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Check out all the great resources we've compiled for students (and students at heart) in the VIN Student Center. You will find a link in the VINDEX on the Front Page and in VIN's Library. WALTHAM(R) Helps Sponsor Student Access to VIN! Remember, WALTHAM(R) USA helps sponsors Student Access to VIN. Please take a moment to send a big "Thank You!" to WALTHAM(ThankYouWaltham@VIN.com) for their generous support of the VIN Student Member program.
What's New In VIN?
If you weren't able to attend, be sure to read the transcript of last Sunday's Rounds. And in the Library you'll find these new additions: Forms Collection: Slides/Movies Collection: Click the Library button on VIN's main nav bar to take a look at these new items. What's new on VeterinaryPartner.com: VeterinaryPartner.com, VIN's online information resource for your clients, is always adding new content. This week we added:
Surgical Approaches to Ovariectomy in Mares
A colpotomy approach should not be used to remove ovaries larger than 8 to 10 cm in diameter. Ovaries up to 15 cm in diameter can be removed safely through a flank approach, and larger ovaries should be removed through a celiotomy incision.
Use of Fetal Skeletal Mineralization for Prediction of Parturition Date in Cats
Parturition date can be accurately predicted within 3 days on the basis of the identification of key fetal structures in most cats.
Feline Intracranial Neoplasia: Retrospective Review of 160 Cases (1985-2001)
The most common neurological signs were altered consciousness (n = 42, 26.2%), circling (n = 36, 22.5%), and seizures (n = 36, 22.5%). Cats without specific neurological signs were common (n = 34, 21.2%). The tumor was considered an incidental finding in 30 (18.8%) cats. Lesion location was predictive of tumor type with diffuse cerebral or brainstem involvement predictive of lymphoma and third ventricle involvement predictive of meningioma.
Frostbite in Birds: Pathophysiology and Treatment
The most clinically significant component of frostbite is vascular injury and early surgical intervention is contraindicated.
Client Release Form For Declining Fecal Tests?
Our practice is trying to become more compliant with the CDC recommendations for parasite control in animals. We would like to make up a form for those clients who decline fecal exams. Any suggestions?
Drug Companies: Truth In Advertising
I agree that industry sponsoring/subsidizing CE is a slippery slope with veterinary medicine and it's getting steeper and more slippery. According to the information we get from national CE conferences, it is only because of "generous grants" from these companies that conference registration fees remain so low.
LDDS Affected By Genesis Topical Steroid?; General Guidelines For Testing For Cushing's
LDDST is actually probably more subject to false positives than the ACTH stim. A dog that is sick or stressed for another reason can have a positive result. My approach is that if Cushing's is severe enough that it could become life-threatening if untreated, then it is usually easy to diagnose. The mild or early cases are the tough ones - but they also can probably do fine without treatment (as long as you check for serious complications like UTI or hypertension).
Updating My Anesthetic Protocol: Premeds, Analgesia
Truthfully, the no-premed induction works very well for us but I'm just not comfortable not addressing the issue of pain, so I'm hoping you can help me ease this transition.
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 Sunday Rounds
Sunday, February 1 - NO Rounds
It's SuperBowl Sunday in the USA!
Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, February 3, 9:30 pm ET -
One month gone in 2004! How is it going so far? Stop by and tell us.
Rounds Room How To Use VIN Course: Part 1
Wednesday, February 4, 9:30 pm ET -
Learn how to use your computer and VIN. Email Nate@VIN.com for more information about this free three-part course.
Rounds Room
Sunday Rounds
Sunday, February 8, 10 pm ET -
Join Matthew Johnston, VMD, DABVP (Avian), for Rabbit Gastrointestinal Disorders.
Rounds Room
Recent Rounds
* VIN Town Hall
* Securities Investment Strategies
* Case Study of Feline Respiratory Distress
* Atopic Dermatitis Update
* Highlights Of The Annual Dental Forum
* Chemistry Pitfalls
* Puzzled About FIP?
 Abstract Of The Week:
Ultrasound evaluation of small bowel thickness in normal dogs
Website Of The Week:
February is National Pet Dental Month, and more...
Book Review:
BSAVA Manual Of Ornamental Fish, Second Edition
This resource is available in the VINstore.
eVetsites Tip of the Week:
User Names and Passwords in the eVetsite System
VINner Survey Results:
* Veterinary Support Staff
* Client Sympathy Response
* Grape/Raisin
* Consumer Reports
* ACE Inhibitor Use in Dogs
* Imaging & Telemedicine
* Nasal Mites
* Euthanasia Procedures
* FATE
* Veterinary Career Survey, Part 1
From the Boards:
* Acetaminophen Poisoning
* When Do You Auto-Transfuse?
* Digital Radiography
* Cat Bite Gone Haywire
Basic Oncology
- Do you know how to stage your cancer patients?
- Do you feel unprepared for the questions your clients have about surgery, radiation, immunotherapy, chemotherapy, and analgesia?
- Do you turn into a quivering, indecisive mass when trying to choose the best treatment?
VIN CE can help! Sign up for Basic Oncology. Instuctors:
Drs. Betsy Hershey, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology); Pamela D. Jones, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology) Resident Radiation Oncology; Elaine R. Caplan, DVM, DACVS, DABVP; Philip J. Bergman, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM (Oncology); Craig A Clifford, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Oncology); Susan Wynn, DVM; Greg Ogilvie, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology) Dates:
February 23 - April 19, 2004
Interactive Sessions:
Monday; Feb 23, March 1, March 8, March 15, March 22, March 29, April 12 ; 9:30 - 11:30 PM ET Course Description:
This will be an introduction to the basic principles of oncology including: biopsy techniques and clinical staging of cancer patients, basic principles of chemotherapy and radiation therapy including adverse effects, surgical treatment of cancer, the role of biologic and immunotherapy in cancer, palliative therapy, including pain management of the cancer patient, and an introduction to complementary cancer therapies with a focus on nutrition. CE Hours: 14 CE Credits Tuition:
Member/ $202, Non-Member/$287 by February 9th;
Member/ $224, Non-Member/$319 after February 9th;
VSPN okay To Register:
Visit Basic Oncology and click on the Enroll now link. Interested in some other online VIN CE?
Scheduled courses include: 2004 Courses with Dates TBD: - Topics in Nephrology
- Organ System Pathophysiology Review
- Emerging and Exotic Diseases of Animals
- Ferret Medicine
Click the CE button on VIN's main nav bar to learn more about these courses -- and to sign up!
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