dvm360's Australian correspondent Phil Tucak, BSc, BVMS, reports on the success of the new membership model at the Australian Veterinary Association and reforms to the veterinary regulatory framework in New South Wales.
|Articles|July 1, 2004
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The Veterinary Care Division of Criticare Systems, Inc. introduces the IQ2 8500Q anesthesia gas monitor.
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The Veterinary Care Division of Criticare Systems, Inc. introduces the IQ2 8500Q anesthesia gas monitor. The IQ2 reduces gas-sampling rates to 50 ml/min., which can accommodate even the smallest patient's lung volume.
Continuous digital readout and waveforms of inspired and expired anesthetic gas agents (halothane, isoflurane, enflurane, desflurane and sevoflurane) are displayed along with respiration, O2 and capnographic CO2 waveforms.
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The device offers crucial anesthesia parameters at an affordable price, with unmatched patient safety and improved patient outcomes, the company says.
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