The VIN Foundation's tagline says it all: "The exams that count begin after graduation." This course was designed to help new graduates review and build confidence in their ability to handle the routine emergencies that walk through their door.

The course covered the essentials of common emergencies with an emphasis on real-world techniques, tips and tricks that will help their patients and the new graduates GET THROUGH THE NIGHT.

The course materials are now available to all VINners in the VIN Library in the Emergency Medicine Specialty Center, Student Center, Rounds & Discussions and Notes/Lectures Sections. Links to the slide shows have also been added to the Slideshows/Videos Section of the VIN Library.

Soon, nonVINners will be able to access this information via the VIN Foundation website.

New Equine Specialty Center
Many medical conditions can prevent horses from doing what they were born to do - run like the wind. When it becomes your job to correct or prevent some of those conditions, turn to the Equine Specialty Center for help.

The Equine Specialty Center contains sections on anesthesia/analgesia, colic, diagnostic imaging, endocrinology, lameness, neonatology, reproduction and many more. You can also find links to related journals and proceedings, helpful websites and client handouts in the Center and watch numerous equine slide shows and videos.

Don’t wait a minute longer. Gallop on over and check it out! The Equine Specialty Center can be reached through the About Page for the Equine Message Board and the Specialty Centers section of the VIN Library.
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Keep Your FAQs Straight
The fastest route to an answer to your question is a VIN Database Search. But, because many topics have been discussed several times on the message boards, the number of "hits" you get can be overwhelming.

To help you, the VIN team of consultants (and other experts) continue to create up-to-date summaries (FAQs) of topics commonly discussed on the message boards. Save time -- check out the Medical FAQs, before you post.

New Medical FAQs

• Measuring CVP
• Precordial Thump
• Treating Acute Kidney Injury - A Quick Primer

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When you no longer want to follow that discussion, click UNSUBSCRIBE and notifications will no longer be sent to you.

(You can use the MyVIN feature or contact membership services to make sure we have your current email address.)

REMEMBER: This feature is currently available ONLY on Beta.vin.com.

Keep an eye on this section of VIN This Week to find out what new toys you can help us perfect on Beta.vin.com.

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

• Future of veterinary compounding hangs in balance
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Glycopyrrolate shortage hits human, veterinary medicine
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Veterinarian, three others die at hands of Somalian pirates
  Public | VIN | Discussion
• Campaign to defend veterinary compounding may be misdirected
  Public | VIN | Discussion

Evolving stories
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Be a VIN newshound:
VNS is here to give YOU a voice and report news that is important to YOU. Got an idea for a story? Have a story that needs covering? Post it on the boards or email News@vin.com.

The VIN News Service (without access to the community discussions) is available to the general public. Share news.vin.com with nonVINners.

Now you can follow VNS on Twitter! Send a Twitter request to receive VNS Tweets.

New and Revised
Share these with your clients!

• Eat Up
• The Parvo Puppy Goes Home (revised)

Texas Farm Radio

• Techniques for Feeding Hay (revised)

Clinical and imaging manifestations of hemorrhagic pulmonary leptospirosis: A state-of-the-art review.
Chest radiographs show bilateral alveolar infiltrates and/or resemble viral pneumonia, bronchopneumonia, tuberculosis, adult respiratory distress syndrome, and other causes of pulmonary hemorrhage such as Goodpasture syndrome. High-resolution computed tomography scans may show nodular infiltrates, areas of consolidation, ground-glass attenuation and crazy-paving patterns.

The impact of conservation on the status of the world's vertebrates
Current conservation efforts remain insufficient to offset the main drivers of biodiversity loss in these groups: agricultural expansion, logging, overexploitation, and invasive alien species.

First report: Yersinia enterocolitica recovered from canine tonsils
Y. enterocolitica was recovered from 25 of 216 (12%) samples. Twenty-four strains were from tonsils along with one from a rectal swab. All were biotype 1A. Antimicrobial resistance profiling showed two of 25 (8%) were resistant to cephalothin and the remaining strains were resistant to ampicillin and cephalothin, with six of these additionally resistant to streptomycin.

Puppy had anaphylactic reaction to vaccinations: what should we do about his future booster shots?
A ten-week old puppy had an anaphylactic reaction to his second set of vaccinations. This was very traumatic to the puppy and the owner. Would you vaccinate this puppy again?

Unusual ultrasound findings in hematuric dog's bladder; tehcnique for agitating bladder contents
It is a very unusual presentation. I have looked at these images many times and still a few things continue to disturb me. If this is truly a hemorrhagic cystitis with some crystalline sediment, why does it not look more angry? A bladder with this much blood in it should be small, due to the discomfort that the dog is feeling. So why is it not empty -- or close to being empty?

I'm frustrated by a client who ignored my advice, but accepted the same recommendations from another veterinarian
Some clients just need to hear it from another person, or the "right" person who can get them to understand the importance of what has been recommended.

How to use VIN: Part 1
Wednesday, March 2, 9:30 p.m. ET
(Thursday, March 3, 2:30 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Learn how to use VIN's Knowledgebase.
E-mail Nate@VIN.com for more information about this free, three-session course.

AAFP Rounds
Sunday March 6, 3 p.m. ET
(Monday, March 7, 8 p.m. GMT/UTC)
Join Yaiza Forcada, DVM, DECVIM, for Feline Pancreatitis: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Enigma.
*Note the special early start time

Sunday Rounds
Sunday, March 6, 10 p.m. ET
(Monday, March 7, 2 a.m. GMT/UTC)
Join Sherri Wilson, DVM, DACVIM, for Better Pred Than Dead: Rational Use of Steroids.

The Week's Rounds Schedule
Use the Rounds link to join these discussions.

Want to See what you've been Missing?

Listen to or read past Rounds
If you would rather listen to than read a previous Rounds session, download VINCasts to your MP3 player. Rounds that have available VINCasts are marked with @.

Click the Rounds button on the VIN Main Navigation bar and read the transcripts of the last few Rounds, and click the complete list of rounds to get to the list of the last 300 Rounds transcripts. Or you can click on Rounds and Discussions in the VIN Library.

Rounds are also searchable via the search button. Just remember to choose Rounds (under the Clinical Resources tab) as the "Source" in your search parameters.

Have you seen a really cool journal article or message board discussion highlighted as a Clinical Update on the Front Page, but became frustrated trying to find it again at a later date?

If this has happened to you, you are not alone.

Fret no more! Now you can search clinical updates from the journals and message boards by using the VIN Search and choosing Clinical Updates on the All Resources tab before or after entering your search terms. You can find a link to the How to Find Clinical Updates page on the VIN Front Page.

Once you find that tidbit you've been searching for, be sure to click the little red heart or "Add to Mystuff" to MyStuff it. Then click MyVIN on the main navigation bar to find all your MyStuff when you need it. It's that easy!

The VIN How-To Videos showcase the main features and functions VINners enjoy most.

Last but not least, when you joined VIN, you were paired with a VIN Representative as YOUR VIN buddy! Your buddy wants to help you learn the tips and tricks to get the most from your VIN membership.

Continual Education
Don't just attend CE - learn and enjoy! VIN continual education courses are unlike any CE you've experienced. If you need CE credits, VIN can help you meet your continual education requirements and have fun at the same time - all from the comfort and convenience of your home or office!

Experience direct interaction among instructors and fellow participants daily on the message boards and during the weekly real time sessions. Please visit the CE Main Page and check out the Course Catalog for information on current courses.

Book Review of the Week
Atlas of Normal Radiographic Anatomy and Anatomic Variants in the Dog and Cat
Find it in the bookstore.
Catch up on previous Book Reviews!

Website of the Week
The Real Damage and more...

eVetSites Tip of the Week
Padding Images in eVetSites

What's your Diagnosis?
Ophthalmology Case 126
Pathology Case 61
Challenging DI Case 4
Challenging DI Case 5
Challenging DI Case 6

Endocrine Point/Counter Point
Atypical Cushings Treatment

Associate - Updated and New:
Coccidiodomycosis (feline)
Explore the rest of Associate!

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: SAVMA, BSAVA, NAVDF, EAAV/ECZM, Voorjaarsdagen and ABVP.

Do you know where that tongue has been?
I once woke up with my cat trying to stick his tongue in my mouth. I woke up real fast after that! Did I mention he's in renal failure and you can usually smell his breath from halfway across the room?

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

Systems C: Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination Review
July 7 - September 1, 2011

This course consists of seven (7) 2-hour real time sessions and builds on the on foundations of pathophysiology and medicine in modules 1 and 2. The emphasis will be on pathophysiologic basis of diseases of the endocrine, fluids/electrolytes/acid base, nephrology, urology and reproduction body systems.
The course can be used as a portion of the preparation for the ABVP Core examination, but it is not designed as a test-preparation course.

Systems D: Organ System Pathophysiology and ABVP Core Examination Review
September 1 - October 27, 2011

This course consists of seven (7) 2-hour real time sessions and builds on the on foundations of pathophysiology and medicine in modules 1 and 2. The emphasis will be on Ophthalmology, Infectious disease, Hematology/Coagulation and Immunology.
The course can be used as a portion of the preparation for the ABVP Core examination, but it is not designed as a test-preparation course.

If you're looking for more information on CE opportunities for veterinary technicians, receptionists or practice managers, visit the VSPN CE page. VSPN offers courses specifically tailored to veterinary support personnel, and certain VIN courses also are open to VSPN members.

Now you can follow VIN CE and VSPN on Twitter! Simply click the "Send request" button to prompt the (VIN / VSPN) crews to accept you as a follower.