Unbreak my heart – managing cardiac emergencies
(Con impuestos)
The presentation will focus on the following commonly encountered cardiac emergencies:
- Differentiation of congestive heart failure from non-cardiac causes of respiratory distress and management of congestive heart failure
- Diagnosis and management of pericardial effusion
- Diagnosis and management of haemodynamically significant arrhythmias
The learning outcomes will be:
- To describe the methods available for differentiation of cardiac from non-cardiac causes of respiratory distress
- To explain the pathophysiological basis of treatments used to manage congestive heart failure
- To explain the pathophysiology of pericardial effusion and describe its management
- To list treatment options for ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation and supraventricular tachycardias.
Recorded 9 July 2024
Melanie Hezzell, MA VetMB PhD CertVDI CertVC FHEA MRCVS DipACVIM (Cardiology)
Melanie is a University of Cambridge graduate. While working in primary care practice, she gained the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Certificates in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging and Veterinary Cardiology. Following a rotating small animal internship at the Royal Veterinary College, she undertook a PhD on the epidemiology of canine myxomatous mitral valve disease at the same institution. After completing a cardiology residency at the University of Pennsylvania, she joined the University of Bristol, where she is currently Professor of Veterinary Cardiology.
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