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• ... challenge your understanding of the common lab tests for diagnosis of hyperadrenocorticism with the Hyperadrenocorticism Simulator. Find the HAC Simulator in the Interactive Learning Center, Endocrinology Specialty Center and Internal Medicine-Canine Specialty Center.
• ... explore the physiological effects of acute hemorrhage, compensation mechanisms, and treatment (without getting any blood on your scrubs) with the Hemorrhage Simulator. Find it in the Interactive Learning Center of the VIN Library.

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Funny things clients say

NEWS THAT'S FIT TO CLICK
and discuss.
News Reported for YOU...

• Veterans’ service dogs receive full medical insurance
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Golden Retriever Lifetime Study takes off
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Judging merits of veterinary homeopathy not an AVMA objective
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Bid to end foreign veterinary accreditation dies at AVMA meeting
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• AVMA to debate homeopathy, jerky, foreign accreditation
  Public | VIN | Discussion

Evolving story:
What’s the state of the job market?

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New and Revised Articles to Share With Your Clients!

Veterinary Partner

• Glaucoma

Texas Farm Radio

• Dummy Foals (revised)

VetzInsight

• Cat Hoarding: How Many is Too Many?

Salmonella awareness and related management practices in U.S. urban backyard chicken flocks
At the time of data collection in 2010, less than 50% of respondents in Miami and Los Angeles (40.0 and 30.2%, respectively) were aware of a connection between poultry contact, such as contact with chicks or ducks, and Salmonella infection in people, compared to 63.5% of respondents in Denver. Urban chicken flock owners who completed the questionnaire in English were more likely to be aware of the connection between poultry contact and Salmonella, compared with respondents who completed the questionnaire in Spanish.

Clinical efficacy of the GnRH agonist (deslorelin) in dogs affected by benign prostatic hyperplasia and evaluation of prostatic blood flow by Doppler ultrasound
The use of implants containing GnRH analogues, even in asymptomatic subjects, is effective for the control of BPH and the application of Doppler exam of prostatic blood flow represent a non-invasive tool for monitoring the response of medical treatment.

Iodine concentration in commercial cat foods from three regions of the USA, 2008-2009
Dramatic variation among canned foods (resulting in ingestion of approximately 49-9639 µg iodine/day) suggests that the disparity in iodine concentrations may lead to development of nodular hyperplasia and, later, clinical hyperthyroidism, if cats consume diets that are at first iodine-deficient and later contain excessive iodine.

Recognizing And Avoiding E-Mail Scams
Email provides us a convenient and powerful communications tool. Unfortunately, it also provides scammers and other malicious individuals an easy method for luring potential victims.

Cavitation At The Origin Sites Of The Cranial Cruciate Ligaments And Gastrocnemius Muscles On Stifle Radiographs Of A Dog With Acute Hindlimb Lameness
I thought you might like to see this image. It is a computed tomography (CT) scan of a dog that has cruciate ligament disease. It shows the cavitation at the origin of the cranial cruciate ligament (CCL). I'm sure we would see the same thing in your case, if we were to do a CT study.

Cor Triatriatum Dexter In A Six Month Old Puppy With Exercise Intolerance And Ascites: Successful Treatment By Balloon Dilation
On echo I found three atrial chambers, and only two are directly connected to the atrioventricular (AV) valves. The third one communicates with the right atrium (RA) with a very tiny hole with negligible flow.

Intermittent Hyperglycemia In A Dog That Has Increased Liver Enzymes And Pododermatitis
What a weirdo case. Total zebra.

Full Rounds Schedule and Countdown Clock

Sunday, February 2 - NO ROUNDS
Apparently, there is a fairly popular football game tonight in the U.S.

Tuesday, February 4 - 9:30 p.m. ET - Venting over a Venti
Need to vent? Michele Gaspar, DVM, DABVP, MA, and other colleagues are here to lend an ear.

Wednesday, February 5 - 9:30 p.m. ET - How to Use VIN Part 1
Learn how to get more out of your VIN Experience. Email HowTo@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.

Thursday, February 6 - 1 p.m. ET - VIN Journal Club
Join Radford Davis, DVM, MPH, DACVPM to discuss a public health article.
McCarthy RJ, Levine SH, Reed JM. Estimation of effectiveness of three methods of feral cat population control by use of a simulation model. J Am Vet Med Assoc. August 15, 2013;243(4):502-11.
- Instructions for obtaining a FULLTEXT version of this article can be found on the VIN Journal Club page.
- This session will be text only, no audio.
All VIN members are welcome to attend this monthly series.

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Book Review of the Week
Medical Terminology: Language for Health Care,Third Edition
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

Website of the Week
Canadian Academy of Veterinary Dermatology

Associate - New, Updated & Revised
Canine Compulsive Tail Chasing
Canine Corticosteroid Responsive Tremor Syndrome
Explore the rest of Associate!

What's your Diagnosis?
Archives of the Challenging and Fun Cases

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 websites! Links to information about upcoming conferences include: WVC, SAVMA, Voorjaarsdagen, and BSAVA.

NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT!
Click on the links below to see the details, register, and find more upcoming CE

Neonatal Wildlife Medicine
February 5 - March 15, 2014

The primary purpose of this course is to provide a basic understanding of the principles of care for neonatal North American wildlife. The course will include details on the common syndromes and diseases with which orphaned or abducted wildlife patients present to a clinic, the approach to triage, emergency treatment and monitoring of the wildlife patient, the most notable infectious and non-infectious diseases of wildlife, and the public health and legal implications of treating wildlife.

Systems A: Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination Review
February 6 - April 13, 2014

An overview of the dermatology, cardiology, and neurology systems. It builds upon the foundations of pathophysiology and medicine provided in the Pathologic Basis of Disease and the Principles of Medicine courses, using concepts and disease examples specific to the various body systems.

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