10 Best Kept VIN Secrets Revealed!
Having trouble keeping up with all the different features and new content on VIN? Join Paul D. Pion, DVM, DACVIM and Nate Lissant, DVM for 10 Best Kept VIN Secrets and learn a few tricks and tips this Sunday. You might just get a sneak peek at some new tools that are in the works! To find out what other interesting rounds topics are coming soon, see This Week's Rounds Schedule. NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK and discuss
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Red Flags Rule Materials
in the New
Legal Specialty Center
The Red Flags Rule is a hot topic on the boards and a concern for all veterinary practices, so by request, there is a new collection of Red Flags Rule materials that can be found in the new Legal Specialty Center. Your comments and feedback are welcome as this new specialty center continues to evolve. Please check back regularly for updated information. The center can be reached through the Specialty Centers page of the VIN Library.
On-line Dermatology Text Book
Dermatology for the Small Animal Practitioner by Dr. R. Mueller is now available in the VIN Library. This online text is one of the Made Easy Series books published by Teton NewMedia. Busy small animal practioners will appreciate the practical introduction to veterinary dermatology, case workups and full color photos. Get help diagnosing and managing skin diseases you see every day in your practice. Learn how to perform a solid workup in patients with rare or complicated skin diseases that may require further reading, referral to, or advice from a veterinary dermatologist. Special thanks to Teton NewMedia for providing this text to VINners.
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Texas Farm Radio
Ivermectin toxicosis in dogs: a retrospective study
Clinical signs of ivermectin toxicosis may be seen in some animals at doses lower than previously reported. The clinician should be aware that clinical signs may develop even at dosages previously thought to be of little risk e.g., 0.2 to 2.5 mg/kg even in breeds historically considered to have normal p-glycoprotein function.
Experimental infection of pigs with the human 1918 pandemic influenza virus
Presented data support the hypothesis that the 1918 pandemic influenza virus was able to infect and replicate in swine, causing a respiratory disease, and that the virus was likely introduced into the pig population during the 1918 pandemic, resulting in the current lineage of the classical H1N1 swine influenza viruses.
Endocrine effects of the GnRH antagonist, acyline, in domestic dogs
A single acyline treatment safely and reversibly decreased serum gonadotrophin and T concentrations in dogs for 9 days.
How many new grads change careers?
I was talking to one of my classmates who is probably going to quit fairly soon. She said if she had it to do over again knowing what she knows now, she would not have gone through vet school. I know of at least three people in addition to her that have given up the profession in the 11 yrs since we graduated.
Will palladia work on malignant melanoma?
Not that I am aware of documented. It will only be after Palladia has been used much more widely that we'll really "know" about what its best indications really are. The "know" is in quotes because even then it is likely that most of the data will be anecdotal.
Cat's weight loss due to severe, chronic damage of the liver and pancreas
You were on the money. There were stones in the pancreas. It was severe chronic active sclerosing cholangiohepatitis with biliary hyperplasia and multiple biliary cystadenomas. We had to euthanize due to the extent of the damage.
Listening to heart sounds: do electronic stethoscopes help with age-related changes to veterinarian's hearing?
In most instances you should still be picking up the sounds you need to. As we age, we lose our ability to hear higher frequency sounds but we usually retain our ability to hear low frequency sounds. Most heart sounds are on the low end of the frequency spectrum.
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 Sunday Rounds
Sunday, August 23, 10 p.m. EDT
(Monday, August 24, 2 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Join Paul D. Pion, DVM, DACVIM and Nate Lissant, DVM for 10 Best Kept VIN Secrets.
Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, August 25, 9:30 p.m. EDT
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Stop by and chat with your fellow VIN addicts!
How To Use VIN: Part 1
Wednesday, September 2, 9:30 p.m. EDT
(Thursday, September 3, 1:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Learn how to use VIN's Knowledgebase.
Email Nate@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.
This Week's Rounds Schedule
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Upcoming Conferences
Looking to attend or contribute a paper to a veterinary conference? Check out the On The Road With VIN folder, or the Press Releases folder, to see what conferences are coming up and to visit their Web sites! Links to information about upcoming conferences include: CVC Central, IVECCS, ECVIM and SWVS.
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Click on the links below to see the details, register and find more upcoming CE.
Avian Anatomy and Physiology
October 28 - November 11, 2009 This course will be an in-depth look at avian anatomy and physiology, for veterinarians and veterinary staff. Avian Handling, Restraint and Behavior
November 17 - December 1, 2009
This course will integrate the methods of a clinician and behaviorist and apply them to avian handling, restraint and management of common behavior problems. For information on other CE courses, check out the Course Catalog on the CE Main Page. Please visit How-To's Of Online CE for details about how to register and participate in online CE courses.
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