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VTW August 1, 2017: Pediatrics and Geriatrics Specialty Center
Published: August 01, 2017
Ruth Schoonover

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Tuesday, August 1, 2017

 

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

PEDIATRICS AND GERIATRICS SPECIALTY CENTER
Both the very young and the very old can be uniquely challenging to treat.


Visit the Pediatrics and Geriatrics Specialty Center to find information on topics ranging from Kitten Kindergarten to Geriatric Dentistry.

 

Resources in the center have been gathered from:

  • VIN Medical FAQs
  • VIN Rounds
  • Journal and Proceedings articles
  • Client Handouts
  • Associate

  

If you have ideas for materials and information that you'd like to see included in this or any other specialty center, send them to Library@vin.com.

 

VIN NEWS HEADLINES

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

 

UC Davis veterinary hospital makeover in the works

Veterinarians implore AVMA to address marijuana in animals

Evolving story:

UPCOMING ROUNDS

* = Session will include audio. Take the Readiness Test.

Venting over a Venti

Tuesday, August 1, 9:30 p.m. ET
(Wednesday, August 2, 1:30 a.m. GMT) 

 

How to Use VIN: Part 1

Wednesday, August 2, 9:30 p.m. ET 
(Thursday, August 3, 1:30 a.m. GMT) 

VIN Journal Club

Thursday, August 3, 1 p.m. ET (5 p.m. GMT)

Join Stijn Niessen, DVM, PhD, DECVIM-CA, PGCVetEd, FHEA, MRCVS, for a review of this endocrinology article:
Gostelow R, Forcada Y, Graves T, et al. Systematic Review of Feline Diabetic Remission: Separating Fact from Opinion. Vet J. November 2014;202(2):208-21.

 

*VIN Rounds

Sunday, August 6, 8 p.m. ET

(Monday, August 7, 12 a.m. GMT)
Join Elizabeth Strand, PhD, LCSW, for Don't Roll Over and Pee: Handling Conflict with Compassion and Strength.

(This session will feature audio via GoToWebinar.)

   

 

CLINICAL UPDATES: JOURNALS

Treatment of Septic Arthritis of the Coxofemoral Joint in 12 Foals
Sepsis of the coxofermoral joint can be effectively treated with a combination of arthroscopic lavage and the use of systemic and local antimicrobials.

Preoperative and Intraoperative Ultrasound Aids Removal of Migrating Plant Material Causing Iliopsoas Myositis via Ventral Midline Laparotomy: A Study of 22 Dogs
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Intraoperative ultrasonography is a safe and readily available tool that improves success of surgical removal of plant material within the iliopsoas abscesses via ventral midline laparotomy.

Furosemide for Prevention of Cyclophosphamide-associated Sterile Haemorrhagic Cystitis in Dogs Receiving Metronomic Low-dose Oral Cyclophosphamide
Furosemide administration significantly reduced the likelihood of SHC development (where SHC was diagnosed in 30.3% of dogs administered cyclophosphamide without furosemide, and 10.2% of dogs administered cyclophosphamide with furosemide).

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STAYING CONNECTED

Doctors Cleaning the Hospital
As doctors, how often do you perform the dirty work and help clean the hospital? I am trying to find a good balancing act. Cleaning occasionally seems to show a willingness to lead from the front and improve morale, but I worry that doing too many "menial tasks" may make the other employees lazy.

 
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