The Transfusion Medicine Information Center
The Transfusion Medicine Information Center is a compilation of works developed by many sources. Transfusion protocols should include calculations of volume deficits, administration of other fluid volumes, general fluid loss over time, and other parameters that can affect the patient's recovery. Thanks to the wonderful folks at the Animal Blood Bank® for donating much of the material used to develop this great information resource.
Clinical Trial: Genetic Markers for Diabetes Mellitus in Certain Breeds
Diabetes might have a genetic basis - at least that's the hypothesis for observing an increased incidence in Samoyed and Australian Terrier Dogs. What genes might be responsible? Dr. Rebecca Hess at University of Pennsylvania seeks qualified patients. Please visit the Diabetes Mellitus Clinical Trial Page for more information. Check and see if you have patients that may be eligible for these and other clinical trials! Let's lead the way in clinical trial participation and, as a community, help advance the way we practice medicine!
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Effects of two doses of buprenorphine four or six hours apart on nociceptive thresholds, pain and sedation in dogs after castration
Buprenorphine produced good preoperative sedation and the level of sedation decreased over time after surgery. Administration of the second high dose of buprenorphine did not increase the level of sedation. Both doses of buprenorphine prevented hyperalgesia at the wound and hock postoperatively. Three dogs given the low dose and one dog given the high dose required rescue analgesia with carprofen.
Screening for Echinococcus granulosus in dogs: Comparison between arecoline purgation, coproELISA and coproPCR with necropsy in pre-patent infections
Echinococcus granulosus is an important zoonotic infection of dogs. The purpose of the present study assessed the performance of two laboratory diagnostic methods with arecoline purgation and necropsy in infected dogs. In total, 65 dogs were successfully experimentally infected with protoscoleces of E. granulosus from ovine infection. At 14-34 days post-infection groups of dogs were purged with arecoline hydrobromide and then necropsied.
Deltamethrin-impregnated collars for the control of canine leishmaniasis: evaluation of the protective effect and influence on the clinical outcome of Leishmania infection in kennelled stray dogs
A 2-year field study on kennelled stray dogs living in a highly endemic area of leishmaniasis was designed to evaluate whether deltamethrin-impregnated collars (Scalibor Protector Band) could confer protection against leishmaniasis in this peculiar setting, and to assess differences in clinical outcomes between collared and uncollared dogs.
Abundance and phenotypic diversity of Escherichia coli isolates with diminished susceptibility to expanded-spectrum cephalosporins in faeces from healthy food animals after slaughter
Antimicrobial resistance (AR) is an increasing phenomenon but its quantitative estimation remains controversial. The classical resistance percentage approach is not well suited to detect either emergence or low levels resistance. One option is to shift the focus from strains to hosts.
Factor VIII Deficient Cat With Urinary Blockage And Ureterolith
Any comments or suggestions managing uroliths in a hemophiliac?
German Shepherd Dog With Both Bacterial Endocarditis And Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease
So this dog had two unrelated cardiac conditions, one leading to the chronic changes with the enlarged left atrium, and one causing the acute signs with the arrhythmia and systemic involvement?
Full Bladder Is Dripping Urine While Being Treated For A Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Overdose
Most of the time when we see patients develop incontinence in the hospital, it's due to steroids or fluids and it ends up being a problem that was present and subclinical and the increased urine volume made it clinical. That may be what you have.
Possible Zoonosis From Rabbit
I recently saw a young rabbit with severe pneumonia. Now the child in the family is very ill. The child's physician is asking me if there is anything zoonotic that the rabbit could have had.
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OSHA & Practice Safety
This course is designed for the Practice Owner, Manager or Administrator who desires to understand OSHA's Standards as well as practical ways to implement them in a veterinary practice. We attempt to avoid debating the merits of any particular requirement and focus on how to achieve compliance! This course will cover ALL aspects of a hospital safety program, not just the Hazard Communication Standard. The participants will be provided with many downloadable resources, including the actual text versions of applicable standards. Instructor:
Philip Seibert, CVT Dates:
April 16 – July 9, 2007 Real-time sessions: Mondays: April 16, 23, 30, May 7, 14, mid-term break. Class resumes June 4, 11, 18, 25, and July 2; 9:30 – 11:00 pm ET CE Hours: 15 Tuition:
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Course open to VIN and VSPN members.
Tuition fee includes printed manuals (valued at $72).
For veterinary students interested in taking this course, you are required to purchase the printed manuals at a discounted rate of $55, so please include billing information in your course registration. *Please register early to receive printed manuals prior to the course start date. Required Textbooks:
The Complete Veterinary Practice Regulatory Compliance Manual is a comprehensive reference tool for the practice administrator, covering not only OSHA standards, but a complete range of regulatory issues, including controlled substances and pharmacy operations, labor and employment issues, and ADA compliance. In addition, you'll also receive a copy of Safety Issues for the Veterinary Practice Staff. This self-paced workbook is ideal for training new and existing members of the practice team on the issues important to them and to OSHA! Both books are included in the registration fee for the course. Recommended Textbooks: None To find out more about this course:
Visit the OSHA & Practice Safety page. To register, scroll to the bottom of the course information page and choose the Enroll Now link.
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