In episode 50 of the Medical Nursing Podcast, we’re talking about one of the most challenging oesophageal disorders to manage - oesophageal foreign bodies.

Patients with oesophageal foreign bodies can vary from being well at the time of presentation to ones with significant, chronic obstructions where patients are significantly unwell at the time of presentation.

Removal is risky, and complications like pneumothorax are very real, but by understanding the primary considerations for these patients, we can start preparing for them, minimising complications, and giving even better care.

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Ever seen a megaoesophagus patient before?

These patients can be really tough to nurse - they’ve often got severe regurgitation and aspiration pneumonia, and alongside assisting with diagnosis and providing nutritional support, need intensive respiratory support too.

Giving great care to these patients starts with understanding what megaoesophagus is, the types we see, and how we treat and nurse these patients - which is exactly what we’re talking about in episode 49 of the Medical Nursing Podcast.

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We know that gastrointestinal diseases are amongst the most common diseases we see in practice.

And giving great care to these patients starts with understanding how the GI tract works, which is precisely what we’re exploring in the first episode of our brand-new series on GI disease.

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Today is a first for the podcast - we’re using a case study to discuss how we can provide even better care to our haematology patients!

From performing initial diagnostic tests to running a blood donation and transfusion and everything in between, we’ll break it all down in this episode - so you can walk away and give confident care to your own haematology patients.

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Let me ask you this.

Who does the blood transfusions in your practice? The vets? Or the nurses?

Yes, it will be us monitoring the patient and collecting the vitals, but who…

• Calculates the blood?

• Prepares it?

• Performs the donations?

• Cares for the donors?

If it’s not the nurses, I’m going to suggest it should be - because there’s no reason for us not to do all of these things (as long as we run our plan past the vets and ensure they agree before going ahead!)

In this episode of the Medical Nursing Podcast we’re taking the confusion out of transfusions, so you can confidently care for your haematology patients in practice.

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Anticoagulant rodenticide toxicity is one of the most common toxicities reported in dogs and can cause severe bleeding if not identified and managed quickly.

These patients often present as emergencies and can require intensive treatment and nursing care - and how to deliver that care is exactly what we’ll be diving into in this episode of the Medical Nursing Podcast.

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Got a young patient who just won’t stop bleeding from their microchip site, vaccine site, or gingiva after deciduous tooth loss? There’s a good chance they have a coagulopathy.

We see two types of coagulopathy in practice - congenital and acquired - and it’s those congenital ones we’re discussing today. It’s important we pick up on these as soon as possible in the patient’s life, to prevent severe haemorrhage at the time of neutering or during other procedures.

Identifying congenital coagulopathies starts with understanding what they are, and how they impact our patients - which is exactly what you’ll be able to do after this episode.

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Picture this: you’re on the admit shift on a Tuesday morning, and your next patient is a 6-month-old Doberman for routine neutering.

Is there anything you’d be particularly worried about before surgery? Is there anything you’d discuss with the client or any tests you’d speak to your vet about?

Dobermans are a classic breed affected by von Willebrand’s disease, which is a disease that sits somewhere between thrombocytopenia and coagulopathy. If they have it, bleeding is a very real risk.

Thankfully, if we know beforehand, we can implement strategies to manage the patient’s disease and prevent severe haemorrhage. That starts with understanding von Willebrand’s disease and how it works, which is exactly what we’re covering in this episode of the Medical Nursing Podcast.

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