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Adrenaline‐induced acute massive pulmonary oedema in the dog
Author(s) -
Cheng C. P. K.,
Cheng K. K. C.,
Wang J. C. C.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
british journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.432
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1476-5381
pISSN - 0007-1188
DOI - 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1973.tb08557.x
Subject(s) - pulmonary oedema , medicine , lung , body weight , anesthesia , epinephrine , pulmonary edema
Pericardiotomy followed by intravenous injection of adrenaline (1 mg/kg body weight) provides a reliable method for the production of acute massive lung oedema in the dog. The lung wet weight: heart wet weight ratio is found to be the best assessment of the degree of lung oedema. A ratio greater than two represents massive lung oedema.