Topics
Coughing, Gagging, Panting, and Retching: Radiographic Assessment of the Thorax
This live interactive medical program will review the differentiation of radiographic pulmonary patterns, in addition to presenting a case-based approach to radiographic interpretation of canine and feline respiratory disease.
Learning Objectives
- Differentiation of the common pulmonary patterns.
- How to utilize pulmonary patterns and the pattern distribution to formulate a concise list of differential diagnoses.
- Common causes of canine and feline respiratory disease
Presenter: Christopher Kunze, DVM, Diplomate, ACVR
The Old Coughing Dog with a Murmur: Accurate Radiographic Diagnosis of Congestive Heart Failure
This live interactive medical program will review the accurate radiographic diagnosis of left-sided congestive heart failure in canine patients with acquired heart disease. In addition, an emphasis will be placed on understanding how to separate patients with a primary pulmonary cause of coughing from patients coughing due to congestive heart failure.
Learning Objectives
- Understanding subjective and objective evaluations for cardiomegaly.
- Common pulmonary patterns seen in coughing geriatric canine patients. Common causes of canine and feline respiratory disease.
- Understanding how to differentiate primary pulmonary disease from pulmonary edema due to congestive heart failure.
Presenter: Christopher Kunze, DVM, Diplomate, ACVR