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Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE

Hot Literature: Is there an easy screening test for canine hypoadrenocorticism?

March 1, 2012

A sodium:potassium ratio combined with white blood cell counts may hold the key to diagnosis.

Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE

Fine-needle biopsy: Are you using this valuable diagnostic tool?

February 1, 2012

A recent article discussed how fine-needle aspiration and fine-needle fenestration can be powerful diagnostic tools.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE

Hot Literature: Plasma BNP as a screening test for occult cardiomyopathy in cats

January 4, 2012

Can this screening test help identify this silent killer in cats?

Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE

MU researchers identify biomarker to speed up diagnosis of infections

January 1, 2012

Reserachers at the University of Missouri believe they have found a way to speed up the diagnosis of infections in dogs and cats.

Source: CUSTOM VETERINARY MEDIA

Image Quiz: A dyspneic cat with hyperactivity and fever (Sponsored by Dechra)

November 22, 2011

What's causing this cat's open-mouth breathing and frantic facial expression?

Source: CUSTOM VETERINARY MEDIA

Image Quiz: Polyuria in a Pomeranian with a history of hair cycle arrest (Sponsored by Dechra)

November 10, 2011

What is causing this dog's clinical signs?

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE

Obtaining a skin scraping

November 10, 2011

This technique is commonly used to identify mites such as Sarcoptes, Demodex, and Cheyletiella.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE

Skills Laboratory: How to perform skin scraping and skin surface cytology

November 10, 2011

Quick. Easy. Inexpensive. Review the techniques described here to maximize your diagnostic yield when using these two common dermatologic tools.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE

Performing skin surface cytology

November 10, 2011

Skin cytology can help identify bacterial or Malassezia infection, as well as characterize inflammatory infiltrate.

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