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…mehr
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
Maureen McMichael, DVM, DACVECC, is a Professor in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine and Section Chief of the Small Animal Emergency and Critical Care Section at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine in Urbana, Illinois, USA. Ryan Fries, DVM, DACVIM, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine (cardiologist) at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine in Urbana, Illinois, USA.
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Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
1 Normal ECG 1
Before recording 1
ECG set up 2
Recording the ECG 2
What is measured 3
Normal ECG 3
Calculating the heart rate 3
Calculating the mean electrical axis 5
Measuring the complexes 5
2 Bradyarrhythmias 8
Sinus bradycardia 8
Sinus arrhythmia 9
Sinus arrest 10
Atrial standstill 10
AV block overview 12
First-degree AV block 12
Second-degree AV block 12
Third-degree AV block 13
Asystole 15
Cardiopulmonary arrest 16
Escape rhythms 20
3 Tachyarrhythmias 22
Atrial premature complexes 22
Ventricular premature complexes 22
Differentiating SVT from VT 24
Supraventricular tachycardia 27
Atrial fibrillation 28
Ventricular pre-excitation 32
Re-entrant tachycardia 33
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome 34
Ventricular tachycardia 35
Accelerated idioventricular rhythm 38
Ventricular flutter 39
Ventricular fibrillation 40
Torsade de pointes 40
4 Miscellaneous arrhythmias and cardiac conditions 42
Artifacts and anomalies 42
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy 42
