Approach to Respiratory Distress Part 1: Recognition and Diagnosis
1.0 CE Credit Hour / Erik Zager, DVM, DACVECC
Erik Zager
Dr. Erik Zager, DVM, DACVECC is a board-certified Emergency and Critical Care specialist, managing partner, and department head of the Emergency and Critical Care services at Philadelphia Animal Specialty and Emergency (PASE). Dr. Zager has presented at the International Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Symposium and has authored and co-authored articles in veterinary journals. Dr. Zager’s professional interests include the treatment of sepsis, endocrine emergencies, intoxications, and the use of focused ultrasound in the critically ill.
Overview:
Respiratory distress can occur from a variety of diseases and requires prompt recognition and treatment. We will discuss the different sources of respiratory distress, how to quickly identify them, and the most common causes.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn the 8 different sources of respiratory distress
- Learn the breathing patterns associated with different causes of respiratory distress
- Learn the auscultation findings of the different causes of respiratory distress
- Learn the point of care ultrasound findings with different causes of respiratory distress
- Learn the blood gas patterns associated with the different causes of respiratory distress
This course is RACE-approved for 1.0 continuing education credits hours in jurisdictions that accept RACE-approval.
