Technicians

Listen to Dr. Robin Downing, DAAPM, explain the most important thing for team members to know about pain

If they're like many human medical patients, they don't.

It is important that the technician examines and inform the surgeon of any abnormalities before the patient is anesthetized.

There are a number of references for various modalities accessible through PubMed as well as summarized in various texts.

In a recent survey of the health status of over 31,000 dogs and over 15,000 cats examined at veterinary practices in the United States, the most commonly reported disorders were dental calculus (20.5% prevalence in dogs; 24.2% in cats) and gingivitis (19.5% prevalence in dogs; 13.1% in cats).

Most people who work with animal do so because of an intense love for animals and desire to help them.

For any practice, program or promotion to succeed, regardless of the objectives, the people who are responsible for carrying out the details of the program must be educated on what they are expected to do.

Leukemia: The presence of neoplastic cells in circulation.

Inventory is one of the most profitable and vulnerable segments of income generated within a veterinary hospital.

Quick Eye Anatomy Review and Common Ocular Diseases.

In a recent survey of the health status of over 31,000 dogs and over 15,000 cats examined at veterinary practices in the United States, the most commonly reported disorders were dental calculus (20.5% prevalence in dogs; 24.2% in cats) and gingivitis (19.5% prevalence in dogs; 13.1% in cats).

The recovery period is a very important period where vigilance is the key as complications such as hypoventilation; hypoxemia, hypothermia, pain, and excitation are not uncommon.

Anisocytosis: Variation in cell size, can be either small or large.

A good anesthetist must have an understanding of normal physiology -- as this it is altered by general anesthesia.

Nursing care of critically ill patients can be the determining factor in whether a patient lives or dies.

Animals with acute respiratory distress are often some of the most challenging emergency patients seen by veterinarians.

Diabetes mellitus is a common endocrine disorder in dogs and cats.

When treating oncology patients, technicians realize more stress and job pressure with dealing with chemotherapy drugs that are vasosclerotics such as Adriamycin (doxorubricin).

Endoscopic use is increasingly utilized in small animal hospitals because endoscopic tools have great utility in the evaluation of patients with respiratory, gastrointestinal and genitourinary tract disease.

It is important to be able to identify oral pathology and anomalies.

In the previous lecture, the importance of being able to identify periodontal indices was discussed as well as the importance of correctly recording that pathology on dental charts.

Understanding the operation and maintenance of the anesthesia deliver system (ADS) is essential for operator and patient safety.

Performing a complete dental prophylaxis entails much more than removing plaque and calculus from the teeth.

The veterinary technician [VT] plays a crucial role in many aspects of evaluation of the ophthalmic patient in our hospital.

The veterinary staff sees families at their moments of greatest worry concerning their companion animals.

In the last few years it is still apparent that the best test to use in the initial approach to the patient with hyperthyroidism is measurement of total T4 (TT4) concentrations.

The human genome is composed of about 3 billion base pairs, of which only about 2% forms coding DNA (genes); the rest is non-coding and serves various functions, such as gene regulation.

If the owner calls your clinic first, and states that the animal is recumbent, instruct them to transport the animal on a plywood stretcher or similar firm support system if at all possible.

There are many factors that play a role in airway management and ventilation.

Oral disease is one of the most prevalent diseases in dogs and cats.