Pathophysiology and treatment of congestive heart failure in dogs and cats [electronic resource] / Jessica Ward.
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FilmSeries: Henry Stewart talksBiomedical & life sciences collection: Publisher: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2018Description: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (47 min.) : color, sound)Subject(s): Heart Failure -- Chemotherapy | Heart Failure -- Pathophysiology | Veterinary cardiology | Cardiac Output | Cats | Dogs | Heart Diseases -- veterinary | Heart Failure -- drug therapy | Heart Failure -- physiopathology | Hemodynamics | Life Style | Vasodilator AgentsOnline resources: Click here to access online Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.
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Contents: Define heart failure -- Hemodynamic determinants of cardiac output -- Clinical signs of "forward" vs. "backward" heart failure -- How the body's neurohormonal compensatory systems respond to heart failure -- Categories of hemodynamic and neurohormonal abnormalities in heart failure that can be targeted with drug therapy -- Diuretics, vasodilators, positive inotropes, negative chronotropes, and drugs that modulate the RAAS and SNS systems -- Appropriate drug treatment plans for patients in heart failure (acute and chronic) -- Appropriate lifestyle changes to owners of patients with chronic CHF.
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