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Non‐invasive blood pressure measurement in cats
Author(s) -
Caney Sarah
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inpract.29.7.398
Subject(s) - cats , blood pressure , medicine , intensive care medicine
EVALUATION of blood pressure is indicated in a large number of situations, and facilities for its measurement are now essential in all practices seeing cats. This article describes the different techniques and machines currently available for non‐invasive measurement of blood pressure in feline patients. It also provides some guidelines on interpretation of readings. As clinicians will be all too aware, blood pressure is a labile parameter — and not just in cats. Studies in human beings and other species have shown that it varies throughout the day, with stress and exercise, and can fluctuate enormously within seconds.