Partner CE from Upstate Veterinary Specialties

DVM Track

Agnieska Kent DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology)

NYSED CE Credits: 1.5 (DVM)

This course will discuss common cardiac emergencies and how to identify and determine the primary problem through effective history-taking, physical examination, and diagnostics. We will discuss how to approach each emergent condition with treatment strategies and monitoring to help you be as successful as possible in helping your patients through these life-threatening conditions.

Learning Objectives

1. Identify pericardial effusion and safely perform pericardiocentesis
2. Identify and treat emergent cardiac arrhythmias
3. Identify of acute congestive heart failure and cardiogenic shock, diagnostic and treatment strategies
4. Identification of arteria thromboembolism of the cat, treatment and prognostic indicators, and current survival and prognostic statistics
5. Syncope, how to differentiate from seizures, the different causes, and possible treatments

Qualifications and Experience

Dr. Agnieszka Kent was raised in beautiful Halifax, Nova Scotia in Canada. She earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the Atlantic Veterinary College at the University of Prince Edward Island in 2007. Agnieszka then went on to complete a one-year internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph. In 2011 she completed a three-year residency in Cardiology and a Master’s degree in Comparative and Veterinary Medicine at The Ohio State University. She received Diplomate status in cardiology from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) in 2011.

Following the completion of her residency, Agnieszka worked in referral hospitals in Montreal, Quebec, and Connecticut. Her love for cardiology started with cardiac physiology and pharmacology during her undergraduate education. However, her true passion is providing compassionate and loving care to her patients and helping their families through the complexities of heart disease. Some of her points of interest include feline cardiac disease, congenital heart disease, and congestive heart failure therapy.

In her spare time Agnieszka enjoys spending time outdoors, snowboarding, hiking, biking, and camping with her husband, two daughters, and Schnauzer mix “Posie.” “She also loves to snuggle on the couch with her cat Frankie and read a book.”