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Hot Literature: Troponin 1 indicates cardiac disease severity in dogs
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Avi Blake, DVM
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Correlating the progression or severity of disease with a specific biologic substance can greatly influence the ability to predict outcome.
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Just Ask the Expert: Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder and piroxicam
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Timothy M. Fan, DVM, PhD, DACVIM (internal medicine, oncology)
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Does piroxicam have any effect in cats with transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder?
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Research Updates: A simple blood smear as a diagnostic test to predict death secondary to heatstroke in dogs?
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Erika Meler, DVM, MS
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Barrak Pressler, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
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A number of prognostic factors for survival of dogs with heatstroke have been reported.
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Research Updates: Common disorders associated with aspiration pneumonia in dogs, and the influence of underlying disease or thoracic radiograph findings on patient survival
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Erika Meler, DVM, MS
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Barrak Pressler, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
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Although aspiration pneumonia is a common clinical diagnosis in dogs, studies on the causes, diagnostic findings, and outcome of affected dogs are sparse.
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Research Updates: Should veterinarians emphasize the risk of intestinal nematodiasis based on patient signalment and geographic location?
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Erika Meler, DVM, MS
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Barrak Pressler, DVM, PhD, DACVIM
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Although intestinal parasitism in pet dogs is not uncommon, the relative distribution and frequency of the most common intestinal parasites (Toxocara, Ancylostoma, and Trichuris species) in various geographic regions of the United States have not been extensively studied.
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Idea Exchange: A cool way to get a blood sample from unruly patients
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When we need a blood sample from a patient that is difficult to restrain, we have good results by briefly numbing the skin before venipuncture.
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Idea Exchange: Use heating pads to warm IV fluids
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When presented with patients with severely decreased body temperatures, we often have trouble warming the IV fluid bags safely and keeping them warm.
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Idea Exchange: Simple solution for a prickly problem
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When pulling porcupine quills out of unlucky patients, I find it helpful to place the discarded quills in a small bowl of water lined with a paper towel.
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Idea Exchange: E-collars work on limbs, too
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To prevent medium to large dogs with cephalic IV catheters from chewing or licking the catheter or T piece, we place a small Elizabethan collar on the dog's forelimb.
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Premeasure food to keep portions appropriate
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How Dr. Kenneth Cohn helps encourage a healthy weight in pets.
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Idea Exchange: Keep your hands off the face mask
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To make anesthesia masks hands-free, I create two small holes nearly opposite each other on the clear plastic mask.
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Mind Over Miller: A German intern's adventures in America
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Robert M. Miller, DVM
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For 25 years, my group practice had an internship program, hiring new graduates from veterinary schools in the United States and abroad.
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