Presentation Description / Summary: The veterinary technicians role in inflammatory diseases of the CNS is wide ranging involving the initial triage, diagnostic plan, nursing care and client education. This discussion will include the presenting clinical signs for these disease processes, how they are diagnosed and the technicians role in obtaining these diagnostics. The nursing care plays a vital role in the care of these patients as well as the client education for the long term management of patients with CNS diseases.
Learner Outcomes: 1) Understanding of diagnosis and treatment of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases of the nervous system 2) Understanding of diagnosis and treatment of infectious inflammatory disease of the nervous system
Learning Objectives:
understand the presenting clinical signs for patients with MUO, SRMA and steroid responsive tremor syndrome.
know the diagnostic tests and advanced imaging that can be used to diagnose MUO, SRMA and steroid responsive tremor syndrome.
provide the nursing care and client education needed for patients with MUO, SRMA or steroid responsive tremor syndrome.
