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The role of women in veterinary leadership | VETgirl Veterinary Continuing Education Podcasts Dec 19, 2016

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In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we interview Dr. Karen Bradley, who is one of the founders and former President of the Women’s Veterinary Leadership Development Initiative (WVLDI). Their goal? To support women in seeking and achieving leadership, policy, and decision-making positions within all areas of professional veterinary activity. Check out some of their great resources here. For more information, check out their website here and their Facebook group here.

Treating the ITP patient with vincristine versus human IVIG | VETgirl Veterinary Continuing Education Podcasts Dec 12, 2016

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In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we discuss treatment for immune-mediated thrombocytopenia (ITP) in dogs. Have you treated a patient with primary ITP? Did you use steroids alone, or did you try combination therapy with vincristine or human intravenous immunoglobulin (hIVIG)? Well, while treatment with immunosuppressive doses of glucocorticoids is the initial treatment of choice, and most patients will have platelet recovery within 1-15 days of starting treatment, adding treatment with vincristine or hIVIG has been shown to shorten platelet recovery time. In some peer-reviewed, scientific veterinary prospective studies, dogs with severe ITP treated with prednisone alone versus prednisone and vincristine, or prednisone alone versus prednisone and hIVIG, both combination therapies resulted in faster increases in platelet numbers and shorter durations of hospitalization. To date, though, there haven’t been any studies looking at the efficacy of vincristine versus hIVIG as adjunctive treatments. This is important because hIVIG is much more expensive, and giving it to your patient is more time consuming and challenging that giving vincristine.

Using the appropriate antibiotics for septic peritonitis in dogs | VETgirl Veterinary Continuing Education Podcasts Dec 05, 2016

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In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we discuss the appropriate use of antibiotics for dogs with septic peritonitis. In patients with sepsis, early antimicrobial therapy is one of the cornerstones of treatment, along with resuscitation and source control. In human medicine, a landmark study of patients with septic shock revealed that for every one hour delay in antibiotic administration for the first six hours after presentation, mortality increased by 7.6%!(1) In critically ill, septic patients, antibiotics should be started before culture and sensitivity results are generally available, right? Well, the questions remain in both human and veterinary medicine about how we should choose those antibiotics, and whether or not our choices matter.

Risk factors and outcome predictors in cats with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) | VETgirl Veterinary Continuing Education Podcasts Nov 28, 2016

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In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we discuss diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Do you see cats with DKA in your practice? Does DKA really stand for "Diabetes Kills Animals?" (No.) What do you usually tell owners about their prognosis and what do you base that information on? While we know that DKA is a complicated form of diabetes mellitus (DM) and we often tell owners that it usually happens due to some other complicating concurrent disease or condition, we don’t actually know a lot about those diseases or conditions, and whether or not they contribute to the patient's outcome.

Types of insulin commonly used in veterinary medicine | VETgirl Veterinary Continuing Education Podcasts Nov 21, 2016

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Thank you for visiting this VETgirl podcast page! While our veterinary podcasts are available to everyone for free, only VETgirl ELITE members can get CE credit for listening, plus access to the transcript of the podcast (where applicable). VETgirl ELITE members also receive 100+ hours of RACE-approved, online veterinary CE/year in the form of webinars (including small animal, large animal, veterinary technician, and leadership), "how to" videos and Real Life Rounds when you have time. VETgirl ELITE members also have access to our VETgirl forum where you can interact with colleagues and specialists and get clinical support and tips!
Sponsored By: Merck Animal Health

Diagnostic accuracy of canine pancreatitis tests | VETgirl Veterinary Continuing Education Podcasts Nov 14, 2016

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Have a dog presenting to you with abdominal pain and vomiting? In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we discuss the diagnostic accuracy of canine pancreatitis tests. Specific tests that are often used to test for canine pancreatitis are the Spec cPL and the SNAP cPL test; however, these tests must be interpreted carefully.

Common mistakes to avoid in management of diabetes mellitus | VETgirl Veterinary Continuing Education Podcasts Nov 07, 2016

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In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we interview Dr. Nyssa Reine-Salz, DACVIM, a board-certified veterinary specialist in internal medicine. She is an internal medicine consultant for Merck Animal Health, and an endocrinologist who consults on complicated diabetes mellitus cases. In this podcast, we review the common mistakes to avoid in management of diabetes mellitus in your canine and feline patients.
Sponsored By: Merck Animal Health

Vitamin D levels in Dogs with Chronic Valvular Heart Disease | VETgirl Veterinary Continuing Education Podcasts Oct 31, 2016

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This was a cross-sectional study, and 43 dogs with CVHD were categorized according to the ACVIM Consensus Statement into specific stages (e.g., B1, B2, C, or D). The dogs in stage C and D were combined as one heart failure group. Stage B1 had 14 dogs, B2 had 17 dogs, and the heart failure C/D group had 12 dogs overall. Several of these dogs were on medications at the time of diagnosis. In the B1 group, 2 dogs were on ACEI; in the B2 group, 7 dogs were on ACEI, while 2 dogs were on spironolactone; and in the C/D group, a wide variety of CHF medications were used including ACEI, pimobendan, loop diuretics, spironolactone, digoxin, nitrates, and beta-blockers. All of these dogs had an echocardiogram performed and serum samples drawn on the same day. Serum BUN, creatinine, phosphorus, and total calcium were measured in addition to 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations. Exclusion criteria included any systemic disease that might impact vitamin D metabolism, or any other form of documented heart disease.

Clinical findings and survival in cats with FIV | VETgirl Veterinary Continuing Education Podcasts Oct 24, 2016

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In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we discuss clinical findings and survival in cats with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV). Is it a death sentence?

Veterinary technician or veterinary nurse? | VETgirl Veterinary Continuing Education Podcasts Oct 17, 2016

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In today's VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we interview Heather Prendergast and Ken Yagi, both veterinary technician extraordinaires, on the terminology of "veterinary technician" versus "veterinary nurse." First, what's the difference, and why is there so much push back from the human nursing community on this? Learn all about the current credentialing and standardization (which varies state by state) that is currently being reviewed. NAVTA is currently working with several organizations (such as AVMA) to create an updated national credentialing and standardization. Check out the results of a veterinary technician survey that was originally released by NAVTA here. More importantly, during National Veterinary Technician Week, what better way to support your right-hand-veterinary-technician-extraordinaire-staff by supporting this movement?

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