Life-Threatening Cardiac Emergencies for the Small Animal Practitioner

Life–Threatening Cardiac Emergencies for the Small Animal Practitioner offers a quick reference to recognizing and treating common cardiac arrhythmias and emergent cardiac conditions in canine and feline patients, designed for fast access during an emergency. Offers quick and easy access to key information for diagnosing and managing arrhythmias and cardiac conditions in dogs and cats Designed for ease of use in the fast–paced emergency setting Presents clear, reproducible ECGs, radiographs, and echocardiograms for reference and comparison Part of the Rapid Reference series providing small animal practitioners with ideal quick references for patient–side guidance INDICE: Introduction .Chapter 1. Normal ECG .Before Recording .ECG Set up .Recording the ECG .What is Measured .Normal ECG .Calculating the Heart Rate .Calculating the Mean Electrical Axis .Measuring the Complexes .Chapter 2. Bradyarrhythmias .Sinus Bradycardia .Sinus Arrhythmia .Sinus Arrest .Atrial Standstill .AV Block Overview .First Degree AV Block .Second Degree AV Block .Third Degree AV Block .Asystole .Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) .Escape Rhythms .Chapter 3. Tachyarrhythmias .Atrial Premature Complexes .Ventricular Premature Complexes .Differentiating SVT From VT .Supraventricular Tachycardia .Atrial Fibrillation .Ventricular Pre–Excitation .Re–entrant Arrhythmias .Wolff–Parkinson White Syndrome .Ventricular Tachycardia .Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm .Ventricular Flutter .Ventricular Fibrillation .Torsade de Pointes .Chapter 4. Miscellaneous Arrhythmias & Cardiac Conditions .Artifacts and Anomalies .Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy .AV Junctional Rhythms .Junctional Escape Beats .AV Junctional Rhythm .Bradycardia Tachycardia Syndrome (Sick Sinus Syndrome) .Electrical Alternans .Left Bundle Branch Block .Left Anterior Fascicular Block .Right Bundle Branch Block .ST Segment Abnormalities .T Wave Abnormalities .Canine Congestive Heart Failure .Canine Dilated Cardiomyopathy .Feline Aortic Thromboembolism (Saddle Thrombus) .Feline Congestive Heart Failure .Heartworm Caval Syndrome .Pericardial Effusion(see also Electrical Alternans) .Chapter 5. Electrolyte Abnormalities and the ECG .Hyperkalemia .Hypokalemia .Hypercalcemia .Hypocalcemia .Chapter 6. Algorithms and Drugs for Treatment of Emergent Arrhythmias .Bradycardia Algorithm .Tachycardia Algorithm .Asystole (CPR) Algorithm (CPR) .Arrhythmia Drug Chart .Further Reading .Index

• ISBN: 978-1-119-04207-5
• Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 112
• Fecha Publicación: 07/07/2016
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés