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• Medical Term Abbreviations/Acronyms
• Abbreviations/Acronyms for Cardiology
• Common Nonmedical Term Abbreviations/Acronyms
• Veterinary Degrees, Organizations, And Certifications
• Tooth Identification Systems
• Sarcastic or Humorous Abbreviations and Emoticons/Smilies/Smileys
• VIN Dictionary website listing

Practice Management Survey: Contribute Your Perspective!
The Drug Pricing Survey is the first in a series from VIN's Practice Management Center. The results from these surveys will offer snapshots of pricing structures in veterinary practices.

The more VINners who contribute to these surveys, the more meaningful the data! Please make your contribution to this community resource by completing the Drug Pricing Survey.

New in VeterinaryPartner:

• Orbifloxacin (Orbax) revised
• Transitional Cell Carcinoma revised
• The Right Start

Texas Farm Radio:

• Soaking the Horse’s Foot 10/4/06
• The Four-Point Trim 10/17/06
• Stallion-like Behavior in Geldings 12/21/06

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

• Tufts Breeding & Genetics 2007
• ACVIM 2007
• WSAVA 2007

These informative and fun conferences are annual events. Plan to attend in 2008!

Does clenbuterol positively affect racing horses?
Numerous studies in horses have failed to demonstrate clear ergogenic benefits of clenbuterol, and, in some cases, have demonstrated impaired exercise capacity. Thus, the current body of evidence supports the use of clenbuterol only as a specific treatment for horses with chronic airway disease, but not for healthy horses as a performance-enhancing drug.

Custom total knee replacement in a dog with femoral condylar bone loss
Based on short-term follow-up, cemented canine total knee replacement (TKR) was successfully achieved for management of a severely abnormal stifle joint. With further refinement and development of commercially available prostheses, TKR should be possible for canine patients.

Spirocerca lupi infection in the dog: A review
Doramectin is the current drug of choice, effectively killing adult worms and decreasing egg shedding. Early diagnosis of infection is still a challenge and to date no ideal regimen for prophylaxis has been published.

Emergency and critical care of fish
Most fish emergencies are the result of inappropriate environmental conditions and primary or secondary infectious disease or trauma. The immediate response should be to increase aeration, provide suitable water, and decrease stressors. Some common emergencies include ammonia and nitrite toxicity; low dissolved oxygen; copper and chlorine toxicity; gas supersaturation; and certain bacterial, protozoal, and viral diseases.

Pectineal myotomy for hip dysplasia?
We were having a discussion about doing Pectineal Myotomies for treating advanced cases of hip dysplasia. Is any one still doing these?

Percutaneous decompression of bloat
New grad here, I've not dealt with a GDV (yet) but after reading several posts I get the feeling that passing an orogastric tube isn't necessarily everyone's recommended approach these days.

Prophylactic fastropexy for Great Danes?
Have a 4 month old female Great Dane puppy as a patient. Am wondering if we should perform a prophylactic gastropexy at time of ovh.

Does mederma work?
I saw a Boxer today post-op for noncancerous mass removal, and she had some mild dehiscence of her incision leading to granulation/scar formation. The area is right along her topline, and within licking distance. I was curious about the human product Mederma (sp?) which is touted to decrease the appearance of scars. Is it safe for dogs? How about if ingested?

Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, September 25, 9:30 pm EDT (September 26, 01:30 am GMT)
Stop by and chat with your colleagues.
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This Week's Rounds Schedule

EBM Journal Club
Tuesday, September 25, 10 pm EDT (September 26, 02:00 am GMT)
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* How do you diagnose and treat vaccine-associated polyarthritis?
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What's Your Diagnosis?
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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: IVECCS, ACVC and WWVC.

Book Review of the Week:
Handbook of Zoonoses, Identification and Prevention
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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.

October:

Exotic and Emerging Animal Diseases: Remembering the Zebras
October 3 -November 14, 2007

Veterinary Dental Techniques Module 2
Radiology and Periodontics
October 9 - November 6, 2007

The Veterinarian's Role in Handling Animal Abuse Cases
October 30 - December 11, 2007

What Makes Cats Tick? Feline Internal Medicine Module 5
Therapeutics, Dental Dilemmas, Analgesia and Anesthesia
October 31 - December 12, 2007

November:

Veterinary Dental Techniques Module 3
Advanced Periodontics and Exodontics
November 6 - December 4, 2007

Coming Soon:

Veterinary Dental Techniques Modules 4, 5 and 6 will be offered in early 2008.

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.