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Scratching the surface
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Alicia Karapetian
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National Report — Pain. Numbness. Weakness. Palpitations. These symptoms can be indicative of a variety of conditions, but sometimes the accurate diagnosis is bartonellosis.
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Surviving bartonellosis
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Daniel R. Verdon
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National Report — Her medical battle with bartonellosis lasted for years. Ironically, it took a horse throwing her, fracturing her shoulder, for physicians to make an accurate diagnosis.
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Bartonella: Quantifying new risks to veterinarians, patients
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Daniel R. Verdon
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National Report — Bartonellosis: It's no longer considered a self-limiting disease, and for some people chronic infection can be as debilitating and hard to diagnose as Lyme disease.
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NCVEI reorganizes bylaws; readies release of major economics study
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Dan Verdon
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Schaumburg, Ill. — The National Commission on Veterinary Economic Issues (NCVEI) recently reorganized and is moving forward with a detailed collaborative study in conjunction with Brakke Consulting and Bayer Animal Health to examine declines in veterinary visits.
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A cat call for better care
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Stephanie Skernivitz
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Hillsborough, N.J. — Although she didn't plan to become a feline practitioner, Dr. Elizabeth Colleran, MS, a 1990 graduate of Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, is now the new president of the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP).
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Flight veterinarians expected to grow over decade
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National Report — By 2020, one expert predicts hundreds of veterinarians to be working above the clouds.
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Flood-torn clinic reopens
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Belle Meade, Tenn. — The water receded, and life at the Animal Hospital of West Nashville is back to normal — relatively speaking, anyway.
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Gene regulation may positively impact equine respiratory disease
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Buckinghamshire, UK — A new research project shows that genes classified as mucins may regulate mucous proteins and change over the course of equine respiratory disease.
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KSU maintains accreditation
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Manhattan, Kan. — Kansas State University's (KSU) College of Veterinary Medicine maintained accreditation from the American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA) Council on Education (COE).
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Legal planning for life after practice
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Christopher J. Allen, DVM, JD
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I just finished organizing all of my miscellaneous old car parts.
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TVMA to back legislation to better define equine dentistry
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Stephanie Skernivitz
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Austin, Texas — The debate over who can perform equine teeth-floating procedures surfaced again in Texas.
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Bilateral mandibular fractures due to periodontal disease
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Brett Beckman, DVM, FAVD, Dipl. AVDC, Dipl. AAPM
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Continuing chronicles illuminating repair techniques used in this particularly challenging case.
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Clarifying canine tooth resorption
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Avi Blake, DVM
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When veterinarians think about tooth resorption, the image is generally of a feline patient.
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Noise reactivities and phobias: Behavior modification strategies
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Karen L. Overall, MA, VMD, PhD, Dipl. ACVB, CAAB
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How to recognize problems and implement appropriate client interventions.
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The "DAMN IT" acronym: Are you using this practical diagnostic aid?
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Carl A. Osborne, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM
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Dr. Carl Osborne shows how this acronym facilitates rapid formulation of rule-outs.
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Treating osteoarthritis in geriatric dogs
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Donna Loyle
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A Q&A with Dr. Ronald McLaughlin, a specialist in orthopedics, gait analysis and biomechanics.
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UM to open cancer care satellite
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Rachael Whitcomb
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Wentzville, Mo. — A new cancer care center, operated by the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, will open this spring and offer pet owners more options for specialty care.
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Urinary tract infection in dogs after surgery for intervertebral disk extrusion
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Ronald Lyman, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM
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Study results indicate possible need for testing in these patients.
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What does that cytology report really tell veterinarians?
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Avi Blake, DVM
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Do we all interpret cytology findings the same way?
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Are we creating zombies?
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Michael A. McLaughlin, DVM
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Werewolves and vampires are so yesterday! The new hotness is the slow-moving, non-critical, unthinking, inflexible, life-altering zombie. Actually, zombies are quite real and are created every day through an administrative action commonly called the "Zero-Tolerance Policy" or ZTP.
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