Collapsing patient: How to assess and treat

Understand the steps to assess and treat animals that present with a history of collapse.

This session originally was presented at AVMA Convention 2023.

Learning objectives:  

• Understand the basic diagnostic tests used to evaluate animals with a history of collapse.
• Review the concepts of the point-of-care ultrasound.

Dr. Adesola Odunayo is a clinical associate professor of emergency and critical care at the University of Florida. She earned her DVM from Oklahoma State University in 2005. She completed her residency in emergency and critical care at the University of Missouri in 2010. Her interests include research on practical clinical topics, such as acid suppression and venous access.