Understanding and Treatment Strategies of Hypertension and Hyperkalemia in Chronic Kidney Disease.

Hypertension and potassium imbalance are commonly observed in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. The development of hypertension would be related to several mechanisms. Hypertension is related to body mass index, dietary salt intake, and volume overload and is treated with antihypertensives.

Effect of intra-abdominal hypertension on plasma exogenous creatinine clearance in conscious and anesthetized dogs.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) on plasma exogenous creatinine clearance in both conscious and anesthetized dog models using a balloon technique to generate intra-abdominal hypertension.

Design: Prospective, cross-over, experimental study.

Setting: University-based small animal research facility.

Cranial versus caudal thoracic epidural anesthesia using three volumes of lidocaine in conscious Beagle dogs.

Objective: To compare the effects of epidural injection of three volumes of lidocaine injected at the third (T3) or eleventh thoracic vertebra (T11) in conscious dogs to induce thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) and to measure the epidural dispersion of iohexol under similar conditions.

Study Design: Prospective crossover experiment.

Animals: A group of five Beagle dogs weighing 10.

A novel balloon technique to induce intra-abdominal hypertension and its effects on cardiovascular parameters in a conscious dog model.

Objective: To evaluate a new balloon technique to induce intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome in a conscious dog model, and to evaluate the effect of intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) on cardiovascular, respiratory, and arterial blood gas values in conscious dogs with IAH.

Design: Prospective, experimental study.

Setting: University-based small animal research facility.

Effect of tiletamine-zolazepam on the intraocular pressure of the dog.

Objective: To determine the effect of tiletamine-zolazepam (TZ) on canine intraocular pressure (IOP).

Animals Studied: Six healthy dogs without ocular abnormalities were used in this study.

Procedures: The study was carried out as a crossover experimental trial with a 7-day interval between treatments.

The volume effect of lidocaine on thoracic epidural anesthesia in conscious Beagle dogs.

Objective: To evaluate the volume effect of local anesthetic solution on thoracic epidural analgesia in dogs.

Study Design: Prospective, experimental trial.

Animals: Five healthy adult Beagle dogs weighing 9.