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From the Editors: Style and substance
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Margaret Rampey
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You've no doubt noticed that this month's issue has a new look—the culmination of months of discussion and dozens of mock-ups.
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Letters: Opening eyes to potential abuse
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Thank you for the very informative and thought-provoking article "Animal abuse: What practitioners need to know" (August 2006). I have become more aware of the possibility of abuse as I examine my patients.
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Letters: We should care for all animals
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I'm happy to see Veterinary Medicine openly explore the many facets of animal welfare in the August 2006 issue. And I'd like to thank Dr. Rollin for a thought-provoking opinion on animal welfare and the veterinary profession (Guest Commentary, "Now is the time to take a stand on animal welfare," August 2006).
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Letters: Bringing back painful memories
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When I read the August issue of Veterinary Medicine on animal welfare, it caused me to remember incidents of animal abuse that I did not report and that haunt me to this day.
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Leading Off: Prepare to re-evaluate your feline vaccination protocols
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James R. Richards, DVM
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More than a year in the making, the 2006 American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) Feline Vaccine Advisory Panel Report is scheduled for publication in the Nov. 1 issue of the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
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An Interview with... Dr. Ellen N. Behrend
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"Veterinarians need to direct their own profession," says this professor and endocrinologist. "If we do not take responsibility for how veterinary medicine is practiced, we may find out that we are no longer making the decisions."
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Practical Matters: Abnormally low capnography readings may not be due to hyperventilation
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Kris Kruse-Elliott, DVM, PhD, DACVA
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Using capnography or a capnometer to determine end-tidal CO2 (ETCO2) is a simple, practical, and noninvasive way to monitor patient ventilation during anesthesia.
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Practical Matters: Things to remember to calculate chemotherapy dosages correctly
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Annette N. Smith, DVM, MS, DACVIM (oncology and small animal internal medicine)
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When calculating or using conversion charts, it is important to note that the weight used is in grams or kilograms (depending on the formula or conversion chart), not pounds.
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Practical Matters: Difficulties in diagnosing transitional cell carcinoma
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Linda Fineman, DVM, DACVIM (oncology)
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Diagnosing transitional cell carcinoma can be a difficult clinical challenge. Clinical signs (pollakiuria, dysuria, stranguria, and hematuria) are nonspecific, and differential diagnoses include granulomatous cystitis, other neoplastic diseases (lymphoma, rhabdomyosarcoma), a persistent or recurrent urinary tract infection, and urinary calculi—the latter two of which may occur concurrently with transitional cell carcinoma.
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Dental Corner: A foundation for treating canine periodontal disease
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Daniel T. Carmichael, DVM, DAVDC
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Patients with periodontal disease, the most common disease in dogs, suffer from progressive inflammation and destruction of the tissues supporting the teeth.
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Idea Exchange: Ideas to keep patients warm
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To prevent hypothermia during anesthesia, we place baby booties or socks on all our patients to reduce heat loss through their footpads.
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Idea Exchange: Track patient monitoring with colored dots
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Our nurses use a whiteboard with magnetic colored circles to document twice-an-hour checks on hospitalized patients.
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Idea Exchange: Lubricant reduces pain during ear exams
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When performing otoscopic examinations in dogs and cats, especially ones with severe otitis externa, I put a little Surgilube (Fougera) lubricating jelly on the otoscope speculum to ease discomfort caused by the examination.
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Idea Exchange: Using drape keeps patients dry during dentals
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To keep a dog or cat clean and dry during a dental procedure, place its nose and mouth through a hole in a waterproof drape.
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Idea Exchange: Speak in code when discussing euthanasia
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The entire staff uses the letter Q instead of saying euthanasia when discussing it among ourselves.
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Idea Exchange: Encourage client feedback
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We put a suggestion box in the waiting room with my (hospital manager) business cards next to it.
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An unintentional Halloween trick
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Robert M. Miller, DVM
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Dr. Robert M. Miller recounts one memorable Halloween and a sudden emergency visit.
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