Description
Head trauma in cats and dogs is a relatively common clinical emergency that can present in isolation or concurrence with systemic trauma. This session will address a brief practical pathophysiology of traumatic brain injury and then focus on how to examine these patients. The efficient evaluation of the patient will determine the type of therapy that should be instituted in addition to the patient's prognosis, both of which will also be discussed.
RACE approved: # 20-1240836
SAVC Accreditation Number: AC/2229/24
Learning Objectives
- Understand prognostic factors relating to head trauma patients
- Learn techniques for emergency stabilization and treatment recommendations for head trauma patients
- Understand which imaging modalities and other diagnostics can be used to evaluate head trauma patients
- Learn how to perform the neurologic exam on head trauma patients
- Understand the pathophysiology of head trauma and how it relates to intracranial pressure
