What's The Point of Acute Phase Proteins?
Join Kendal Harr, DVM, MS, DACVP, & Mads Kjelgaard-Hansen, DVM, PhD for Clinical Application Of Acute Phase Proteins In Small Animal Practice.
The speakers will review the main points of acute phase proteins and present a case example. Extensive handouts are also available for those who want to read in greater detail. Use the Rounds link in the Main Navigation bar to join the discussion. To find out what other interesting rounds topics are coming soon, see This Week's Rounds Schedule. If you can't attend, be sure to check the Rounds or Front Page of VIN or next Tuesday's VIN This Week for links to the transcript of the discussion.
New Online Book: Citing Medicine
The National Library of Medicine has released the newest version of Citing Medicine, The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers and it's available in the VIN Library. The new NLM guide now includes instructions on citing wikis and blogs. For even more information on citing digital information, check out the Citing Digital Information FAQ.
Remember the Declaws?
Eighteen months ago, VINners were invited to participate in a Declawing Survey and the response was phenomenal. Unforeseen circumstances prevented release of the data - until now! Take a look at the preliminary survey analysis for the Declawing Survey. If you participated in another survey and haven't seen the results, check the Survey Results in the Archive section of the Library. Trick or Treat?
Halloween is just around the corner. Use these resources to brush up on your knowledge and help educate your clients on the dangers of chocolate:
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Etiopathologic findings of canine hypothyroidism
Serum antibodies against thyroid components are common in thyroid pathologic conditions and dysfunction, and understanding their properties and frequency is important in the interpretation of thyroid diagnostic test results.
Thyroid surgery in dogs and cats
Thyroid surgery is indicated for malignant and benign neoplasms or hyperplasia of the thyroid glands. A ventral midline cervical approach allows for bilateral thyroid exploration. Evaluation of both thyroids should be done before proceeding with partial or complete thyroidectomy.
Canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome: Prevalence, clinical signs and treatment with a neuroprotective nutraceutical
Eight dogs affected by Cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CDS) were enrolled in an open-label clinical pilot trial with the neuroprotective nutraceutical Senilife (r). Senilife (r) contains 25 mg phosphatidylserine, 50 mg of standardized Ginkgo biloba extract, 33.5 mg/d-alpha tocopherol, and 20.5 mg pyridoxine per capsule and is dosed at one capsule per 5 kg body weight.
California wildfires
Anyone know what's going on with the Wild Animal Park? My friend Kellie in San Diego said that some of the educational animals had been evacuated into the park's Hospital, with the thinking being that the hospital is in a relatively protected area, but that the majority of the animals are out in their fields, which have been heavily watered, but are considered at risk. I can't imagine how they would even attempt to evacuate a place like that.
Expand practice from small animal to mixed?
I opened a small animal vet clinic in a small town/rural area. There is a need for me to see large animals, but I haven't done much large animal work. Would there be someone to refer me to that could recd how to feel up to date and confident with large animal medicine. Reference materials, CE courses, etc?
Routine use of L-Lysine in animal ahelters; economical sources of bulk Lysine
Many shelters do use lysine routinely.There are many ways to purchase lysine that are relatively economical. It comes bulk in a powdered form, which is easily administered to cats by mixing into canned food.
Major surgeries in extremely fractious cats
We keep them in a very quiet room and keep an intravenous (IV) catheter in and fluids running. When we need to do anything we use microdoses of Domitor IV to handle the animal. We give as many drugs IV as we can (avoiding those that go intramuscularly or orally). If we have to do this for a week, we will, but most only need to be here a few days depending on the surgery.
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 Sunday Rounds
Sunday, October 28, 10:00 pm EDT (October 29, 02:00 am GMT)
Join Kendal Harr, DVM, MS, DACVP, & Mads Kjelgaard-Hansen, DVM, PhD for Clinical Application Of Acute Phase Proteins In Small Animal Practice.
Use the Rounds link to join the discussion.
This Week's Rounds Schedule
Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, October 30, 9:30 pm EDT (October 31, 01:30 am GMT)
Will you be dressing up your whole family for Halloween or hiding in the basement with the lights off to avoid trick or treaters? Stop by and share with your colleagues.
Use the Coffeehouse link to join the discussion.
This Week's Rounds Schedule
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Associate - Updated and New:
* Pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis
* Explore the rest of the Associate! What's Your Diagnosis?
* Dermatology Fun 11
* Ophthalmology Fun 32
* Case Archives
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Educate Your Clients
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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: NCVC and VCS.
Book Review of the Week:
Cardiovascular Disease in Small Animal Medicine
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. October: Equine Neonatology
October 14 - November 11, 2007 The Veterinarian's Role in Handling Animal Abuse Cases
October 30 - December 11 What Makes Cats Tick? Feline Internal Medicine Module 5
Therapeutics, Dental Dilemmas, Analgesia and Anesthesia
October 31 - December 12, 2007 November: Basic Equine Reproductive Ultrasonography
November 4 - December 2, 2007 Introduction to Canine Rehabilitation
November 5 - November 19, 2007 Veterinary Dental Techniques Module 3
Advanced Periodontics and Exodontics
November 6 - December 4, 2007 Immobilization of Exotic Hoofstock
November 14 - December 5, 2007 December: Advanced Equine Reproductive Ultrasonography
December 2, 2007 - January 27, 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.
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