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Pain management in veterinary rehabilitationTreating pain is a fundamental part of practicing good medicine.
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Difficulties with DobermansMany people mistakenly think Doberman pinschers, which have stood alongside soldiers and police officers, arent in need of attention and affection. But being misunderstood isnt the breeds only dilemma. Here are five common Doberman pinscher problems veterinarians should know.
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Surgery STAT: Gastrojejunostomy tubes improve nutritionEDITORS NOTE: A new collaborative column with the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) and DVM Newsmagazine debuts this month. SurgerySTAT offers DVM readers insightful information for preoperative preparation, a surgical technique or postoperative care.
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Market with free giftsYou know the product or service you're recommending could help your patients. The problem is holding clients' attention long enough to explain the benefits.
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Complications of immunosuppressive therapy (Proceedings)While there is no doubt that administration of immunosuppressive drugs to dogs, and sometimes cats, is critical for control of immune-mediated disease, administration of these drugs can cause adverse effects.
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Designing an anesthesia plan (Proceedings)The development of an anesthesia plan is the first step towards well-managed anesthesia care for your patient.
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The dynamic veterinary clinic: Face the changesDr. Andy Roark and his trusty sidekick Meg Pierson walk us through why change is difficult and how to handle it. Also side-swoop bangs and Bowie. Ehh ... just watch the video.
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Practical Matters: Evaluating pupillary light reflexes aids prognosticationCarefully evaluating the pupillary light reflex (PLR), both direct and indirect (consensual), is critical when assessing the prognosis for vision, particularly in patients with glaucoma. So properly performing this quick and easy evaluation is essential.
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Get your priorities straightQ When the phone is ringing, there's a client to be checked out, and a technician has a question, how do I prioritize?
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Challenging cases in internal medicine: An underweight Gordon setter with brittle clawsA 4-year-old, female spayed Gordon setter was evaluated at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital at the University of Wisconsin-Madison because of brittle claws of about one year's duration.
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Toxicology Brief: The critical care of aflatoxin-induced liver failure in dogsThis article focuses on the therapeutic management of canine aflatoxicosis, drawing from treatments used in other cases of hepatotoxicosis or hepatic failure.
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4 characteristics of the Diversify Veterinary Medicine Coalition on its third anniversaryMotivated, action oriented, impactful, and supportive—this organization is making a difference by promoting diversity in veterinary medicine
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Raw meat diet: not enough scientific validity to support useAside from the current debate over vaccination protocols, few topics engender such controversy as the nutrition we provide to our companion animals (or ourselves, for that matter).
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Performing toxicant exposure assessments: A clinical step in effective case management (Proceedings)Units of concentration can refer to a concentration in a liquid or solid material.
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Skills Laboratory: Eyelid laceration repair: A step-by-step guideUse care when repairing lacerations of the eyelid to ensure that functionality of the eye and cosmetic appeal are maintained for the patient.
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Monitoring diabetes mellitus in diabetic cats (Sponsored by Intervet Schering-Plough Animal Health)Protocols for monitoring diabetic cats have evolved over the years. Random spot-checking a blood glucose concentration, although easy to perform, is unacceptable as the sole means of monitoring because it cannot accurately represent the cat's response to insulin. Therefore other methods of monitoring diabetic cats need to be employed.
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Critical care toolsWatch how Dr. Tim Crowe uses these three innovative tools in his critical care patients.
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We need to hospitalize more oftenAsk yourself if you're truly confident the case will proceed well under home care.
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An MD and DVM Q&A with Dr. OpalDr. Steven Opal answers your questions about the flu and kids, cats, and more
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Know laws, responsibility regarding legal pharmacy compoundingDr. Joseph J. Bertone explores they myriad of legal and ethical problems veterinarians face when using some compounded drugs.
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Creating effective employee manualsI want to update my office policy manual, but I'm afraid of overlooking something. What items should I definitely include?
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Managing osteoarthritis (Proceedings)Osteoarthritis can result from direct trauma to the joint or cartilage, injury to ligaments or soft tissues resulting in joint instability, obesity or developmental disease. The effect of osteoarthritis varies, with a wide range of severity and associated radiographic and clinical signs; however, resultant discomfort and activity restrictions can have a profound effect on quality of life.
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FUR REAL: Your new resource for veterinary products informationdvm360.com has launched a product directory that lets you see products available to help your team and your patients in any (seriously-any!) area of your practice. Check it out.
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Dermatologic manifestations and nutritional management of adverse food reactionsMost practitioners recognize that some dogs and cats with pruritus or gastrointestinal conditions can be managed either in part or fully by feeding a limited-antigen diet.
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The ABC's of managing critical problems in neonates (Proceedings)Average puppy and kitten deaths during the first 12 weeks of life approach? 11%-34%. Still births or death within the first 24 hours account for 5% of the losses; an additional 5% loss occurs during the neonatal period; and 0%-5% loss in transitional & socialization periods. Infectious diseases are not the most common cause of neonatal or transitional period mortality.
