The Positive Preventive Veterinary Experience Protocol approach combines environmental changes, pain-reduction techniques, sensory distraction, and positive reinforcement to make preventive visits less stressful for pets and their owners.
|Articles|June 4, 2009
(Part 1) A technician's role in dermatologic workups
Technicians should be performing diagnostic tests, says Dr. Paul Bloom, DACVDM, DABVP, especially skin scrapings.
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Once doctors delegate the responsibility of completing diagnostic tests for dermatologic cases, you must follow certain steps to do the tests correctly. Here's what you need to know, especially when it comes to skin scrapings.
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