Eastern diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) envenomation of dogs: 31 cases (1982-2002)

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 22-33

  Willey, Jonathan R ^a   Schaer, Michael ^a  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFALEXIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFAZOLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; COTRIMAZINE; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; ENROFLOXACIN; FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; GENTAMICIN; GLUCOSE; HETASTARCH; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; METRONIDAZOLE; NORMOSOL; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BLEEDING DISORDER; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DOG DISEASE; EDEMA; ENVENOMATION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SNAKE; SURVIVAL RATE; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; THOUGHT DISORDER; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CROTALUS ADAMANTEUS;

EID: 31844450721     PISSN: 15473317     EISSN: 15473317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5326/0410022     Document Type: Review

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