Centre for Advanced Faculty Training in Veterinary Clinical Medicine, Ethics and Jurisprudence Madras Veterinary College Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai – 600 007 (Tamil Nadu)
Online published on 24 January, 2012.
Cardiovascular emergencies are life-threatening. The clinical presentation is often spectacular and therapy demands some snap decisions based on a solid theoritical knowledge. Some of the common emergencies are pericardial effusion, bradyarrythmias, supraventricular tachycardia and acute congestive failure. Diagnostis aids such as pulse oximetry, non-invasive blood pressure monitoring, CVP measurement, electrocardiography, radiography and echocardiography would help in evaluating the criticaly ill patient. Procedures such as thoracocentesis and pericardicentesis could help the patient tide over the critical condition.
Arrythmias, cardiac tamponade, cardiogenic shock, mitral regurgitation, ventricular tachycardia
