Neurology
Intervertebral Disc Herniation
Intervertebral disc herniation is the most common spinal disease in dogs.
Toxicology
Trazodone in Veterinary Medicine
Trazodone in dogs has been shown to be safe, with some therapeutic effects. Here's what to do if a dog is accidentally exposed to toxic amounts of trazodone.
Emergency Medicine/Critical Care
Critical Components to Successful CPR: The RECOVER Guidelines, Preparedness, and Team
Less than 6% of dogs and cats that experience cardiopulmonary arrest survive to discharge.
Oncology
Doxorubicin: An Overview
Doxorubicin is one of the most dangerous chemotherapeutics used in veterinary oncology.
Parasitology
Feline Heartworm Disease: Fact or Fiction?
In areas where dogs are exposed to mosquitoes that carry Dirofilaria immitis, so are cats.
Dermatology
A Technician’s Role in the Treatment of Demodex 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. Veterinary nurses and technicians must understand these patients’ unique physiologic differences and how they affect diagnosis and treatment of emergencies.
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.