And the Beat Goes On: Common Arrhythmias and Their Treatment
1.0 CE Credit Hour / Rebecca Saunders, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Cardiology)
Rebecca Saunders, DVM, MS, DACVIM
Charleston Veterinary Referral Center,
rebeccassaunders@gmail.com
https://www.charlestonvrc.com/staff/rebecca-saunders-dvm-ms-dacvim-cardiology
Dr. Rebecca Saunders grew up in Chicago and attended Washington University in St. Louis for her undergraduate degree in Biology. She then went on to attend veterinary school at the University of Missouri. She completed her small animal medical and surgical rotating internship at The Ohio State University and was then accepted into a cardiology residency at Purdue University.
After completion of her residency in 2018, she practiced as a board-certified cardiologist in St. Louis for 4 years. After visiting Charleston on vacation, she fell in love with the city and knew her heart was pulling her to the South. She happily joined CVRC in December 2022 and is excited to join forces with Dr. Jesty to care for all the Charleston cardiac patients! Her clinical cardiology interests include feline cardiomyopathies, arrhythmia management in dogs and cats, and caring for chronic congestive heart failure patients.
Overview:
Does a patient walking into your clinic with an arrhythmia make your heart skip a beat? This session will help you approach common arrhythmias with confidence by being able to identify them on ECG and determine which medications are best indicated. I envision this session as a 2 hour track with audience involvement during the second hour for case-based discussion. We will review cases that tie together the diagnosis of the underlying cardiac (or systemic) disease leading to the patient's arrhythmia and how best to manage these cases in an acute and chronic setting.
Learning Objectives:
- Review ECG basics including placement of leads and the cardiac conduction system
- Identify common arrhythmias seen in practice on ECG including key characteristics of each type
- Develop antiarrhythmic treatment plans based on the mechanism of action of each class of drug
This course is RACE-approved for 1.0 continuing education credits hours in jurisdictions that accept RACE-approval.
