Adrenaline-induced acute massive pulmonary oedema in the dog.
Pericardiotomy followed by intravenous injection of adrenaline (1 mg/kg body weight) provides a reliable method for the production of acute massive lung oedema in the dog. The lung wet weight: heart wet weight ratio is found to be the best assessment of the degree of lung oedema. A ratio greater than two represents massive lung oedema.
D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000633:toxicity*; D006321:Heart; D008168:Lung; D008722:Methods; D009929:Organ Size; D010496:Pericardium / Q000601:surgery; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000139:chemically induced*
D004837:Epinephrine