Common Upper Airway Disorders in Dogs
1.0 CE Credit Hour / Christopher G. Byers, DVM, DACVECC, DACVIM, CVJ
Christopher G. Byers, DVM, DACVECC, DACVIM, CVJ
Dr. Christopher G. Byers is a practicing board-certified veterinary emergency & critical care and small animal internal medicine specialist, as well as a certified veterinary journalist, based in Omaha, Nebraska. He received his Bachelor of Science degree as a University Honors Scholar in Animal Sciences from Colorado State University and his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Cornell University. He is the Co-Editor of the textbook, Feline Emergency & Critical Care Medicine, and has also published chapters and articles in numerous textbooks and peer-reviewed medical journals. His clinical areas of interest are hematology, immunology, sepsis, and endocrinology.
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Overview:
Upper airway disorders are very common clinical problems in dogs. This session covers practical diagnosis and treatment strategies.
Learning Objectives:
- To review pathophysiology, diagnosis, & treatment of brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome.
- To review pathophysiology, diagnosis, & treatment of collapsing trachea.
- To review pathophysiology, diagnosis, & treatment of laryngeal paralysis.
This course is RACE-approved for 1.0 continuing education credits hours in jurisdictions that accept RACE-approval.
