Personal/Professional Development
Gratitude and Giving Back — One Veterinary Tech’s Story
Elizabeth Exline shares how her childhood admiration for a veterinary team put her on the path to becoming a veterinary technician.
Dermatology
A Technician’s Role in the Treatment of <em>Demodex</em> Patients
Diagnosis of demodicosis depends on identifying Demodex mites in dermal samples.
Internal Medicine
Body Cavity Centesis: Techniques for the Pleural, Abdominal, and Pericardial Cavities
Body cavity centesis is a valuable and effective treatment for removal of large effusions.
Pain Management
Pain Management and Becoming a Patient Advocate
Information on pain management and assessment in veterinary patients has grown tremendously.
Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
Pediatric Emergencies
Neonatal and pediatric patients differ significantly from their adult counterparts.
Radiology/Imaging
Radiographic Positioning: Head, Shoulders, Knees, & Toes, Part 2
This second of two articles on radiographic positioning provides an overview of proper patient restraint as well as techniques to obtain good-quality radiographs of the stifles, pelvis, and phalanges.
Personal/Professional Development
If You Missed It…
This year, the NAVC Conference settled into a new home.
Equine Medicine
Cantharidin Toxicosis from Blister Beetles in Horses
Blister beetles, also known as Spanish fly, contain a toxic substance called cantharidin that can severely injure or kill horses.