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Blood Pressure in Cats and Dogs. A Clinical Manual
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A practical and simple manual on the methods and techniques to measure blood pressure in cats and dogs, how to interpret the results obtained, and the recommended treatments. It includes a brief review of the current official recommendations of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM), with clear rules and guidelines.
A practical and simple manual on the methods and techniques to measure blood pressure in cats and dogs, how to interpret the results obtained, and the recommended treatments. It includes a brief review of the current official recommendations of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM), with clear rules and guidelines.
A practical and simple manual on the methods and techniques to measure blood pressure in cats and dogs, how to interpret the results obtained, and the recommended treatments. It includes a brief review of the current official recommendations of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM), with clear rules and guidelines.
This book also contains QR codes linked to videos on how to obtain precise blood pressure measurements.
KEY FEATURES:
➜ Practical and simple manual.
➜ Clear explanations complemented by a wealth of useful images, diagrams and drawings.
➜ Includes videos on how to obtain precise blood pressure measurements.
➜ Includes offcial recommendations of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM).
Author:
ENRIQUE YNARAJA RAMÍREZ
PhD in veterinary medicine from the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain). He is an AVEPA (Spanish Small Animal Veterinary Association)-certified specialist in small animal cardiology. He has spent time as a professor at two faculties of veterinary medicine – at the Complutense University of Madrid and at the CEU Cardenal Herrera University in Valencia. He is a founding member of CardioVet, a remote diagnosis company, and currently works at Servicios Veterinarios Albeytar in La Vall d’Uixó, Castellón (Spain).
Table of Contents:
1. Blood pressure
Introduction
Blood pressure measurement methods
Normal values
Factors influencing blood pressure
Blood pressure regulation mechanisms
Immediate regulation: rapid control mechanisms
Delayed regulation:
mid‐term control mechanisms
Delayed regulation: long-term control
mechanisms
2. Blood pressure measurement
Introduction
Blood pressure dynamics
Anatomical locations for measuring blood
pressure
Measurements at the base of the tail
Measurements on a forelimb
Measurements on a hindlimb
Blood pressure measurement protocol for
clinical practice
3. Blood pressure measurement
techniques
Introduction
What other methods are available?
Doppler systems
Oscillometric systems
High-definition oscillometry (HDO)
Plethysmography and photoplethysmography
Which parameters are measured?
4. Arterial hypertension
Introduction
Values obtained
Diseases that cause hypertension in cats
and dogs
Hypertension and kidney disease
Hypertension and obesity
Hypertension and endocrine disorders
Target organ damage
The central nervous system
The heart
The eyeballs
The kidneys
The blood vessels
5. Drug treatment of hypertension
Introduction
Courses of action to reduce blood pressure
Modification of cardiac output
Control over circulating volume
Vasodilation
Antihypertensive drugs
Adrenergic receptor blockers
Calcium channel blockers
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs)
Angiotensin II receptor antagonists (AIIRAs)
Endothelin receptor antagonists
Renin inhibitors
Direct vasodilators
Centrally acting antihypertensives
Catecholamine-depleting drugs
Aldosterone antagonists
6. Hypotension
Introduction
Causes of hypotension in cats and dogs
Diseases and procedures that cause hypotension
Heart failure
Diabetic coma or ketoacidosis
Hypoadrenocorticism
Hypothyroidism
Direct alterations in blood vessels
7. Drug treatment of hypotension
Introduction
Courses of action to increase blood pressure
Drugs for treating hypotension
Sympathomimetic drugs
Phosphodiesterase inhibitors
Other cardiac stimulants
Fluid therapy solutions
References
Data sheet
- Author
- Enrique Ynaraja Ramírez
- Page count
- 128
- Trim size
- 17 x 24 cm
- Pub date
- 2018
- Product type
- Hardcover
- Number of images
- 105
Specific References