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April 15th 2024
Researchers looked at the diagnostic traits and prognostic outcomes of this disease
Reading radiographs like a crime scene investigator (Proceedings)
August 1st 2011Reading radiographs and crime scene investigation require similar skills. Both require identifying a victim, crime, considering the most likely suspects, looking for clues and then building your case or "telling the story". Sticking to these principles will result in a higher conviction rate.
What changes on a thoracic radiograph are age acceptable? (Proceedings)
August 1st 2011Interpretation of radiographic findings must take patient age and breed into account. Both cats and dogs have typical or age acceptable juvenile and geriatric findings that should not be assumed pathologic. The following is a partial list of age and breed acceptable thoracic findings.
Bladder and reproductive ultrasonography: the good the bad and the really ugly (Proceedings)
August 1st 2011Clipping the hair and applying alcohol and ultrasound gel is important for maximizing image quality. Ultrasound of the bladder should be performed with the bladder distended; therefore, the patient should not urinate prior to the exam. If the bladder is small and disease is suspected waiting until it fills or filling the bladder with isotonic saline is recommended.