Transfusion Medicine

Posted by Kim Weir on 12 November 2020
Transfusion Medicine is an article written by Kim Weir for VSS. It covers blood types, canine blood types, feline blood types, crossmatching, sourcing products, product selection, xenotransfusion, autotransfusion, administration, reactions, mo...
Posted in:Emergency/Critical CareNursingVSS Resource Area  

Calculations Made Easy

Posted by Anita Parkin on 11 November 2020
Calculations Made Easy is an article written by Anita Parkin RVN, AVN, Dip (Surg & ECC), VTS (Anes & Analgesia), CVPP. It covers a variety of calculations and examples. Click here to read or download the PDF. ...
Posted in:AnaesthesiaNursingVSS Resource Area  

Analgesia for the Surgical Patient

Posted by Anita Parkin on 10 November 2020
Analgesia for the Surgical Patient is an article written by Anita Parkin RVN, AVN, Dip (Surgery & ECC), VTS (Anesthesia /Analgesia), CVPP. It covers the pain pathway, signs of pain, types of analgesics, adverse effects of analgesics, a...
Posted in:AnaesthesiaNursingVSS Resource Area  

Triage of the Critical Patient

Posted by Kim Weir on 9 November 2020
Triage of the Critical Patient is an article written by Kim Weir, one of our very experienced nurses at the Carrara practice.  It covers the airway, breathing, circulation, haemorrhage, consciousness, pain, emergency diagnostics, and some...
Posted in:Emergency/Critical CareInternal MedicineNursingVSS Resource Area  

How to Work-Up and Manage Corneal Ulcers

Posted by VSS on 28 October 2020
How to Work-Up and Manage Corneal Ulcers is an article by Simon M Peterson-Jones of Michigan State University. It covers an introduction, examination of an eye with a corneal ulcer, aetiology, superficial chroinc corneal epithelial defects, mi...
Posted in:OphthalmologyVSS Resource Area  

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