Veterinary Medicine back issues from October 2006:
Style and substance
Oct 01, 2006; ... 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. Admittedly, our main focus at Veterinary Medicine has been to continually improve the journal's substance-the timeliness, relevance, and reliability of its peer-reviewed ...
Letters
Oct 01, 2006; ... We should care for all animals 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 ...
Prepare to re-evaluate your feline vaccination protocols
Oct 01, 2006; ... More than a year in the making, the 2006 American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAEP) Feline Vaccine Advisory Panel Report is scheduled for publication in the Nov. 1 issue of the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. It will also be available on the AAFP (www.aafponline ...
A Veterinary Medicine Interview: Dr. Ellen N. Behrend
Oct 01, 2006; ... "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 that we are no longer making the decisions." Ellen N. Behrend, VMD, MS, PhD, DACVIM (small animal internal ...
Idea Exchange
Oct 01, 2006; ... tips from the trenches Track patient monitoring with colored dots Our nurses use a whiteboard with magnetic colored circles to document twice-an-hour checks on hospitalized patients. The dots are moved as checks are done. Pam D'Esopo, hospital manager Dedham, ...
Difficulties in diagnosing transitional cell carcinoma
Oct 01, 2006; ... Peer-reviewed 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), ...
Things to remember to calculate chemotherapy dosages correctly
Oct 01, 2006; ... Peer-reviewed Chemotherapy is usually administered on a m^sup 2^ (body surface area) basis. While the formula (K x W^sup 2/3^)/10^sup 4^-where K is a constant (10.1 in dogs, 10 in cats) and W is the weight in grams-can be used to calculate body surface area, most veterinarians use a ...
Abnormally low capnography readings may not be due to hyperventilation
Oct 01, 2006; ... Peer-reviewed Using capnography or a capnometer to determine end-tidal CO2 (ETCO^sub 2^) is a simple, practical, and noninvasive way to monitor patient ventilation during anesthesia. ETCO^sub 2^ is a reasonable reflection of arterial CO2 when cardiovascular function is normal and no ...
A foundation for treating canine periodontal disease
Oct 01, 2006; ... Peer-reviewed Dr. Daniel Carmichael helps polish your skills Patients with periodontal disease, the most common disease in dogs, suffer from progressive inflammation and destruction of the tissues supporting the teeth. In addition to causing oral pain and tooth loss, periodontal ...
A challenging case: Acute-on-chronic vomiting in a German shepherd
Oct 01, 2006; ... Peer-reviewed These clinicians discover that this dog's history of chronic vomiting was disguising a serious underlying problem. A 2-year-old intact male German shepherd was referred to the Kansas State University Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital for evaluation of a three-day ...
Pimobendan: Understanding its cardiac effects in dogs with myocardial disease
Oct 01, 2006; ... Peer-reviewed When used in conjunction with other cardiac drugs, pimobendan, unapproved for use in the United States, may benefit dogs with congestive heart failure secondary to dilated cardiomyopathy or valvular insufficiency. Justin D. Thomason, DVH, DACVIM (small ...
Ensuring a behaviorally healthy pet-child relationship
Oct 01, 2006; ... Peer-reviewed Behavior problems in pets are never a picnic, but they become even more important to address when children are in the home. Pass these tips on to your clients who are introducing a baby into their home or adding a pet to the family. Despite the Disneyesque images of ...
Bringing home baby: Introducing a pet to your new arrival
Oct 01, 2006; ... Advice for pet owners You want the relationship between your children and your pets to start off on the right foot and develop in a healthy direction. Here are some tips to help make sure the whole household gets along. Before a baby arrives, expectant parents should prepare ...
Product Preview
Oct 01, 2006; ... GROWing UP With Pets.com Novartis Animal Health US Inc. Web site for families with pets and kids To address issues that clients who are bringing home a baby or families that are adding a dog may have, SENTINEL (milbemycin oxime/lufenuron) Flavor Tabs has launched a new ...
An unintentional Halloween trick
Oct 01, 2006; ... musings from Dr. Robert M. Miller In the 1950s, I was a solo mixed-animal practitioner. Consequently, I was on emergency duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week. So when my bride and I were invited to a Halloween party, we went in my practice station wagon, which was fully equipped for ...