The VetECC Podcast

In this episode of the VetECC podcast, I interview Liz Hughston MEd., RVT, CVT, VTS (SAIM, ECC) about her role as a mentor and practice consultant, as well as differences between practice in the USA and the UK. Look forward to an hour of shop talk, laughs, and stories about our experiences in veterinary medicine, as well as some critical evaluation of how our behaviour can affect practice. 

Hello friends, we are back with episode two of the foundations series. This time we are talking about approaching the dyspneic patient and what to do in the first five minutes. The papers/articles mentioned are linked below, including an excellent summary from previous guest Noah Jones. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch via the website at www.vetemerge.cc CO2 management for oxygen cages Visual triage vs triage scoring Recognising and alleviating dyspnoea

We are joined by Noah Jones, BSRT, RRT-ACCS, RCP, RVT, VTS (Research Anesthetist) respiratory guru extraordinaire. Noah is both a veterinary technician specialist and a human respiratory therapist. He works in a large referral hospital on the East Coast. His favourite topic is mechanical ventilation, and he travels the country teaching ventilator wet/dry labs at various conferences and venues. He is also a husband and father, and we have a guest appearance by his charming daughter during the show.  We discuss a range of topics, including oxygen therapy, monitoring, and blood sampling, and I get schooled in respiratory physiology.  Topics discussed in the podcast:Specialising in veterinary medicineMyocardial stealCriteria for intubation/ventilationTransporting the critically unwell respiratory patientChest physiotherapy/coupage in pneumonia. Associated papers:https://www.cochrane.org/CD006338/ARI_chest-physiotherapy-for-pneumonia-in-adultshttps://www.cochrane.org/CD010277/chest-physiotherapy-for-pneumonia-in-children Nebulising: http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/60/7/1071.shortCanine Influenza (pardon me forgetting the country in the podcast):​https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/guelph-professor-investigates-dog-influenza-1.4480602Retrograde intubation:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpm6NqYkgGI Cuffing endotracheal tubes:https://insights.ovid.com/pubmed?pmid=8484512https://www.vaajournal.org/article/S1467-2987(16)30420-2/fulltextOxygen in myocardial infarction:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0028423/Oxygen use in the ICU:https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2565306 Show notes for comments: http://vetemerge.cc/podcast/episode-2-potential-pitfalls-and-pearls-for-patients-with-pulmonary-problems

Episode one of our foundations series is a brief primer on performing fluid resuscitation in patients with hypovolaemic shock.  If you have any questions, please head to our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/vetemergecc) or our website (www.vetemerge.cc). Belows is a link for calculating fluid rates following resuscitation: https://www.aaha.org/public_documents/professional/guidelines/fluidtherapy_guidlines_toolkit.pdf Further reading about hypovolaemic shock and fluid therapy: http://www.vetfolio.com/cardiology/shock-pathophysiology

A brief introduction to the VetECC Podcast Our website: www.vetemerge.cc Instagram: www.instagram.com/vetemergecc Facebook: www.facebook.com/vetemergecc Our favourite podcasts: EMCrit Veterinary ECC Small Talk The RVC Clinical Podcast Emergency Medicine Cases ER Cast The Curbsiders The Jocko Podcast SMACC The RAGE Podcast Myths and Legends Historical Figures VETGirl

Thank you for listening to our very first Emergency and Critical Care Education podcast. We were graced with the presence of Dr Andrew Foster, resident in anaesthesia and analgesia at the Royal Veterinary College. We discuss the various tools in our arsenal for managing pain and to provide sedation in the veterinary emergency room. An associated article and other resources can be found at: http://vetemerge.cc/podcast/episode-1-sedation-and-analgesia-in-the-veterinary-emergency-room