Veterinary point-of-care tests: Evidence-based insightsDecember 7, 2024Point-of-care tests (POCTs) can impact diagnosis, including timing, specificity, and accuracy, and ultimately, the delivery of care. Learn what factors to consider in evaluating and selecting POCTs.
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The latest hubbub in cardiologyOctober 15, 2024Classically and more recently, we have amassed a decent pharmaceutical armory to address the various types of heart disease seen in our veterinary patients.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveBasics of Triage and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Zoological Companion AnimalsAugust 7, 2024In this session: Do you have a fear of the emergency rabbit, bearded dragon, or parrot? Sarah Ozawa, DVM, Dipl. ACZM, goes over basic principles of triage and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in exotics/zoological companion animal (ZCA) species. You will gain information and tools to help you feel more comfortable handling initial triage in these species. Additionally, Dr. Ozawa discusses similarities (which are many!) and differences to CPR in ZCA species highlighting anatomic and physiologic differences between small mammals, reptiles, and birds.
How to approach polytraumaJanuary 15, 2024While severe visible injuries can cause distress to practitioners, threatening internal injuries are easily overlooked, leading to more compromising conditions, such as cardiopulmonary arrest.
Are lentils, beans linked to canine heart problems? Researchers exploreApril 17, 2023To investigate the association between ‘pulse’ ingredients typically used in grain-free dog foods (i.e. lentils, beans, peas) and instances of canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), U of G researchers conducted a randomized, controlled trial of 28 Siberian huskies.
Breed impacts diagnosis, prognosis of MMVD in dogsFebruary 23, 2022The clinical signs of myxomatous mitral valve disease in dogs vary depending on breed, which could impact a patient’s diagnosis and prognosis.
Making the clinic the heart of testingSeptember 20, 2021With the benefits of point-of-care testing more widely recognized, accepted, and sought after by veterinarians, new technologies to test the heart in-clinic are now available.
DNA may hold secret for feline HCM therapiesAugust 6, 2021The effectiveness of a commonly prescribed treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) in cats may vary depending on the animal’s genes.
Understanding nutrition in dogs with degenerative mitral valve diseaseJune 2, 2021A diagnosis of CHF in a dog requires commitment to a daily medication regimen and changes to the patient’s diet, which can be difficult to adjust to.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveIs mobile specialty practice our future?May 13, 2021Mobile neurology and neurosurgery are currently rare, but mobile specialty practice is not new in other specialty colleges. Advances in information technology, including internet speed and access, increased online collaboration, and changes in communication tools, make clinical practice more accessible for mobile specialists, most notably, cardiology, radiology, surgery, and internal medicine
