Blood Pressure in Dogs and Cats - Techniques for Accurate Measurement in a Clinical Setting

Accredited CE at your own pace and place!

Program Contents

Presentation & Reference Section

• A video, animation and information rich presentation includes Indications for Monitoring Blood Pressure (BP), Definitions, Causes & Concerns of Abnormal BP, Techniques for Measuring BP, Interpreting Results and Treatment.
• Indications for Monitoring BP section includes anesthesia, emergency assessment, pre-emptive screening and monitoring of therapy, including 4 case examples.
• Blood Pressure Definitions section includes characteristics of BP, BP variation, hypertension and hypotension.
• Techniques for Measuring BP section includes direct and indirect techniques, technique comparisons, special considerations and the cardinal rules for measuring blood pressure.
• Treatment section includes drugs to treat hypertension and hypotension, detailed decision-trees for both hypertension and hypotension, and follow-up monitoring.

Five Case Studies

• Case 1 – Chronic renal failure
• Case 2 – Undetermined hypertension
• Case 3 – Early protein-losing nephropathy (PLN)
• Case 4 – Severe protein-losing nephropathy (PLN)
• Case 5 – Anesthesia monitoring

Quiz for CE Accreditation

• Short multiple choice quiz
• Accredited for 3 hours of CE
• Printable certificate

Features

Blood Pressure in Cats and Dogs is a modern computer based learning program that is highly visual and interactive.

• Over 100 screens and 50 links (30 of which are medical images)
• 10 videos, total time over 11 minutes (e.g. Characteristics of Blood Pressure, Damage Caused by Abnormal Blood Pressure, Use of Doppler & Oscillometric Equipment on Dogs & Cats)
• 6 custom animations, total time 6.5 min., including:
Systolic and diastolic arterial pressure;
Damage caused by abnormal blood pressure;
Conditions causing abnormal blood pressure;
Oscillometry and photoplethysmography theories.
• Print select areas (e.g. treatment decision- trees, algorithm for assessing BP results) for reference purposes
• Searchable reference library of definitions, treatment drugs and the related reference
• Full screen on/off capability
• Audio on/off capability
• Bookmarking feature allows individuals to do smaller segments and return to where they left off
• Practice license allows use by multiple veterinarians and veterinary technicians/nurses in one practice

General Information

Author:
Dr. Eric de Madron, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (Cardiology), Diplomate ECVIM (Internal Medicine)

System Requirements
• Windows 2000 or higher
• CD Driver running at 24X speed or faster
• A display device/graphics card running at 1024x768 or higher capable of displaying 16 bit colour or greater (minimum 64MB of VRAM)
• Intel Pentium 4, 1.6GHz or better with minimum 512MB of RAM
• Audio system with speakers or headphones