We’ve all been here. The dreaded dog female urinary catheter. WHY ME you think. Here’s a guide to make it happen. Supplies: sterile gloves sterile lubricant 10 ml syringe of sterile saline urinary catheter stylet (optional) closed collection system sterile saline syringe to infuse bulb assistant to hold tail Procedure Ensure the patient is sedated […]
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Emesis Induction
Printed in the January/February 2021 Digital Edition of Clinician’s Brief Kendon Kuo, DVM, MS, DACVECC, Auburn University Katherine Gerken, DVM, MS, DACVECC, Auburn University TOXICOLOGY|PEER REVIEWED For global readers, a calculator to convert laboratory values, dosages, and other measurements to SI units can be found here. All Clinician’s Brief content is reviewed for accuracy at the time of […]
You Sure It’s Arterial?
You grab an arterial blood gas, but the numbers aren’t matching the clinical picture. Here’s a quick checklist: The sample: Clean stick? Flash? Pulsed as it self-filled? Looked arterial (red)? Exposure to room air (air bubbles, loose cap, etc,) can falsely ↓PCO2 and ↑PO2. The CO2: If the PaO2 is scary low, the PaCO2 will […]