GRH Cardiorespiratory

Echocardiography in myxomatous mitral valve disease:how to define severity and prognosis

• Understand echocardiographic staging of MMVD
• Identify echocardiographic predictors of worse outcome
• Understand different strategies to quantify MMVD severity on echo

Atrial firbrillation in dogs: news from clinical research

• Understand different therapeutic strategies in atrial fibrillation: rhythm versus rate control
• Identify the first line anti-arrhythmic treatment for rate control in atrial fibrillation
• Understand treatment goals in atrial fibrillation and factors associated with worse outcome

Triage of the dyspnoeic cat

• Understand the common presentation of a dyspnoeic cat
• Understand the risks associated with investigating a dyspnoeic patient
• Understand the options and decision making in empirical therapy of the dyspnoeic cat

Techniques and decision making in oxygen supplementation

• Identify the key tools for decision making around oxygen therapy in cats
• Understand the different options available for oxygen therapy
• Identify the common mistakes in oxygen therapy

  We all hope we won’t need to perform CPR in the clinic; however, when needed, it is important the veterinary team is prepared. Laura Jones describes how to ensure this stressful event is handled efficiently.

 Elodie Roels, Senior Clinician in small animal internal medicine at the University of Liège, Belgium, summarizes the most common respiratory conditions associated with the presence of crackles in dogs.

Ophthalmic complications of cat flu

• Identify the ophthalmic complications of respiratory viral infection
• Understand the pathophysiology of corneal changes
• Formulate a treatment plan for ophthalmic changes secondary to viral infection

Medical management of feline URT infections

• Understand the common presentation of feline URT infection
• Discuss the use of antibiotic therapy in the management of feline RT infection
• Identify the different treatment and management options for feline URT infection

This is a recording of a session giving Congress delegates the opportunity to ask questions and discuss practical tips and techniques used by three experienced team members to manage their busy BOAS clinics. The session complement the pre-recorded seminars and other live sessions that form part of this stream and gives a very useful exchange of ideas and experiences in this challenging but rewarding area.

Jo Harris explains arrhythmias and the clinical approach to these presentations in veterinary practice. This one-hour webinar was first broadcast as part of BSAVA’s Learn@Lunch series. Learn@Lunch broadcasts are available to BSAVA members only and are free to attend – visit the education page of the BSAVA website for details of future Learn@Lunch webinars. Recordings will be available for 3 years via the BSAVA Webinar Library.