Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
Hospital Zone
Cocktail hour gets delayed when Editor-in-Chief Lesley King noticed her whippet had suffered a serious skin laceration.
Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
Epileptic Emergencies: Status Epilepticus in Canine Patients
SE is a life-threatening seizure disorder that is a cause of serious concern for the clinician and of emotional distress for the pet owner.
Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Sepsis, Part 2: Stabilization and Treatment
These patients require immediate treatment to optimize their chance of survival from this challenging syndrome.
Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Sepsis, Part 1: Recognition and Diagnosis
The decision whether to treat dogs or cats symptomatically as outpatients or immediately perform diagnostics and recommend hospitalization requires an astute clinician and logical approach.
Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
Heatstroke in Dogs
This life-threatening condition can affect dogs of any age, breed, or gender. This article provides guidance on the types of heatstroke, risk factors, pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment therapies, and prevention.
Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
CPR for Dogs and Cats: The RECOVER Guidelines for Veterinary Resuscitation
The RECOVER initiative created the first consensus guidelines on veterinary resuscitation, and discusses the 5 domains of CPR for dogs and cats.
Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
Colloid Therapy for Critically Ill Patients
David Liss, BA, RVT, VTS (Emergency & Critical Care, Small Animal Internal Medicine) Options for fluid therapy in critically ill patients have become more varied as market growth has added several products in the veterinary field.