The goals of this book are to provide the veterinary practitioner with a description of common pain syndromes, review the drugs and techniques used to treat pain and suggest ways to manage pain arising from a variety of surgical procedures, trauma and diseases. Narrated videos demonstrate techniques including epidural procedures, infiltrative and dental blocks and intraarticular analgesia.

Thanks to the good folks at Teton New Media for making this Made Easy Series book available online to all VINners.

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Have You Explored Associate Yet?
Associate can help you with your feline, canine, public health and foreign animal disease/bioterrorism questions.

• The Book section of Associate (canine and feline) has many new and updated disease chapters that serve as a great "starting point" for your clinical questions
• The public health and foreign animal disease sections are up-to-date and soon, will be available in Spanish
• The Tool section allows you to work through cases, clinical sign by clinical sign, building a list of diseases to consider. It won't build a true "differential diagnosis" but it is a great reminder of conditions you might have forgotten to consider in those "tougher" cases.

You Talk, We Listen!
The results of the VIN This Week Readership survey have been released for your comments. The VINTW publishing team has already begun implementing some changes to make VIN This Week valuable to you. Your feedback is always welcome!

New Multimedia Resources:

• Equine Lameness Videos

In case you were unable to attend..
Browse these online proceedings by speaker/category or search by topic:

• WSAVA 2007
• NAVDF 2006

New in VeterinaryPartner:

• Chronic Renal (Kidney) Failure Center
• Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) (revised)
• Cats Gone Wild

Texas Farm Radio:

• Exercise Induced Gastric Ulcers #1 2/5/07
• Exercise Induced Gastric Ulcers #2 2/6/07
• Pinkeye in Cattle 5/15/06
• Sunscreen for Pets

Indirect measurement of blood pressure using a pulse oximeter in isoflurane-anesthetized dogs
Using regression analysis and a modified Bland-Altman's technique, the lowest bias was achieved with the Doppler. Systolic BP readings at low, normal, and high BP were within 10 mmHg of direct recordings 95%, 70%, and 30% of the time for pulse oximetry; 95%, 85%, and 55% of the time for Doppler; 42%, 65%, and 30% of the time for oscillometric determination, respectively. Oscillometric mean BP readings were within 10 mmHg of direct measurements 53%, 60%, and 45% of the time, respectively.

Evaluation of adding diltiazem therapy to standard treatment of acute renal failure caused by leptospirosis: 18 dogs (1998-2001)
Eleven out of 18 dogs received diltiazem. The rate of reduction in creatinine in the diltiazem group was 1.76 times faster than the standard group (P=0.054). Recovery of renal function showed a trend towards significant association with treatment group (exact P=0.08, odds ratio=3.62). This effect may be clinically relevant. Diltiazem had no clinically relevant effect on systolic blood pressure (SBP).

Surgical stapling devices in veterinary medicine: a review
Benefits and complications of surgical stapling depend on the procedure performed. Use of surgical staplers does not improve wound strength but may decrease surgical time.

Breathe with ease when managing beta2 agonist inhaler toxicoses in dogs
The most common clinical findings seen with beta2 agonist inhaler toxicoses can be grouped into general categories: tachycardia, premature ventricular contractions; lethargy, weakness; tachypena, panting; behavioral changes associated with central nervous system stimulation (aggression, agitation); vomiting and trembling or tremors.

Bird/small mammal ward requirements
Any help here would be very much appreciated. I am building a new hospital that treats dogs/cats/birds and small mammals and I have designed both an avian/exotic (small mammal) exam room, and an avian ward to house sick birds and small mammals in this ward.

Zoonotic potential of rotaviruses
Are the rotavirus strains dogs and cats get transmissable to humans? My 2 month old daughter got a rotavirus vaccine and her pediatrician asked me if there were zoonotic potential from dogs and cats - I didn't think so but I thought I would ask the experts!

Time to start tube-feeding these kittens?
I am currently fostering a mama cat who was initially scheduled for a spay at our clinic, until we examined her and realized that she was about to go into labor.

What about those new breed determination tests for mutts?
Looks like Metamorphix Inc has their canine breed test on line now

Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, September 4, 9:30 pm EDT (September 5, 01:30 am GMT)
Stop by and chat with your colleagues. Use the Coffeehouse link in the Rounds area to join the discussion.
This Week's Rounds Schedule

EBM Journal Club
Tuesday, September 4, 10 pm EDT (September 5, 02:00 am GMT)
Join your colleagues for the next meeting of the Evidence Based Medicine Journal Club.
Review the introductory transcript.
Attend the EBM Journal Club.

Recent Rounds
@ = VINcast is available for this session

Member Benefit:
Got Staff?
The Veterinary Support Personnel Network was created specifically for your technicians, practice managers and other staff members to have access to their own message boards, chats, and CE. Have your staff go to www.vspn.org to register! They'll thank you for it. And - it's free!

Associate - Updated and New:
* Synovial Cell Sarcomas
*Explore the rest of the Associate!

What's Your Diagnosis?
* Dermatology Fun 4
* Opthamology Case 27
* Swine Fun 1
* Case Archives

Website Of The Week:
AZA Wildlife Contraception and more...

Get More From VIN!
Post A Medical Video
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eVetsites Tip of the Week:
Forms Redirect Page

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: ECVIM, CVC Central and IVECCS.

Book Review of the Week:
Ferret Husbandry, Medicine, and Surgery, Second edition
You can purchase this book in the VIN store.

These courses are currently open for enrollment. Click on the links to see the details and enroll!
For More Information on VIN's Upcoming CE Courses, check out the CE Main Page.

Dentistry:

Veterinary Dental Techniques Module 1
Dental Records, Equipment and Care
August 14 - September 25, 2007

Internal Medicine:

What Makes Cats Tick? Feline Internal Medicine Module 4
Dermatology and Behavior topics
August 15 - September 19, 2007

Organ System and ABVP Core Examination Review Module C
Hematology/Chemistry, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Reproduction and Cardiology topics
August 16 - October 25, 2007

Oncology:

Radiation and Surgical Oncology
September 10 - October 1, 2007

Please visit the How-to's of Online CE for more information about how online CE courses work.

If you're looking for information on CE opportunities for veterinary technicians, receptionists or practice managers, please visit the VSPN CE page. VSPN offers courses specifically tailored to veterinary support personnel and certain VIN courses are also open to VPSN members.