NO and NG tubes provide short-term enteral nutritional support, generally for up to 5 to 10 days, and are suitable for use in patients for whom sedation or general anaesthesia is contraindicated...
Obesity can be defined as the accumulation of body fat in excess of what is necessary to maintain optimum condition and health. While this condition may appear obvious in a grossly obese individual,...
Sadly, many exotic patients are critically ill by the time they reach a veterinary clinic. This is probably due to the fact that many of these animals are prey species. As an evolutionary survival...
In order to provide safe anaesthesia, the anaesthetist must be able to maintain adequate respiratory function (Grimm et al, 2015). Part of this entails securing a clear airway and endotracheal...
Pre-emptive analgesia is analgesia given before the pain response is triggered with the aim of avoiding ‘wind up’, the development of peripheral and central sensitisation (Lantz, 2003). Stimulation of...
Patient preparation is fairly self-explanatory — the care team should discuss analgesia prior to surgery and be aware that hospitalisation is generally required for 48–72 hours following surgery. An...
There are essentially two means of providing nutrition to newborn puppies: orogastric (‘stomach’) tube feeding and teat feeding (Harmar, 1974; Baines, 1981)..
Nursing clinics provide a lot of benefits to all involved. VNs derive high levels of job satisfaction from being able to use their knowledge and skills to a higher level (Harris, 2012) to assist in...
Manual IPPV is an inexpensive and effective method of providing regulated ventilation to an anaesthetised patient, both if the patient is unable to spontaneously ventilate, or is having difficulty...
There are many catheter types in all lengths and sizes. Most veterinary hospitals have red rubber catheters in stock and these can easily be used for urinary catheterisation of female dogs. They vary...
ECG machine configuration and functionality varies from basic machines to complicated top range models. If unsure how to use the practice machine, refer to the user manual and practice using it as...
Choice of appropriate suture material and its gauge is dependent on the anatomical location of the wound, the tissue type to be sutured, the tension of the tissue and the length of time the suture is...