In today’s episode of the Medical Nursing Podcast, we’re chatting about feline urethral obstructions, also known as the dreaded blocked bladder cat!
Feline urethral obstruction is a very treatable emergency condition, with survival rates above 90%.
However, it can be life-threatening, especially where that obstruction has been present for some time - with patients at risk of severe acute kidney injury, azotaemia, uraemia, hyperkalaemia and metabolic acidosis.
We also know that these patients benefit from a LOT of nursing care - which is exactly what we’re getting into in this episode!
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📲 Resources mentioned in today’s episode:
https://www.zeropainphilosophy.com/
https://www.iscaid.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Urinary-guidelines.pdf
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📲 Grab the show notes and references from today’s episode:
http://www.veterinaryinternalmedicinenursing.com/podcast
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http://www.veterinaryinternalmedicinenursing.com
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