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Transfusion medicine (Proceedings)Transfusion products are commercially available through various commercial vendors, or practitioners can utilize staff or client owned pets as blood donors. Because of the continued increases in demand and repeated shortages, having an internal source is important.
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The equine corneal noninfectious ulcerative keratitis (Proceedings)Major refractive structure of the eye due to the large refractive index change at the air / cornea interface
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Why we need to teach dog owners to leave no poo behindScooping the poop is good for pets, people and the environmenthere's why.
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Logical diagnostic approach to canine orthopedics (Proceedings)Orthopedic diseases in dogs account for ~22% of all small animal diagnoses, based on the Veterinary Medical Data Base. The canine orthopedic diagnostic flow chart presented here (Figure) is a useful tool for diagnosing orthopaedic diseases in dogs by guiding the clinician to the most likely and logical group of diagnoses.
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Veterinary hospice care guidelines (Proceedings)Many of the hospice and palliative care principles that have been successfully adopted in human hospice for decades are now being embraced to provide end of life care for terminal pets and their families by veterinary professionals. Steve Miles, M.D. said, "Death is not a medical event.
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CVC highlight: It's all in the eyes: A look at ocular signs of diseaseDr. Kaese reviews ocular signs that may indicate systemic disease in patients.
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Canine Cushing's Case Files: The ins and outs of detection and treatment-Case file: Boca (Sponsored by Dechra Veterinary Products)It can be intimidating in a complex case such as Boca's to try a new drug and treatment protocol for the first time.
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Becoming a veterinary leaderBreak lazy management habits by identifying how you've grown complacent-it's uncomfortable, but necessary.
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Approach to hypotensive patients (Proceedings)In order to understand and approach hypotensive patients, one must first understand blood pressure. Although not a true measure of perfusion, blood pressure is one of the most non-invasive means the veterinary field has of measuring whether or not the tissues are getting enough blood and ultimately enough oxygen.
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Multimodality approach to soft tissue sarcomas in dogs and cats (Proceedings)Soft tissue sarcomas comprise 7% and 15% of all skin and subcutaneous tumors in cats and dogs, respectively. The annual incidence of soft tissue sarcomas in companion animals is approximately 17 per 100,000 cats and 35 per 100,000 dogs.
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Alpha-2 agonists and analgesia (Proceedings)In the veterinary profession, ?-2 adrenergic receptor agonists (?-2 agonists) are either loved or feared; this is often determined by a veterinarian's familiarity with the drug. There is no doubt that ?-2 agonists have complex effects, but understanding ?-2 agonists increase options for analgesic use, as well as sedation.
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How owners can help monitor heart disease in their petsTell owners to be on the lookout for this early indicator of worsening disease.
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Q&A: Im ready to work on exotic pets! Where do I start?Dip your toe in exotics with these first steps for veterinarians ready to delve into caring for pets that are less commonbut no less lovable.
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The dos and don'ts of treating ocular disease in cats (Proceedings)Apocrine sweat gland tumors in the glands of moll. Single or multiple, dark color, benign, resemble human apocrine hidrocystomas.
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Idea Exchange: Perineal hernia repair: A new approachThis alternative method for repairing a common condition in male dogs offers advantages for both the patient and the surgeon.
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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.
