Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2010
By:
Kristin Hohnadel, CVT, VTS (cardiology)
Technicians familiar with cardiac emergencies can respond quickly and appropriately to minimize suffering and maximize the chance of success of treatment for the patient.
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Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2010
By:
Mary L. Berg, BS, RVT, RLATG, VTS (dentistry)
In the previous lecture, the importance of being able to identify periodontal indices was discussed as well as the importance of correctly recording that pathology on dental charts. The indices most commonly evaluated are gingivitis, probe depth, gingival recession, furcation involvement, mobility and periodontal attachment.
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Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2010
By:
Ann Wortinger, BIS, LVT, VTS
Does the use of feeding tubes have a place in everyday practice? We are all familiar with the use of feeding tubes for Hepatic Lipidosis cats, but how many times do we deal with the older animal with no obvious physical problem other than an unwillingness to eat adequate (in our opinion) amounts of food?
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Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2010
By:
Bea Biddinger, LVT, VTS (ECC)
Unlike the popular home and garden channel TV shows that boast remodeling of room or house structures, remodeling of fluid compartments within the critical care patient is not the effect a clinician desires. Unfortunately, many of our critical patients have trauma or disease processes that result in an imbalance between fluid compartments.
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Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2010
By:
William Fortney, DVM
Companion pets are happier, healthier and living longer today than ever before for several inter-connected reasons. Changing owner attitudes toward their pets, has significantly contributed to increases in life expectancy.
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Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2010
By:
Mary L. Berg, BS, RVT, RLATG, VTS (dentistry)
Pain management is more than the latest popular terminology. It is an important part of veterinary dentistry. Many of the procedures performed on animals are painful and it is our duty as technicians to ensure that our patients are as comfortable as possible. The deliver of local nerve blocks prior to performing many dental procedures or oral surgery is a great way to create preemptive analgesia. This can often be incorporated into a multimodal plan for pain control.
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Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2010
By:
Philip Seibert, CVT
The Board of Veterinary Medicine regulates and licenses people practicing veterinary medicine in the State. Although there are professional standards defining "veterinary-client-patient relationship" and proper prescribing of medications, it falls to the Board of Pharmacy in the state to regulate how prescription medications are dispensed to the general public.
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Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2010
By:
Ann Wortinger, BIS, LVT, VTS
People have spent much time and energy over the years molding dogs into various shapes to suit our needs; The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dog Breeds lists 91 hound breeds, 43 working breeds, 44 herding breeds, 49 gun dogs and 31 terrier breeds. Due to our changing life style, many of these breeds are no longer needed for what they were bred.
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Source: CVC IN KANSAS CITY PROCEEDINGS
August 1, 2010
By:
Tamara Grubb, DVM, MS, DACVA
Anesthesia should be thought of as 4 distinct and equally important periods: 1) preparation/premedication; 2) induction; 3) maintenance and 4) recovery. We tend to diminish the importance of the phases of preparation/premedication and recovery and yet these phases contribute as much to successful anesthesia as the phases of induction and maintenance.
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