Cases

Case breakdowns and teaching.

Dr. Hayley walks you through real cardiac cases the way she would a colleague. The ECG, the echo, and the call, one step at a time.

ECGAnesthesia10 min read

An arrhythmia in a young dog before surgery.

A healthy two-year-old dog, booked in for a spay, with a rhythm that is regularly irregular. Dr. Hayley works through the ECG to answer the only question that matters before anesthesia. Is this disease, or is this a normal dog doing a normal thing?

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Anesthesia12 min read

Complete heart block in a cat.

A twelve-year-old cat booked in for a mass removal, bright and active at home, with no conduction at all reaching his ventricles. Dr. Hayley reads the AV dissociation, the escape rhythm keeping him alive, and why anesthesia is the real risk.

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ECG12 min read

Premature atrial complexes in a Cavalier.

A Cavalier with a soft murmur and the occasional early beat. Dr. Hayley reads the premature P wave and the pause that follows, from the six-lead ECG to the echo, then explains what those early beats say about the mitral valve underneath.

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