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Dr. John Albers readies his departure from AAHA, but still believes in his profession.

Lexington, Ky. -- Lectures on equine lameness, neurologic disease and performance examinations will be offered in a tropical setting during the American Association of Equine Practitioners' (AAEP) 12th annual Resort Symposium Jan. 24-26 in Costa Rica.

Germantown, Md. -- The American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) honored several surgical residents for publication in Veterinary Surgery and for presentation of scientific research in poster format and at the Residents' Forum.

Epidemiology is the study of health related states within a specified population.

Helicobacter pylori infection is the most common cause of chronic gastritis and peptic ulceration in humans.

Veterinarians have been a privilege to use and prescribe FDA approved drugs in an extra label manner and to compound drugs to meet the specific health care needs of the diverse patients.

Immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA) is a devastating disease in dogs with a reported mortality rate that ranges between 29% and 70% in the veterinary literature.

Often, the concurrent administration of more than one drug is necessary to achieve therapeutic goals.

A guide to approriate fluid therapy administration.

Ever wondered how a veterinary generic drug is assumed to be interchangeable with the pioneer drug in a clinical setting?

Giardia is a flagellate protozoan parasite commonly encountered in small animal veterinary practice.

Gastric dilatation and volvulus syndrome (GDV) is a life-threatening condition primarily affecting large breed dogs.

The concern that consumers and retailers have for food safety has shifted need for food safety programs back to farm level.

The field of veterinary clinical pharmacology is growing tremendously with new veterinary drugs introduced and with the use of human labeled drugs in veterinary patients.

The first step in the approach to the acutely vomiting dog is to determine that vomiting and not regurgitation is present.

The license to practice veterinary medicine is a privilege that is extended to only those that are qualified by way of formal education and training to competently provide the necessary services.

Chronic large bowel diarrhea is a common problem in dogs. Diarrhea is often accompanied by hematochezia, excess fecal mucus, and tenesmus.

It is not uncommon for veterinarians working with companion animals to run into suspected intoxications, especially when multiple animals from the same household are affected.

Epilepsy is a heterogeneous symptom complex characterized by chronic recurrence of finite episodes of brain dysfunction resulting from abnormal discharge of cerebral neurons.

Shock can be classified into general categories: hypovolemic, maldistribution, and cardiogenic.

Cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation (CPCR) refers to the re-establishment of circulation and preservation of neurologic function following an arrest.

In many veterinary practices today, obtaining informed consent consists of the receptionist placing a consent form in front of the client and telling the client they need to sigh the form so the doctor can perform the surgery or treat the animal.

The vomiting reflex is a complex mechanism that can be initiated peripherally from the GI tract, pharynx, chemoreceptor trigger zone (CRTZ), and vestibular systems or centrally at the emetic center in the brain.

Anemia is commonly seen in veterinary emergency and critical care medicine.

The practice of emergency ultrasound is based on two paradigms: immediate results and focused examinations.

Busting the top veterinary pharmacology myths.

It is not uncommon for veterinarians working with companion animals to run into suspected intoxications where the actual toxicant cannot be identified.

An enormous amount of information can be obtained from an abdominal radiograph, especially in emergency/critical care situations.

It has been my experience in an academic environment that mycotoxicoses are generally thought to be exclusively a large animal problem.

Most self-governing professions are also guided by rules of ethics in their practices so as to further ensure the protection of the public from the unscrupulous or incompetent practitioner.