BLOOD PRESSURE IN CATS AND DOGS
Jedná se o praktickou a srozumitelnou příručku popisující metody a techniky měření krevního tlaku u psů a koček, interpretaci naměřených výsledků i doporučené postupy léčby. Obsahuje QR kódy s odkazy na videa, která ukazují, jak dosáhnout přesného měření krevního tlaku.
HLAVNÍ PŘEDNOSTI:
Praktická a srozumitelná příručka.
Jasná vysvětlení doplněná množstvím užitečných obrázků, schémat a nákresů.
Součástí je stručný přehled aktuálních oficiálních doporučení Americké asociace veterinární interní medicíny (ACVIM) včetně jasných pravidel a pokynů.
Autor: Enrique Ynaraja Ramírez (Author), Neil Ashby (Translator)
| Nakladatel | Servet |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9788417225704 |
| Vydání | 2018 |
| Vazba | brožovaná |
| Počet stran | 120 |
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).
| 1. Blood pressure | 1 |
| Introduction | 1 |
| Blood pressure measurement methods | 1 |
| Normal values | 1 |
| Factors influencing blood pressure | 1 |
| Blood pressure regulation mechanisms | 11 |
| Immediate regulation: rapid control mechanisms | 12 |
| Delayed regulation: mid‐term control mechanisms | 14 |
| Delayed regulation: long-term control mechanisms | 18 |
| 2. Blood pressure measurement | 21 |
| Introduction | 21 |
| Blood pressure dynamics | 21 |
| Anatomical locations for measuring blood pressure | 24 |
| Measurements at the base of the tail | 26 |
| Measurements on a forelimb | 28 |
| Measurements on a hindlimb | 33 |
| Blood pressure measurement protocol for clinical practice | 37 |
| 3. Blood pressure measurement techniques | 41 |
| Introduction | 41 |
| What other methods are available? | 44 |
| Doppler systems | 45 |
| Oscillometric systems | 49 |
| High-definition oscillometry (HDO) | 52 |
| Plethysmography and photoplethysmography | 52 |
| Which parameters are measured? | 53 |
| 4. Arterial hypertension | 55 |
| Introduction | 55 |
| Values obtained | 55 |
| Diseases that cause hypertension in cats and dogs | 57 |
| Hypertension and kidney disease | 59 |
| Hypertension and obesity | 60 |
| Hypertension and endocrine disorders | 60 |
| Target organ damage | 66 |
| The central nervous system | 68 |
| The heart | 69 |
| The eyeballs | 72 |
| The kidneys | 75 |
| The blood vessels | 77 |
| 5. Drug treatment of hypertension | 79 |
| Introduction | 79 |
| Courses of action to reduce blood pressure | 80 |
| Modification of cardiac output | 81 |
| Control over circulating volume | 81 |
| Vasodilation | 83 |
| Antihypertensive drugs | 84 |
| Adrenergic receptor blockers | 84 |
| Calcium channel blockers | 88 |
| Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) | 91 |
| Angiotensin II receptor antagonists (AIIRAs) | 94 |
| Endothelin receptor antagonists | 95 |
| Renin inhibitors | 96 |
| Direct vasodilators | 96 |
| Centrally acting antihypertensives | 98 |
| Catecholamine-depleting drugs | 98 |
| Aldosterone antagonists | 98 |
| 6. Hypotension | 101 |
| Introduction | 101 |
| Causes of hypotension in cats and dogs | 102 |
| Diseases and procedures that cause hypotension | 104 |
| Diabetic coma or ketoacidosis | 105 |
| Hypoadrenocorticism | 106 |
| Hypothyroidism | 106 |
| Direct alterations in blood vessels | 108 |
| 7. Drug treatment of hypotension | 111 |
| Introduction | 111 |
| Courses of action to increase blood pressure | 112 |
| Drugs for treating hypotension | 113 |
| Sympathomimetic drugs | 113 |
| Phosphodiesterase inhibitors | 116 |
| Other cardiac stimulants | 117 |
| Fluid therapy solutions | 118 |
| References | 120 |