Cardiovascular Emergencies
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (basic and advanced, including defibrillation), congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, thromboembolism, pericardial effusion, diagnostic imaging, electrocardiogram interpretations, blood pressure monitoring (direct and indirect), and drug therapy.
Respiratory Emergencies
Choking, laryngeal paralysis, tracheal collapse, pneumonia, oxygen therapy, ventilator therapy, thoracocentesis, tracheotomy, chest tube placement, arterial blood gas analysis and end tidal CO2 monitoring.
Metabolic and Endocrine Emergencies
Diabetes mellitus, diabetic ketoacidosis, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, glucose monitoring, hypoadrenocorticism, hypocalcemia, hypercalcemia.
Traumatic Emergencies
Animals hit by a car, gunshot wounds, fractures, amputations, trauma to the skin, bites and scratches.
Environmental Emergencies
Electric shock, near drowning, heat stroke and hyperthermia (too hot), and hypothermia (not warm enough).
Skin Emergencies
Lacerations, bite wounds, burns, abscesses, eye and ear problems.
Gastrointestinal Emergencies
Vomiting, diarrhea, GI diseases and problems.
Urinary and Reproductive Emergencies
Problems urinating, kidney disease, problems associated with birth and delivery, including cesarean sections.
Neurologic Emergencies
Head trauma, excessive shaking or tremors, seizures, disorientation, unresponsiveness.
Eye and Ear Emergencies
Proptosed globe (eye out of socket), trauma to the eye, corneal foreign bodies, acute glaucoma, sudden blindness, tonometry measurements.
Toxicologic Emergencies
Antifreeze, Tylenol (acetaminophen), chocolate, household cleaning products, lead poisoning, marijuana, organophosphates, rat poisons, scorpion sting, snakebite envenomation, spider bite, and many others.
Avian and Exotic Species
Birds, lizards, snakes and other pocket and exotic pets have emergencies too.
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