Showing papers in "Clinical Techniques in Small Animal Practice in 1999"

TL;DR: The advantages gained by the use of nitrous oxide, continuous opioid infusion, epidural/spinal opioid administration, and transdermal opioid administration are described and are easy to learn, relatively inexpensive, and may decrease patient morbidity and mortality.

TL;DR: Clinical signs and historical complaints reflect underlying cardiac or pulmonary conditions, although syncope may be a predominant finding, and further investigation is required to determine how pulmonary hypertension impacts therapy and prognosis for dogs and cats with cardiac and pulmonary diseases.

TL;DR: The principles of tomography, digital processing, image resolution, CT windowing, CT gray levels, contrast enhancement, and MRI spin echo pulse sequences are reviewed and techniques not commonly described for use in animal patients are introduced.

TL;DR: The applications of CT and MRI for ocular and orbital diseases are reviewed, normal findings are discussed, and representative case examples are presented.

TL;DR: This review focuses on the diverse clinical applications for propofol in a small animal practice including indications, recommendations, and contraindications as well as a discussion of the controversies that surround its use.

TL;DR: Although more research on the imaging features of specific nonneoplastic brain disorders is needed, current information indicates that CT and MRI are useful in the management of these disorders.

TL;DR: The roles of ultrasonography, scintigraphy, and computed tomography (CT) as alternative techniques for pulmonary imaging in small animals are illustrated.

TL;DR: The role of CT and MRI in the diagnosis of head disorders will be reviewed and illustrated with case examples.

TL;DR: The use of arterial blood gas analysis, pulse oximetry, and capnography has become commonplace in the assessment of veterinary patients but these tools cannot comprehensively evaluate patient oxygenation and ventilation.

TL;DR: Several injectable and inhalant anesthetic protocols that may assist in effective management of many types of rabbit patient are presented.

TL;DR: Safe anesthetic management of sighthounds should include sedative premedication and appropriate use of analgesic drugs to minimize perioperative stress and coadministration of agents that inhibit drug biotransformation, such as chloramphenicol.

TL;DR: The primary concern with laparoscopy and thoracoscopy is the creation of a pneumoperitoneum or pneumothorax, which can result in hypercarbia and inadequate ventilation, poor cardiac output and systemic blood pressure, and gas embolism.

TL;DR: The α-2 agonists have been used in veterinary practice for over 30 years and are used in combination with other agents to provide neuroleptanalgesia or sedation prior to general anesthesia.

TL;DR: Pulmonary function testing (PFT) may be used to help provide objective information concerning the respiratory system in dogs and cats and in gaining understanding of the pathophysiology of the pulmonary system.

TL;DR: This report discusses important features of patient assessment, preparation, equipment needs, consideration of the types of procedures for which sedation is useful, and recovery considerations, and some of the useful effects and contraindications for the various agents employed.

TL;DR: Several methods of collection of cytological samples for the canine and feline upper and lower respiratory tracts are described, normal respiratory cytology is defined, and normal cytological characterization of various respiratory diseases are discussed.

TL;DR: Therapeutic indications of bronchoscopy at this time in veterinary medicine are mainly limited to foreign body removal, but as advances are made in veterinary bronchopulmonary medicine, other therapeutic applications of the bronchoscope may be realized.

TL;DR: A systematic approach to treatment first begins by ensuring cardiac output, oxygenation, ventilation, and supportive care in all patients, then considers the potential causes for prolonged recovery and either rule them out or treat them.