{"id":35717,"date":"2025-04-14T13:21:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T13:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/todaysveterinarypractice.com\/?p=35717"},"modified":"2025-04-14T13:21:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T13:21:21","slug":"hiding-in-plain-sight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/navc.sitepreview.app\/todaysveterinarypractice.com\/personal-professional-development\/hiding-in-plain-sight\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiding in Plain Sight"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 1564, Bartolomeo Eustachius first described the adrenal glands. His contemporaries, however, suggested that they were rare congenital outgrowths of the kidney physically hiding in plain sight. It wasn\u2019t until 1627 that Eustachius\u2019 findings were validated beyond all doubt. Over 200 years later, Addison\u2019s disease was discovered by Dr. Thomas Addison. More recently, this disease gained notoriety when it was confirmed after his death (after long being rumored) that President John F. Kennedy had Addison\u2019s disease. The discovery of cortisol in the 1930s and the development of synthetic glucocorticoids revolutionized treatment. Addison\u2019s disease was first recognized in dogs in the 1950s. Like humans, affected animals experience lethargy, vomiting, and electrolyte imbalances. In this issue, this <\/span>\u201cgreat imitator\u201d disease<\/span><\/a> is discussed in depth by Dr. Sarah M. Schmid, which will hopefully prevent it from clinically hiding in plain sight.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What We\u2019re Reading<\/span><\/h3>\n

In each issue, a member of our Editorial Advisory Board will share a recent open access publication of interest.<\/i><\/p>\n

Implementation of a Standard Perioperative Protocol Reduces Postoperative Respiratory Distress Events In Dogs Undergoing Surgical Correction of Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome
\n<\/b><\/span>Hill M, Loria Lepiz M, Ida KK, Rutter C, Mankin KT, Dickerson V.<\/i> JAVMA.
\n<\/i><\/span>doi:10.2460\/javma.24.09.0598<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

What was investigated?<\/b><\/span> This retrospective study investigated the incidence of regurgitation, aspiration pneumonia, and respiratory distress in dogs undergoing surgical correction of brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS) after adoption of a standardized perioperative management protocol (sedatives, antiemetics, prokinetics, and techniques to reduce airway swelling).<\/p>\n

What was found?<\/b><\/span> Over a 4-year period, the study assessed the records of 42\u00a0dogs prior to and 47 dogs after protocol implementation. A significant reduction in respiratory distress episodes was seen in the postprotocol group.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Take-Home Points<\/b><\/p>\n