency room, your medical team performs some non-invasive tests to help assess your clinical condition. Some of these bedside tests are similarly performed in cats and dogs who are presented to veterinary emergency rooms. So, this week I wanted to share some information about these painless point-of-care tests to increase … [Read more…]

Posted in: General Information Tagged: bedside, blood, blood pressure, calcium, chloride, ECG, EKG, electrocardiography, electrolytes, gases, lactate, packed cell volume, PCV, potassium, pulse ox, pulse oximetry, sodium, sonography, total solids, TS, ultrasonography, ultrasound

Acute Hemorrhagic Diarrhea Syndrome (AHDS) – A Cause of Bloody Feces in Dogs

2017-03-13 by CriticalCareDVM

No dog parent wants to clean up diarrhea. Cleaning up bloody diarrhea is even more unpleasant. Unfortunately, the development of acute bloody diarrhea is not an uncommon occurrence in our canine companions. Such a malady is called Acute Hemorrhagic Diarrhea Syndrome or AHDS. Formally called Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis (HGE), this ailment can be debilitating and potentially … [Read more…]

Posted in: Diseases Tagged: acute, AHDS, albumin, analgesia, anorexia, antibiotic, bacterial translocation, CBC, clostridium, coagulation, diarrhea, feeding tube, HCT, hemocrit, hemorrhagic, hyporexia, nausea, nutrition, PCV, perfringens, PT/PTT, toy, Type A, vomiting, Yorkshire

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