Blood Gas of the Week BGOTW #9 25 Jun 2018June 27, 2018 A 14 month, male castrated Labrador Retriever is presented laterally recumbent and minimally responsive. He has been staying at a boarding facility for the last week and was noted to…
Blood Gas of the Week BGOTW #8 18 Jun 2018June 25, 2018 A 3 year old, male castrated domestic shorthair cat is presented by his very worried owner. He has been missing for the last 2 nights and came home this morning.…
Tools & Reference Resuscitation Endpoints 11 Jun 2018February 12, 2020 Goals of resuscitation Ultimately the endpoint targets of resuscitation are a normally-perfused patient. While target numbers are provided in the chart below these will not be ideal for every single…
Blood Gas of the Week BGOTW #7 11 Jun 2018June 13, 2018 A 3 year old, spayed female pit bull is presented with a 2 day history of vomiting. The owners have noted pieces of toy stuffing in the vomitus on multiple…
Blood Gas of the Week tCO2 vs. pCO2: Clearing Up Confusing Terminology 4 Jun 2018 I've gotten several questions about the tCO2, pCO2, and which value is the one to use for blood gas analysis. The short answer is use the pCO2. To understand what…
Blood Gas of the Week BGOTW #6 4 Jun 2018June 6, 2018 A 4 year old female spayed terrier mix is presented with a 3 day history of vomiting, lethargy, anorexia, and weakness. The owners tell you that she is a master…
