Just the FAQs!
If you're looking for a current diagnostic or therapeutic tidbit, make your first stop the Medical FAQs collection. To make VIN even more helpful for you, the VIN team of consultants continue to create these up-to-date summaries of topics commonly discussed on the message boards. Save time, check out the Medical FAQs -- before you post. Recently added:
Rational Use Of Electrocardiography in Veterinary Practice To suggest a topic needing a Medical FAQ, email MRishniw@vin.com.
Happenings at the AVMA Annual Meeting in D.C.
The American Heartworm Society will hold the 12th Triennial Heartworm Symposium in conjunction with the American Veterinary Medical Association Annual Convention July 13 - 15, 2007, in Washington, D.C. Register today! The International Conference on Communications in Veterinary Medicine will also be held in conjunction with the AVMA Conference. The organizers have offered to extend the early registration discount until June 20 for VIN members. Register today!
Preemptive Gabapentin Administration
Dogs requiring spinal surgery are usually painful. These dogs typically receive opioids in an attempt to relieve pain; however opioids may not be the most efficacious agents because of neural damage present in most of these patients.
Help Dr. Bruno Pypendop at the University of California, Davis determine whether preemptive gabapentin administration improves postoperative analgesia after spinal surgery in dogs.
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Canine Medicine Symposium 2007 Proceedings Online - Browse by speaker/category or search by topic.
Pet Food Recall Resources: When Sharing Is Not Nice
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Treatment of spontaneous pyometra in 22 bitches with a combination of cabergoline and cloprostenol
Twenty-two bitches with ultrasonographically diagnosed spontaneous pyometra were treated with a combination of cabergoline once daily and cloprostenol every third day, and potentiated sulphonamide twice a day. Nineteen of the bitches were managed successfully by a 10-day period of treatment. Two bitches required a further three days of treatment. Treatment was unsuccessful in one bitch with a partial uterine torsion.
Introducing reptiles into a captive collection: The role of the veterinarian
The successful introduction of reptiles into a captive collection depends on providing optimal husbandry and veterinary attention. An important role of the veterinarian in this process is the prevention of disease introduction, which may affect both the introduced and the resident animals. This review focuses on preventive veterinary medicine in reptiles, emphasising quarantine measures, disinfection, and entry control for infectious agents.
A newly recognized blood group in domestic shorthair cats: the Mik red cell antigen
A newly recognized blood group in domestic shorthair cats: the Mik red cell antigen
The absence of this novel Mik red cell antigen can be associated with naturally occurring anti-Mik alloantibodies and can elicit an acute hemolytic transfusion reaction after an AB-matched blood transfusion.
Comparison of prednisolone and dexamethasone effects in the presence of environmental control in heaves-affected horses
This study was designed to compare the efficacy of oral prednisolone and intramuscular (IM) dexamethasone in heaves-affected horses with environmental control. When combined with environmental control, prednisolone and dexamethasone treatments had similar effects on heaves score, blood gasses, and endoscopic scores. However, dexamethasone had a more beneficial effect on bronchoalveolar lavage cytology.
What analgesic protocol are you using for routine soft tissue surgeries?
Is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory appropriate as the *sole* means of analgesia for an elective soft tissue procedure? In my humble opinion, no.
Staying current in solo pratice: how does everyone do it?
I pick the brains of the specialists to whom I refer on a regular basis, when I really need to talk to a "live voice." I like to buy and own textbooks more than I actually read them, and most journals go into recycle without even being opened. Bad on me, but there it is. VIN has saved my butt more than I can say!
Pros and cons of routine Bartonella screening of cats; pros and cons of treating positive cats
Another thing to consider regarding the "FeBart test" is that it detects antibodies against Bartonella via Western Blot, *not* antigens/the actual organisms. When detecting antibodies against an organism, how do we differentiate between active infection or past exposure to the organism based on a single test/one point in time (not measuring rising titers)? I think that the FeBart test may be useful in detecting exposure to the organism, but I'm not convinced that it equates to active infection.
How long to treat dog for leptospirosis; how long is organism shed and how long can it survive in environment?
Do we know how long lepto can survive on the ground in a (typical) Northeast winter climate?
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 Sunday Rounds
Sunday, June 17
As it is Father's Day in many countries there will be no Rounds this evening. Thanks to all of you who answer to Daddy, Papa, Pater, or "Dad, can I have ..."!
This Week's Rounds Schedule
Virtual Coffeehouse
Tuesday, June 19, 9:30 pm ET (01:30 am June 20 GMT)
What did you learn today? Stop by and share your new knowledge with your colleagues!
Use the Coffeehouse link to join the discussion.
This Week's Rounds Schedule
EBM Journal Club
Tuesday, June 19, 10:00 pm ET (02:00 am June 21 GMT)
Join your colleagues for the first meeting of the Evidence Based Medicine Journal Club.
Review the introductory transcript.
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* Use A Brace For Cruciate Injury?
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Clinical Applications of Evidence-Based Medicine
The Early Bird deadline is June 19! The goal of this course is to provide participants with the tools to use evidence-based medicine as part of professional practice. Unlike our human medical counterparts, the veterinary profession does not have large volumes of summarized research to support many therapies, prognoses, etiologies, and diagnoses. This means that the burden is on veterinary practitioners to treat patients based on their practice experience combined with an understanding of available evidence from research. However, not all research has the same weight. This course will describe how to glean and evaluate information from research manuscripts. The course will have five two-hour sections corresponding to each week of the five-week course. The course should be a lively discussion in the framework of real examples. Instructors:
Richard Evans, Ph.D
Wanda Gordon-Evans, DVM, DACVS Dates:
July 3 - August 7, 2007 Real-time sessions: Tuesday evenings: July 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31; 9:30 - 11:30 pm ET (Wednesdays, 01:30 - 03:30 am GMT) CE Hours: 10 Tuition:
Member/$175, Non-Member/$266 by June 19, 2007;
Member/$194, Non-Member/$296 after June 19, 2007 Required Textbook: None Recommended Textbooks: Handbook of Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine - Cockcroft, Holmes; Blackwell Publishing Limited - 2003
Be sure to log in to receive your member discount. How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-Based Medicine, 3rd edition - Greenhalgh, Blackwell Publishing Professional - 2006
May be available from online retailers. Evidence-Based Medicine, How to Practice and Teach EBM, 3rd edition - Straus, Richardson, Glasziou, Haynes; Elsevier Health - 2005
Be sure to log in to receive your member discount. To find out more about this course:
Visit the Clinical Applications of Evidence-Based Medicine page. To register, scroll to the bottom of the course information page and choose the Enroll Now link.
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