Teach yourself how to perform a blamectomy in 10 thoughtful steps
Nov 1, 2006
By:
Carl A. Osborne, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM
How can we best use our freedom to make choices in context of responding to blame?
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Oct 1, 2006
By:
Carl A. Osborne, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM
In response to a myriad of problems confronting people today, there is a widespread and insidious tendency to blame others. The tendency to fan the flames of blame is so pervasive that it directly and indirectly affects everyone who is a member of the veterinary profession.
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Sep 1, 2006
By:
Carl A. Osborne, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM
A 3-year-old male non-castrated English Bulldog was admitted to the Veterinary Medical Center because of intermittent episodes of gross hematuria of two months' duration.
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Jul 1, 2006
By:
Carl A. Osborne, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, Jody P. Lulich, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM
Knowledge of urolith composition is important because contemporary methods of detection, treatment and prevention of the underlying causes of urolithiasis are primarily related to knowledge of urolith composition. The following discussion is based on quantitative analysis of 275,000 canine uroliths submitted to the Minnesota Urolith Center from 1981 to the spring of 2006. (For additional details related to feline uroliths and feline urethral plugs, refer to the Diagnote entitled "Changing trends in composition of feline uroliths and feline urethral plugs," published in the April 2006 issue of DVM Newsmagazine (Vol. 37, No.4).
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Multiple factors can influence white-cell count; culture for bacteria
May 1, 2006
By:
Carl A. Osborne, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM
A significant number of bacteria associated with pyuria indicates
the inflammatory lesion is active.
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Perspectives from the Minnesota Urolith Center
Apr 1, 2006
By:
Carl A. Osborne, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, Jody P. Lulich, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM
In 1981, calcium oxalate was detected in only 2 percent of feline
uroliths submitted to the Minnesota Urolith Center, whereas
struvite was detected in 78 percent.
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