Two Ways to Logout of VIN
Working in a multi-doctor practice? Make sure you are accessing and posting under your own name so you can enjoy your own personalized settings and MyStuff. There may be 50 ways to leave your lover but there are only two ways to logout of VIN: - From the Front Page
Look for the "Welcome, Dr..... " message at the top of the screen. Next to this you will see: (If you're not Dr..... , click here.)
Click the "click here" link and then click OK.
- From Post New or Reply
To help you double-check while posting, the Post New and Reply windows show the name of the member logged on and provide a link that allows you to change users.
Logging out from either location will keep you from accidentally impersonating a colleague. (And just to be complete -- there is one other option: close all your browser windows -- including all of AOL, if you access via AOL)
Cramming for Boards?
It's that time of year when fourth year vet students in the US stress about their board exams. Thanks to the initiative of a special group of VINner students and faculty at The Ohio State University, a growing collection of board review guides from the OSU are now available in the VIN Library. The most recent contributions include pharmacology, cattle and swine. This is a wonderful example of how our profession can come together by sharing resources. If you (or your school) would like to have your board review sessions added to this online collection, we would happily add them. To demonstrate our support for OSU's willingness to "share" with students at other schools VIN helped buy pizza for the OSU students attending some of the Board Review Sessions (hint..hint...).
New Veterinary Forms on VIN
Thanks to the generosity of VINners, we are able to provide a collection of sample forms, clipart, and handouts currently being used in various veterinary practices. Many of the forms are stored in our database in a word processing format that you may download and modify for your personal use. The newest additions include:
Calling All Zoo Vets!
Geoff Pye, BVSc, DACZM, MS, Consultant in the Mammals-Small & Exotic folder, has provided summaries of Preventative Medicine Protocols for many zoo species - avians, mammals, reptiles and more!
New in VeterinaryPartner:
Texas Farm Radio:
Evaluation of factors associated with survival in dogs with untreated nasal carcinomas: 139 cases (1993-2003)
Medical records, computed tomography images, and biopsy specimens of nasal carcinomas were reviewed. Only dogs that were not treated with radiation, surgery, chemotherapy, or immunotherapy and that survived more than or equal to 7 days from the date of diagnosis were included. Overall median survival time was 95 days (95% confidence interval [CI], 73 to 113 days; range, 7 to 1,114 days). In dogs with epistaxis, the hazard of dying was 2.3 times that of dogs that did not have epistaxis. Median survival time of 107 dogs with epistaxis was 88 days (95% CI, 65 to 106 days) and that of 32 dogs without epistaxis was 224 days (95% CI, 54 to 467 days).
A new approach to repairing cleft palate and acquired palatal defects with distraction osteogenesis
In this study, distraction osteogenesis (DO) for cleft palate (CP) and other palatal bone defects was evaluated. In the experimental groups, intramembranous bone formation was revealed: parallel collagen bundles gradually deposited on new bone trabeculae while the proliferative osteoblasts produced bone matrix. The bone defect was finally reconstructed by de novo osteogenesis. The control group was observed to have no spontaneous repairing.
Partitioning of energy during lactation of primiparous beef cows
For a beef cow to continue in an annual production cycle, she must rebreed within 3 mo after calving. Malnutrition during this period frequently results in failure of the cow to become pregnant. The energetic needs of the cow are increased by lactation, and additional energy is required for growth of the primiparous cow. Determining energy expenditures during the first 40 to 60 d postpartum is critical to developing feed programs that will allow cows to become pregnant with a second calf.
Tips For Getting Better Echocardiography Measurements
Measurements are important, but remember that a diagnosis is not made with measurements alone. A complete assessment of the case, using all data (history, physical, radiographs and echo), is needed.
Multiple Extractions in a Cat: What Do You See On These Rads?
The distal root of the molar is not going to resorb. Cats with resorptive lesions and periodontal disease need to have teeth extracted fully.
Dietary Hypervitaminosis D & Hypercalcemia Continued; Blood Calcium Levels Related To Chronic Renal Failure
Take home message - do *not* use the total calcium value to determine whether a cat is in trouble. You *must* look at ionized calcium.
Should Intravenous Catheters And Fluid Support During Anesthesia Be Mandatory Or Optional? How Low Can Blood Pressure Fall Before It Actually Causes Damage?
It comes down to what *you* think they need. If you think IV catheters are essential, then place them, charge for them, and be done with it. Ditto to fluids.
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 Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, October 31, 9:30 pm ET
Are you wearing a costume? Did you do anything special for Halloween? Stop by and share!
This Week's Rounds Schedule -- use the Coffeehouse link to join the discussion.
ACVIM Student Rounds
Wednesday, November 1, 8 pm ET
Join Andrew Mackin, BSc, BVMS, MVS, DVSc, FACVSc, DSAM, MRCVS, DACVIM for a discussion on Internships and Residencies. This is the debut session of a new program from ACVIM. Each month will feature a topic of interest to veterinary students -- and practicing veterinarians! As for any Rounds discussion, a full transcript will be available afterwards if you can't make the live session.
This Week's Rounds Schedule -- use the Rounds link to join the discussion. How To Use VIN: Part 1
Wednesday, November 1, 9:30 pm ET
Learn how to use VIN. Email Nate@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.
AAFP Rounds
Sunday, November 5, 8 pm ET
Join Michael R. Lappin, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, for the 2006 AAFP Panel Report On Bartonella Infections. All VINners welcome.
To attend, go to the AAFP Rounds area and click Classroom.
Sunday Rounds
Sunday, November 5, 10 pm ET
Join Keith Hnilica, DVM, MS, DACVD, for Best In Class Dermatology Drugs.
This Week's Rounds Schedule -- use the Rounds link to join the discussion. Recent Rounds
 Abstract Of The Week:
Training methods for horses: habituation to a frightening stimulus
What's Your Diagnosis?
* Dental Brain-Teaser 56
* Case Archives
Website Of The Week:
Turning Research into Practice (TRIP) and more...
Book Review of the Week:
Equine Geriatric Medicine & Surgery
You may purchase this book in the VIN store. Get More From VIN!
* How Do I...Email Another VINner?
* Read The "How To Use VIN" Tutorial
* How Can I ... Learn Associate?
* How Can I ... Become A Super-Duper VIN User?
eVetsites Tip of the Week:
Copy Pages for Quicker Site Work
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, ASVCP/ACVP, and NAVC.
From the Boards:
* Wing Clipping Techniques
* Carpal Deformity
* Goat Chimera
* Cat With Thoracic Emergency: Treatment Approaches
Severe Trauma in the Dog: Approach to the Traumatic Hemoabdomen
The second course in the series "Severe Trauma in the Dog" will concentrate on one specific injury, peritoneal hemorrhage, and the decision-making process as to if, when and how to pursue surgery. The first course, "Severe Trauma in the Dog: The First 15 minutes" covered primary and secondary assessment, initial fluid therapy and initial pain management. This second course will revisit the primary assessment immediately following the first 15 minutes. The diagnosis of peritoneal hemorrhage is highly dependent upon rapid decision-making. Patient management decisions will be discussed in detail leading up to the decision on whether or not to pursue surgical intervention. The following techniques will be discussed: abdominocentesis, FAST (Focused Abdominal Sonography for Trauma) imaging, shock trouser placement, hypotensive resuscitation, anesthetic techniques, initial surgical approach, rapid splenectomy, liver lobectomy and initial postoperative monitoring. Instructor:
Thomas K. Day, DVM, MS, DACVA, DACVECC Dates:
November 28 - December 12, 2006
Real-time sessions: Tuesdays, November 28 and December 5; 9:30 - 11:30 pm ET CE Hours: 4 Tuition:
Member/$63, Non-Member/$116 by November 14, 2006;
Member/$70, Non-Member/$129 after November 14, 2006 The Severe Trauma in the Dog: The First 15 Minutes course is highly recommended as a prerequisite course, but not required. There will be a brief overview of the high points of that course in the first session of this course. For veterinary technicians interested in the course, be advised this is an advanced course. As a prerequisite to enrollment, you must: 1) have a VTS (Emergency and Critical Care) credential OR you must be working in a clinic (preferably an emergency clinic) with a minimum of 3 years experience AND 2) you must have a veterinarian at your clinic email us (CEonVIN@vin.com) with assurance that you are qualified to study and understand the advanced techniques and concepts listed in the course description above. If you do not meet these requirements but still would like to take the course, please email us (CEonVIN@vin.com) describing your education and experience level. To find out more about this course:
Visit the Severe Trauma in the Dog: Approach to the Traumatic Hemoabdomen page. To register, scroll to the bottom of the course information page and choose the Enroll Now link.
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