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The Vet Tribe Open Protocol: Cardiology
A specialist-built quick reference for assessing and stabilising dogs and cats with suspected cardiac disease.
Created by Dr Kevin Phipps, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology), this printable, clinic-ready protocol distils practical cardiology guidance into a format you can use when a patient is unstable and decisions need to be made quickly.
From determining whether respiratory distress is caused by congestive heart failure to interpreting cardiac measurements and selecting an appropriate emergency medication, the guide follows the clinical decisions in the order you actually make them.
Eight practical pages to keep within reach on shift
✔️ A CHF algorithm that starts where you start: with a patient in respiratory distress.
✔️ Step-by-step guidance for measuring VHS and VLAS on radiographs
✔️ Guidance for measuring LA:Ao on focused cardiac ultrasound
✔️ Reference values showing what is normal and abnormal
✔️ Emergency dosing for furosemide, pimobendan, diltiazem, lidocaine and atropine
✔️ A systematic algorithm for identifying the predominant cardiac rhythm
✔️ Arrhythmia algorithms with practical first-line treatment options
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A six-week practical course with Dr Kevin Phipps, DACVIM (Cardiology).
Build confidence managing the cardiac cases you encounter in general and emergency practice:
• CHF in dogs and cats
• The patient with a heart murmur
• Thoracic radiograph interpretation
• Focused cardiac ultrasound
• ECGs and arrhythmias
• Treatment and monitoring
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