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IN SUMMARY
Veterinary nurses play a fundamental role in patient
care. Appropriately monitoring patient blood pressure,
documenting results, interpreting them, and communicating
changes and concerns to the clinician provides all members
of the veterinary team with an opportunity to proactively
manage potential problems.

DABP = direct arterial blood pressure; DAP = diastolic
arterial pressure; IABP = indirect arterial blood pressure;
MAP = mean arterial pressure; SAP = systolic arterial
pressure

References
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LILA K. SIERRA
Lila K. Sierra, CVT, VTS (Emergency and
Critical Care) is the assistant nursing
supervisor of the intensive care unit at
Matthew J. Ryan Veterinary Hospital of
University of Pennsylvania. She has lectured
at state conferences and has published
chapters in various veterinary manuals. Her
passion lies in all aspects of advanced nursing
care, including patient advocacy, innovative
nursing development, and education of
prospective veterinarians and nurses.

EMILY SAVINO
Emily Savino, BA, CVT, VTS (Emergency
and Critical Care) is the nursing supervisor
of the intensive care unit at Matthew J.
Ryan Veterinary Hospital of University of
Pennsylvania. She has lectured on veterinary
critical care nursing at conferences and
has published chapters in veterinary texts.
She enjoys teaching new veterinary nurses
the art of “critical thinking” and working in
an environment where she is learning new
things every day.
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