Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
The Evidence for Checklists and Patient Care Bundles in Veterinary Nursing
Areas of opportunity exist for the creation and use of checklists and patient care bundles in the veterinary ICU to improve the quality of care for critical patients.
Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
Stabilizing the Critically Ill Patient
Stabilizing patients in critical condition include timely triage, interventional therapies, and clear communication with the critical care facility for transfer.
Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
Finding Purpose in Critical Care
A young patient with an oral and tracheal thermal injury after chewing an electrical wire is an example of some of the cases critical care veterinary nurses manage.
Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
Concurrent Immune-Mediated Anemia and Thrombocytopenia in a Dog
This case report describes a young dog who's immune system was destroying its own red blood cells due to a rare autoimmune disease called Evans syndrome.
Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
Nursing a Patient With a Traumatic Pneumothorax
Knowledge of the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of traumatic pneumothorax enables the veterinary nurse/technician to understand the physiologic changes that affect the nursing care of these patients and the roles that various therapeutic modalities and general nursing care play in a successful outcome.
Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
Puppy Problems: PRAA and Intussusception
Read the case report of Duncan, a rescue puppy with a multitude of medical problems.
Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
Chlorfenapyr Poisoning in Dogs: A “Phantom” Toxicosis
When Daisy presented with signs of toxicity after 2 of her animal companions died hours earlier, this veterinary team worked to determine the cause.
Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
Seizing the Moment
This article will focus on the questions to ask when faced with uncertain seizure events in pets, as well as tips for keeping the pet owner calm and helping them to maintain a safe environment for their pet.
Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
Recognizing, Treating, and Monitoring Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Sepsis
SIRS and sepsis patients represent some of the most severely critically ill veterinary patients.