WEBVTT 00:00:02.000 --> 00:00:15.500 START HERE will speed up your VINning by giving you quick access to the search engine, drug information, disease monographs, client education handouts, anesthesia and sedation protocols, learning tools, and educational videos. 00:00:16.000 --> 00:00:32.500 Along the right side of the dashboard are powerful tools to help you post your cases, access calculators, organize and store information in MyStuff, track your VINning with MyActivities, and find hidden jewels within VIN using the VINdex. 00:00:36.000 --> 00:00:37.500 Let's try a case. 00:00:38.000 --> 00:00:49.500 You’ve just diagnosed a canine patient with diabetes. Your initial search brings thousands of results, which can be narrowed using the filters in the right column of the Search page. 00:00:50.000 --> 00:01:03.500 A new diabetic is going to need insulin. Using the Drug Information tab, find information about the types of insulin available and details about the one you choose to prescribe. 00:01:05.000 --> 00:01:16.500 To learn more about diabetes, select the Diseases tab and do a search or browse the table of contents. 00:01:18.500 --> 00:01:34.500 Once the pet is stable and ready for discharge, the client will need to know how to continue care at home. Print an article for the owner or e-mail them a link to appropriate client information sheets. 00:01:36.000 --> 00:01:41.500 On the initial physical exam, you noted that your patient had a ruptured cranial cruciate ligament. 00:01:42.000 --> 00:01:47.500 Now that it’s stable, what do you need to know to anesthetize the patient safely? 00:01:48.500 --> 00:01:56.000 If you need to review the anatomy of the canine stifle prior to surgery, look no further than the 3D Anatomy tool. 00:02:02.000 --> 00:02:15.500 Are there overtly visible conditions that may be caused by diabetes in a dog? A search of the video collections will show you a VINner’s patient that developed a debilitating manifestation of the disease. 00:02:16.000 --> 00:02:28.500 Now that you’ve found all these resources, you’d still like help from the VIN consultants. Click here for step-by-step instructions on how to post your case to the message boards. 00:02:29.000 --> 00:03:05.000 Pick the most appropriate specialty, a discussion title, enter your patient’s signalment, and open a posting window. Many folders have posting instructions; follow these to get the most from your post. Enter your history, exam findings, diagnostics, and so forth, then post your message. Make sure that you’re subscribed so that you’ll receive email notifications when someone responds in your discussion. 00:03:05.500 --> 00:03:12.000 Use MyActivities to find your case discussion or your previous search results. 00:03:15.500 --> 00:03:31.000 Once you’ve posted your case, add it to your MyStuff to find it quickly again, and mark it with a star so it appears in the MyFavorites tab of your personal VINdex. 00:03:32.000 --> 00:03:48.000 Within the suite of calculators, use the filter to narrow the options. Use the glucose curve plotter to record your patient’s data and save for comparison to later curves. 00:03:49.500 --> 00:04:01.000 When you return to one of the tabs during the session, you’ll find it just as you left it. To return to the home page for that tab, click the gold Home icon. 00:04:02.500 --> 00:04:08.500 As always, send your feedback to help make VIN better for the entire community. 00:04:09.500 --> 00:04:21.000 Start Here is a faster, easier way to access VIN content and the powerful tools that can make your VINning even better. Give it a try!