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An introduction to the concept of veterinary hospice care (Proceedings)Mention the word hospice and the term alone evokes varying degrees of emotion in people. If this is a service that you have had the opportunity to be involved with personally it can stir up some powerful emotions of loss. And, depending on the circumstances, it can either conjure up peaceful and grateful feelings or a negative and adverse reaction.
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Think veterinarians can't negotiate? Think againIf you're sick of paying more and getting less, its time to put your fear aside and ask for what you want.
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Heartworm disease: What lies beneathDr. Stephen Jones takes us on a pictorial journey of the gross effects of heartworm infections in veterinary patients.
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Left displaced abomasum: surgical and medical advances (Proceedings)Left displaced abomasum (LDA) is a common gastrointestinal disorder of lactating dairy cattle. Left displaced abomasum, right displaced abomasum (RDA), and abomasal volvulus (AV) are common abdominal diseases of lactating dairy cows characterized by varying degrees of abomasal distension and displacement.
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The neurologic examination: peripheral nerves and miscellany (Proceedings)Mechanical injuries to peripheral nerves occur because of compression, entrapment, transection, laceration, ischemia, crushing, stretching, or chemical or burn damage. Neurapractic lesions are characterized by a failure of conduction of the action potential across the injured axonal segment.
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Equine neonatal sepsis: causes, consequences, diagnosis (Proceedings)Bacterial septicemia is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in equine neonates. Survival rates reported over the last 5 years in retrospective studies of septicemic foals are highly variable, ranging between 40 and 70%, and comparisons among studies are difficult because of differences in case definition.
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Update on preconditioning (Proceedings)Beef production is shifting toward a consumer focus and new areas are achieving more attention including: individual animal identification, value-based marketing, food safety, as well as source, process, and age verification.
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How to perform a feline perineal urethrostomyA step-by-step surgical guide, tips to optimize results, and revision techniques, just in case.
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Diagnosing and treating feline asthma (including the use of inhalants) (Proceedings)Asthma in human beings is a chronic inflammatory disease within the lower airways (bronchi and bronchioles) that causes cough, wheeze and exercise intolerance. These clinical signs are the result of a decrease in airflow through airways that are narrowed from excessive mucus secrection, airway wall edema and bronchoconstriction.
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Audio: The rarity of zebras in your lab workDr. Adam Birkenheuer explains the relevance of Occam's razor when looking through your laboratory test results.From the CVC in San Diego, veterinary internist Dr. Adam Birkenheuer explains the relevance of Occam's razor when looking through your laboratory test results.
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The importance of taking a complete dermatologic historyAnd how to do it right-including a comprehensive downloadable client history form.
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Vertical transmission of infectious disease in cattle (Proceedings)The potential for several economically important infectious diseases of cattle to be vertically transmitted from dam to offspring is of understandable concern to veterinarians and producers alike.
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Troubleshooting milk fat depression on dairy farms (Proceedings)Milk fat depression is a common finding of veterinarians and nutritionists on dairy farms, especially during the warmer summer months. Troubleshooting cases of milk fat depression can be challenging as often there are a number of causes that are contributing to the problem.
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Anesthetizing neurologic patients (Proceedings)Whether you are faced with anesthetizing a patient with the potential of increased intracranial pressure (ICP) or a patient with a spinal cord injury, there are special anesthetic considerations that should be made. Each patient should be thoroughly evaluated and an appropriate anesthetic protocol should be formulated.
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4 New Years resolutions for veterinary techniciansWant a resolution youll actually stick with? Pick one that will make where you spend the majority of your daythe veterinary clinica better place to be for you, your patients and the people around you.
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Responding to disaster 9/11 ten years later: reflections of a life changing event (Proceedings)VMAT's mission is to provide medical care for sick or injured animals resulting from a disaster, when the local veterinary community has been overwhelmed.
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Veterinarians should alert clients to the top 5 toxins in companion birdsThese common household items could put your veterinary clients' pets at risk of illness-or even death.
