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Ventricular tachycardia (Cont’d) Virchow’s triangle indications, dosage, available sizes,
HCM and, 124 thrombus formation, HCM and, 464
premature ventricular complexes vs., 116–117 for left atrial enlargement, 434
233 thrombus formation and abnormality outpatient treatment for CHF and,
rapid, 215 in components of, 151 284
treatment of, 166, 233–237, 437 Visceral pericardium, 343 pulmonary thromboembolism and,
Ventricular trigeminy, PVCs and, 230 Vision 387
Ventricular volume overload, hyperaldosteronism and changes in, references for, 465
pathophysiology and etiology, 405 Weakness
259 systemic hypertension and loss of, 331, “apathetic hyperthyroidism” and, 400
Ventrodorsal thoracic radiographs, pleural 332 low output heart failure and, 271
effusion and, 21 Vitamin B12. See B12. Weight loss
Venturi effect, 134 Vitamin K antagonists, arterial congestive heart failure and, 268
Venturi theory, LVOT and, 116 thromboembolism and, 317 heart failure and, 166, 295
Verapamil, 157, 445 Volume overload, anesthesia in patient heartworm disease and, 355
indications, dosage, available sizes, 451, with cardiac disease and hyperthyroidism and, 399–400
463 ventricular, 416–417 Wenckebach phenomenon, 237
Verelan, 463 Volume overload, intravascular, avoiding, Wheezing, respiratory diseases and, 26
Versed, 463 367–373 White coat effect
indications, dosage, available sizes, 455 Volume underload, anesthetic hypertensive crisis and, 338
Vertebral heart size, obtaining, management and, 413 stressed cats and, 281
radiography and, 41 Vomiting systemic hypertension and, differential
Vertebral heart size method, congestive heart failure and, 268 diagnosis, 333
demonstrating, lateral view of heart failure and, 118 unexplained BP elevations and, 330
thorax of cat and, 41 heartworm disease and, 355 Wolbachia
Vertebral scale system, radiography and, hyperthyroidism and, 400 doxycycline and, 360
39 VPC. See Ventricular premature heartworm disease and, 355
Vetalar (ketamine), 463 complexes Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, 218,
indications, dosage, available sizes, 452 VPD. See Ventricular premature 244
Vetmedin, 463 complexes
indications, dosage, available sizes, 457 VSD. See Ventricular septal defect X
VF. See Ventricular fibrillation VT. See Ventricular tachycardia X chromosomes, 425
VHS. See Vertebral heart size X-linked traits, 425
Vincristine, cardiac neoplasia and, 203 W Xylazine, 418
Viral myocarditis, 108 Waller, Augustus, 77 Xylocaine (lidocaine), 464
dilated cardiomyopathy and, 183 Warfarin + aspirin therapy, arterial indications, dosage, available sizes, 453
Virchow’s triad thromboembolism and, 319
prerequisites for thrombogenesis Warfarin, 164, 445 Z
described by, 305–306 arterial thromboembolism and, 317, Zestril (lisinopril), 464
pulmonary thromboembolism and, 384 436 indications, dosage, available sizes, 453