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Head tilts in rabbits (Proceedings)One of the more common abnormal presentations of disease in rabbits is a head tilt, which is often accompanied by nystagmus and circling.
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Nuances of blood films: interpreting abnormal WBC and red cell morphology (Proceedings)The first part of this session will discuss increased or atypical WBC morphology and describe clues to determine whether the process is leukemic or reactive in origin.
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Diagnostic dilemmas in parasitology (Proceedings)Most parasitologic diagnoses are straightforward, but there are several situations where making diagnosis of parasitic infection or disease is more difficult and potentially confusing.
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Pain management in large animals: Should we be doing more? (Proceedings)In 2001, a letter to the editor of Veterinary Record from a highly experienced equine practitioner suggested that horses experience little or no pain after castration and questioned the routine administration of postoperative analgesic medications for all equine castrations.
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Answering your questions: Sedating and anesthetizing patients that have organ system dysfunctionPreanesthetic evaluations can reduce morbidity by alerting a clinician to take action to optimize a patient's preoperative status and perioperative management.
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Skills Laboratory: How to perform a caudal superficial epigastric flapUse this axial pattern flap to treat ipsilateral or contralateral wounds on the perineum, hindlimbs, or mid torso.
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Schedule veterinary appointments now!Keep your veterinary clients coming back by pre-booking your spay and neuter appointments.
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Cardiac emergencies (Proceedings)Emergencies related to cardiac disease are common, and can be difficult to differentiate from non cardiac diseases with similar clinical signs. The emergency clinician must be able to differentiate between cardiac and non-cardiac diseases using subtle clues obtained from a brief physical examination, and an understanding of common cardiac conditions.
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Creating a successful performance improvement planA PIP can be a constructive way to help address challenges for employees having trouble meeting expectations
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Semen quality and artificial insemination (Proceedings)The semen factors thought to be most important to fertility are the number, the morphology and the motility of the spermatozoa.
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Veterinary associates: Focus on patient care and money will followThink practice owners are "all about the money?" Listen to Denise Tumblin's take.
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I'm not counting on selling my practice for retirementI invest, I earn a lot as an owner, and I plan to retire at a reasonable age.
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Practical Matters: The disadvantages of digital tonometry in estimating intraocular pressureAlthough historically digital tonometry has been recommended as a means of estimating intraocular pressure in dogs and cats, I find the method extremely unreliable.
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Update on elimination outside the litter boxMarking behavior isn't the problem it once was, says veterinary specialist.
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Respiratory emergencies: surgical intervention for respiratory distress (Proceedings)A number of respiratory emergencies may ultimately require surgical intervention, but the surgical techniques most likely to be indicated on an emergent basis are tube tracheostomy, tracheal resection/anastomosis, tube thoracostomy, and diaphragmatic hernia repair.
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Practical Matters: Abnormally low capnography readings may not be due to hyperventilationUsing capnography or a capnometer to determine end-tidal CO2 (ETCO2) is a simple, practical, and noninvasive way to monitor patient ventilation during anesthesia.
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Canine hepatozoonosis: Differentiation between H. Canis and H. Americanum (Proceedings)Two species of Hepatozoon organisms have been reported to infect domestic dogs worldwide.
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A bonus for good buysAt our practice, we have an inventory team that handles ordering and tracking of drugs, lab supplies, food, and so on. But we still struggle with inventory accuracy. Would establishing an incentive program for the inventory team help?
