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VTW July 11, 2017: VINner Answers to Tough Questions
Published: July 10, 2017
Laura Schwartz

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Tuesday, July 11, 2017

 

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VINner Answers to Tough Questions

Stumped by the things they didn't teach you in school?


Don't worry, your colleagues have your back. Visit the VINner Answers to Tough Questions project to find how your colleagues answer those tricky questions such as when (or if) to discount a service or procedure.

 

Do you have a great message board post to highlight in the project? Email Christy Corp-Minamiji, DVM to have it added.

 

VIN NEWS HEADLINES

News that's fit to click, reported for YOU.

 

Horses now called livestock in Kentucky

Mitral valve repair surgery saved our dog Harper

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UPCOMING ROUNDS

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Venting over a Venti

Tuesday, July 11, 9:30 p.m. ET
(Wednesday, July 12, 1:30 a.m. GMT)

 

How to Use VIN: Part 2

Wednesday, July 12, 9:30 p.m. ET
(Thursday, July 13, 1:30 a.m. GMT)

  

*VIN Rounds

Thursday, July 13, 1 pm ET (5 p.m. GMT)
Join Chen Gilor, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, for Monitoring Insulin Therapy.

 

*Sunday Rounds

Sunday, July 16, 9 p.m. ET

(Monday, July 17, 1 a.m. GMT)

Join Ashley Zehnder, DVM, PhD, for Cancer: It's For The Birds.

 

CLINICAL UPDATES: JOURNALS

Analysis of Lomustine Drug Content in FDA-Approved and Compounded Lomustine Capsules
The measured amount of lomustine in all compounded capsules was less than the stated content (range, 59% to 95%) and was frequently outside the acceptable range.

Difficult Orotracheal Intubation in Dogs and Cats
This article explores the causes of difficult orotracheal intubation and how to prepare for this type of situation, as well as describing how to proceed in the case of a difficult, or even seemingly impossible, orotracheal intubation.

Pectus Excavatum: Congenital Thoracic Deformity in Cats

This article discusses the presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of this unusual condition in feline patients.

CONTINUAL EDUCATION

NOW OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT:

Basic Necropsy Techniques
July 21-August 9, 2017
Presenter(s): Eric Snook, DVM, PhD, DACVP (Anatomic Pathology)

 

Advanced Topics in Veterinary Forensic Science
August 2-September 23, 2017
Presenter(s): Adam Stern DVM, CMI-IV, CFC, DACVP; Sharon Gwaltney-Brant, DVM, Ph.D, DABVT, DABT;
Diane Balkin, JD; Miranda D. Vieson, DVM, PhD, DACVP; Jennifer A. Woolf, DVM

 

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DID YOU KNOW?

Are you Ready for Your Close-Up?
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See it in action in this tutorial.

POSITIVE ATTITUDES

What's the Best Thing to Happen to You Today?

We've been medically managing a nasty, necrotic abscess/cellulitis on Amber's left forearm for the last 10 days.

Today I got to do a primary closure on the wound and it came together beautifully.

 
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