Respiratory Medicine
Antibiotic Stewardship in Canine and Feline Respiratory Infections
With respiratory disease being one of the most common reasons for antibiotic prescriptions, care should be taken to evaluate need based on clinical presentation.
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Researchers: Respiratory Diseases Linked to High Blood Pressure in Lungs
When dogs are coughing, wheezing or have shortness of breath, the symptoms may be a sign of pulmonary hypertension, or high blood pressure in the lungs.
Respiratory Medicine
Evaluating and Managing Chronic Cough in Dogs
After cardiac causes of cough are ruled out, the differential list of respiratory causes can be narrowed down by using signalment, history, physical examination, CBC, and survey cervicothoracic radiographs.Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
Treating Environmental Lung Injuries: Drowning and Smoke Inhalation
Managing environmental lung injuries in dogs and cats differs from the care given for other types of respiratory compromise. Here’s what you need to know to provide appropriate supportive care.Respiratory Medicine
Providing Supplemental Oxygen to Patients
Supplementing oxygen reliably and safely is a vital and potentially life-saving intervention in small animal medicine.
Respiratory Medicine
Asthma in Cats: Acute and Long-Term Management Guidelines
Management of the acute and the chronic asthmatic feline patient must be addressed using a multi-modal, anti-inflammatory approach.
Respiratory Medicine
Approach to Respiratory Distress in Dogs and Cats
This article reviews initial stabilization, differential diagnoses, and the approach to management for dogs and cats with respiratory distress.Respiratory Medicine
Breed-Specific Respiratory Disease In Dogs: From Bulldogs To Terriers
For respiratory diseases and distress, breed characteristics are remarkably useful in making a differential diagnosis list and diagnostic plan.Respiratory Medicine
Treatment of Feline Lower Airway Disease
The therapeutic approaches to acute and chronic management of lower airway disease – asthma and chronic bronchitis – in cats.