Anaesthesia & Pain Management & Critical Care

Course Overview

This course is intended for all veterinarians who already perform anaesthesia in small animals and are interested in the special needs of dogs and cats with cardiac disease during anaesthesia. On the one hand, the basics such as the cardiovascular effects of anaesthetics, the most important cardiac drugs and the classic monitoring devices for monitoring the circulation are covered. On the other hand, an insight into the most important cardiological diseases and the special requirements for and during anaesthesia will be discussed.

Learning outcomes
After the course the participant is able to:
• recognise, interpret and appropriately treat the pathological deviations in vital parameters that frequently occur during anaesthesia in small animal patients
• analyse a poor cardiovascular condition (e.g. bradycardia or hypotension) during anaesthesia, integrate the pathophysiological background of cardiac diseases learned, derive the most probable cause for the respective conditions as well as plan and implement appropriate therapy
• identify and describe characteristics of the most important cardiac diseases in small animals and can design customised anaesthesia protocols
• describe the receptors responsible for vascular status and blood pressure, which can be used to support the cardiovascular system with a targeted strategy, and apply that knowledge in an appropriate approach during anaesthesia
• interpret the most important results of a cardiological report and use this knowledge to plan the optimal balanced anaesthesia and individually tailor the perioperative management

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