Unbreak my heart – managing cardiac emergencies
(incl. TVA)
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 graduated from Cambridge in 1997. She worked in mixed and small animal practices in the UK, Australia and New Zealand for 10 years, during which time she gained the RCVS Certificates in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging and Veterinary Cardiology. She then undertook a rotating small animal internship at the Royal Veterinary College, followed by a PhD on the epidemiology of mitral valve disease at the same institution. Following a residency in veterinary cardiology at the University of Pennsylvania, she joined the University of Bristol where she is currently an Associate Professor in Veterinary Cardiology.
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