About Those 'About This Folder' Pages...
A little birdy told us you'd like to be able to access your favorite links, consultant profiles and other resources on the 'About this Folder' pages without having to go to the Message Boards to find them. We thought that was a great idea so we added all of the 'About this Folder' pages to their own special page in the VIN Library. This same 'About this Folder' page can be opened instantly from anywhere on VIN using the VINDEX -- just hit CTRL-E (Control and E keys at the same time) and choose "About This Folder Pages." Try it -- you'll like it! If you have any bright ideas or suggestions, don't leave it up to the little birdy... send them to Feedback@vin.com!
Bye-bye Baby Teeth
Retained deciduous teeth can cause overcrowding, malocclusion and periodontal disease. Jan Bellows, DAVDC, DABVP has provided a visual how-to on a Technique for Extracting Persistent Deciduous Teeth. Check it out and post your feedback on the message boards. And don't miss Dr. Bellows' The Smile Book, IV, (which will show you how to complete dental charts) and Dental Morphs, also available in the VIN Library. Want to test your dental knowledge?
Dr. Bellows presents regular Dental Brain Teasers. Try your hand with the current case or review past cases. Come on and join the fun! Thanks, Jan, for these great additions to VIN's growing Multimedia collection!
Password Vault
The new MyVIN on Beta.vin.com includes Password Vault -- the antidote for Password Hell! Front Page > MyVIN > Stuff > Password Vault No more remembering what site to visit and what username and password to use. Enter them once and your Password Vault remembers this information for many of your journal subscriptions and organization memberships. Your Password Vault will help you jump right from VIN journal abstracts to the FULL TEXT of articles by logging you in to those sites automatically! Let us know what you think. More great new features are making their debut on Beta.vin.com! If you want the latest and greatest and want to be on the "bleeding" edge of where VIN is going, make Beta.vin.com your VIN Homepage.
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New and Revised
(Share these with your clients!) Texas Farm Radio
The ubiquitous role of zinc in health and disease
As 60% of total body zinc is within muscle, muscle catabolism can cause significant zinc wasting. Anabolic states often require zinc supplementation to avoid deficiency. Because zinc plays a role in oxidative stress, immune function, wound healing, tissue repair, and appetite stimulation, zinc depletion may affect clinical outcomes in critical care patients.
Treatment of venous ulcers with surgical adhesives derived from snake venom
Fibrin glue is a snake venom derivative that promotes reduction of infection and edema, as well as bleeding control and pain decrease. The results of this study revealed that patients treated with fibrin glue evolved to a satisfactory healing when compared to the other group.
Serum kinetics of Calloselasma rhodostoma (Malayan pit viper) venom components in a rabbit
Our results suggest that, since venom components are being released into and eliminated from the circulation at different rates, the "average composition" of the venom antigen in the circulation changes over time. This implies that data from ELISA quantification of antigen levels from serum venom employing "whole venom" as reagent must be interpreted with care.
Diagnostic views of the stomach: left lateral vs. right
On the lateral view you can have liver, stomach and spleen in that general area. In this case, the liver is pretty well demarcated (though I suppose you could argue that this is a spherical mass off the tip of a lobe), and the tail of the spleen is likewise fairly clear.
Upset after owner requested euthanasia for anemic flea-ridden cat: should it have been performed?
At present my philosophy is if the animal is that sick and the owner is not willing to take responsibility for aggressive care then the cat or dog is better off dead.
Pulmonary carcinoma in dyspneic cat with laryngeal brake breathing pattern
The video of this cat is a good and clear example of what is called a "laryngeal brake" or "self/auto PEEP". This is a breathing strategy where there is diffuse lower airway disease resulting in stiff lungs or obstructed airways (both?) sufficient that the animal is closing the larynx during expiration to "stent" open the airways and facilitate gas exchange.
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"Sometimes I come across things like this (found it on the humor section of the NY Times site) that I know I must post on here. I read the description and comments on The Social History of the Machine Gun. Really interesting."
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