Pulmonary embolism

Catheter placement is extremely vital for any animal when they are about to go under anaesthetic, this allows the immediate effect of Intravenous drugs and fluids to be administered at the specific times needed and reduces stress in the animal. In Jess’s case placing a catheter was very important, due to her age it allowed instant venous access; should there have been any complications during surgery. Generally catheters are placed in the medial saphenous veins in both cats and dogs to allow…

damage, brain damage, a development of tolerance to the drug, and a dependence toward the drug. The after effects of taking the drugs through a syringe also amplifies the long term effects creating more severe problems such as heart problems, pulmonary embolisms, and if there is an infection gangrene can…

Overview Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is the collective term used to describe deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). What is DVT? DVT is a clot formation within the deep vasculature in the legs. What is PE? PE is a clot within the lungs which usually derives from the DVT. There are multiple risk factors for VTE including venous stasis, hypercoagulable states, immobilization, surgery and trauma, pregnancy, oral contraceptives and estrogen replacement, and malignancy. It is…

room where he was eventually pronounced dead due to an embolism. Afterward the emergency room physician discussed with the wife what had happened. The ER physician explained to the wife that after reviewing the results of the Doppler study that it showed that the deep vein thrombosis (DVT) was still present, and that when the patient was out running, the blood clot that was once immobile became mobile and eventually ended up in the pulmonary artery. The wife expressed to the ER physician that…

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for the last three years. Her parents support her financially. Patient is the only child of living parents, with no history of any chronic ailments. Denies any other family history of diabetes, hypertension, and epilepsy, cancer, cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, or thyroid. Review of Systems General- Patient asserts to typically having good energy level, except confirms easy fatigue and weakness since last several days. She claims to…