Although feline hypertension may be a rare reason for emergency presentation, it is a condition that most small animal practitioners will have encountered both in routine practice and in critical care patients.
This episode is based on the 2017 ISFM* Consensus Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Hypertension in Cats which were recently published in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery. The episode discusses the following points: [*International Society of Feline Medicine]
- Evidence base behind the Guidelines
- Secondary versus primary hypertension
- Target organ damage
- Monitoring and Underdiagnosis
- Which cats to monitor blood pressure in
- Importance of ensuring blood pressure is measured as accurately as possible with a reproducible technique
- White coat hypertension
- Defining normal blood pressure
- Criteria for therapeutic intervention and appropriate therapeutic targets
- What treatment to use
- Emergency treatment
The episode is based on:
ISFM Consensus Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Hypertension in Cats. J Fel Med Surg 2017. 19:288–303.
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- Show
- Published15 June 2017 at 13:59 UTC
- Length33 min
- RatingClean