Dr. Christopher Byers – Emergency Critical Care
About Christopher Byers DVM, ACVECC

Dr. Christopher G. Byers is a practicing board-certified veterinary emergency & critical care and small animal internal medicine specialist, as well as a certified veterinary journalist, based in Omaha, Nebraska. He received his Bachelor of Science degree as a University Honors Scholar in Animal Sciences from Colorado State University and his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Cornell University. Dr. Byers is the Co-Editor of the textbook, Feline Emergency & Critical Care Medicine, and the upcoming textbook, Canine Emergency & Critical Care Medicine. He has also published chapters and articles in numerous textbooks and peer-reviewed medical journals. Dr. Byers is a renowned international speaker, and his clinical areas of interest are hematology, immunology, sepsis, and endocrinology.
Presentation Synopsis
1. Brachyocephalic Airway Syndrome (BOAS)
2. Practical Approach to the Acute Abdomen
3. Chronic Kidney Disease
4. Immune Mediated Thrombocytopenia
5. Remembering the Basics in Treatment of Shock
6. Common Cardiac Emergencies
7. Chronic Vomiting in Cats
8. Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Cats
9. Pattern-Based Approach to Respiratory Distress
10. Practical Approach to the Acute Abdomen
11. Acute Pancreatitis in Dogs
12. Hyperadrenocorticism - Diagnosis & Management
13. Practical Diagnosis & Management of IMHA
14. Urethral Obstruction in Cats
15. Common Upper Airway Disorders
16. Pattern Recognition in Respiratory Distress
17. A Practical Approach to Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia
18. Hypoadrenocorticism (Addison’s disease)
19. The Problem of Persistent Puking
20. Remembering the Basics in treatment of shock
21. Delving into Diabetic Ketoacidosis
22. Feline Thyrotoxicosis
23. Fluid Therapy Update, including endothelial glycocalyx
