086 ARDS: Respiratory Crisis in Veterinary Medicine

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: ARI/ARDS which means; Acute Respiratory Injury/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. When inflammation starts in the body, sometimes it spreads like wildfire, including to the lungs. Managing these critical cases can be very difficult.    Question of the Week Have you seen an ARDS patient? How did it go? Leave a comment at https://imfpp.org/episode86   Resources We Mentioned in the Show   Boysen, S. World Small Animal Veterinary Association World Congress Proceedings (2014).  Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Retrieved from https://www.vin.com/apputil/content/defaultadv1.aspx?id=7054855&pid=12886 Ettinger, S. J., Feldman, E. C., Cote, Etienne. (2017). Textbook of Veterinary Internal Medicine (8 ed.). pp. 1120-1121. St. Louis: Elsevier. Merrill, L. (2012). Small Animal Internal Medicine for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses. Ames: Wiley - Blackwell. Silverstein, D., & Hopper, K. (2009). Small Animal Critical Care Medicine. Ch 24. St. Louis: Saunders - Elsevier. Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next week for another episode!  Want to earn some RACE approved CE credits for listening to the podcast? You can earn between 0.5-1.0  hour of RACE approved CE credit for each podcast episode you listen to.    Join the Internal Medicine For Vet Techs Membership to earn and keep track of your continuing education hours as you get your learn on!   Join now! http://internalmedicineforvettechsmembership.com/   Get Access to the Membership Site for your RACE approved CE certificates Sign up at https://internalmedicineforvettechsmembership.com  Get Access to the Technician Treasure Trove  Sign up at https://imfpp.org/treasuretrove    Thanks for listening!  – Yvonne and Jordan