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The Holiday Season Is Approaching!
Use VIN's Bookstore to find the perfect gift for your associates! Hot items: Do you have your eye on a special book or CD? Show the Bookstore to your family members, and let them know what would really make your holiday great! (After all, do you really need another hand-painted reindeer tie?) Give your colleagues gift certificates for books or paid time on VIN!
New In VIN's Clinical Trials/Research Section:
Interested in participating in a research project or clinical trial? Check out the list of current projects (Library > Research Projects). New In VIN:
The Practice Design folder has been added to the Vet-To-Vet message board. Please feel free to post your remodelling, new construction, equipment, etc. questions in this new folder. Also: New On VeterinaryPartner.com:
Association of Hyponatremia and Hyperglycemia With Outcome in Dogs With Congestive Heart Failure
Lower plasma sodium and higher plasma glucose are associated with a worse outcome in dogs with CHF
Treatment of Canine Mast Cell Tumours with Prednisolone and Radiotherapy
The combination of prednisolone with radiotherapy appears to have a useful role in the management of measurable mast cell tumours sited on the head and distal extremities.
C-reactive Protein Concentrations in Canine Acute Pancreatitis
The day 1 C-reactive protein concentrations were significantly higher in the acute pancreatitis group (56.1 ± 12.7 ug/mL) compared with controls (2.8 ± 1.31 ug/mL). For the 7 dogs that had samples collected on all 3 days, the mean C-reactive protein concentrations decreased significantly over the 5 days of measurement.
Echocardiography in the Chinchilla
The goal of this study was to determine reference values for echocardiographic measurements in chinchillas and the effect of anesthesia on these measurements.
What Is A Coccobacillus?
Coccobacilli are bacilli (rods) that are short and appear almost round (like a coccus).
Importance Of Survey Radiographs Before Ultrasound
I realize that many people do ultrasounds of the abdomen without survey radiographs, but I never do. I look at the ultrasound procedure as being a special procedure. You don't do special procedures without survey radiographs. In our shop, I insist on survey radiographs.
Tachycardia ECG: Sinus Tachycardia Or SVT?; Digoxin Therapy
The way to differentiate whether this is sinus tachycardia or SVT is to do a vagal maneuver (press on the eyeballs) or a precordial thump. If this is SVT, it should "break" into a slower sinus rhythm -- at least for a beat or two. If it's sinus tachycardia, it won't change at all -- or it may get a little faster.
Lidocaine Patch For Lower Leg Pain In Horse
We've used the patches here in a wide variety of cases with mixed results. Some do great; some don't seem to be helped by them. Possibly another great tool for our arsenals, though, once we figure out how to use them better!
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 Sunday VIN/AAFP Rounds
Sunday, December 12, 8 pm ET
SPECIAL TIME!!
Join Susan Little, DVM, DABVP, for Normal Feline Reproduction.
This Week's Rounds Schedule -- use the link in the Rounds Schedule to join the discussion. Visit this page now to review the handouts before the Rounds!
Virtual Coffehouse
Tuesday, December 14, 9:30 pm ET
Read any good books lately? Stop by and tell us!
This Week's Rounds Schedule -- use the Coffeehouse link to join the discussion.
How To Use VIN: Part 3
Wednesday, December 15, 9:30 pm ET
Learn how to use VIN's knowledgebase. Email Nate@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-part course.
Recent Rounds
 Abstract Of The Week:
Focused Assessment with Sonography to Detect Free Abdominal Fluid in Dogs Involved in Car Accidents
What's Your Diagnosis?
* MRI Case 3
* Case Archives
Website Of The Week:
Atypical Myopathy in Horses and More ...
Book Review:
Laboratory Urinalysis and Hematology for the Small Animal Practitioner
Order this book from the VIN Store.
eVetsites Tip of the Week:
eVetsite for Apple Macintosh Users
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: NAVC, WVC.
From the Boards:
* Heartworm Treatment Questions
* Just Married: Name Changes Necessary?
* Incipient Callus Pyoderma
* Emaciation And Bradycardia
Ready Or Not, Here They Come: Borreliosis, Bartonellosis, Babesiosis, And Cytauxzoonosis
- Are you ready for that moment the first cases come in your door?
- Do you know what diagnostic tests and clinical approaches will give you the most useful information?
- Do you know how to treat (or prevent) these diseases?
- Do you feel totally prepared?
Instructors:
Barrak Pressler, DVM, ACVIM (Internal Medicine)
Adam Birkenheuer, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (Internal Medicine) Dates:
January 26 - February 16, 2005
Interactive Sessions:
Wednesdays, Jan 26, Feb 2, Feb 9; 9:30 - 11:30 PM ET 6 CE Credits Tuition:
Member/$92, Non-Member/$146 by January 12, 2005;
Member/$102, Non-Member/$162 after January 12, 2005 To learn more about this course, and to enroll visit the Ready Or Not, Here They Come: Borreliosis, Bartonellosis, Babesiosis, And Cytauxzoonosis course page. The Holiday Season Is Approaching! So why not give the gift that keeps on giving? VIN and VSPN's CE is the perfect solution to a gift for your doctors, staff or technicians! It's convenient, inexpensive, and fits your schedule. To learn more about upcoming courses read the course catalogs:
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