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Tag: x-ray

  • Presurgical treatment of acute gastric dilatation-volvulus

    Presurgical treatment of acute gastric dilatation-volvulus

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    Resolution of the hypovolaemia is the primary concern. Two large bore catheters are placed in the cephalic veins. If the cephalic veins are not available, the jugular vein is used. Fluid resuscitation through the saphenous veins is unlikely to be successful because of the caudal vena caval obstruction. Either isotonic crystalloids (90ml/kg in the first…

  • Decubitus lateral view of chest

    Decubitus lateral view of chest

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    This view is particularly useful for demonstrating small pneumothoraces, emphysema or loculated pleural fluid. The animal is placed in lateral recumbency. To demonstrate trapped pleural fluid, the affected side should be uppermost; to demonstrate emphysema, the affected side is placed down. The x-ray cassette is positioned perpendicular to the spine on the table with a block…

  • Buy a dental x-ray machine

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    If I am being perfectly honest, dentistry has never filled me with excitement. That said, attending a number of sessions on dentistry at the North American Veterinary Conference this year was fascinating and convinced me of the value of buying a dental x-ray machine. Goldstein (2015), to name but one speaker, evaluated the use of…

  • I blame the NHS

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    A couple of articles have been brought to my attention this week regarding the public perception of vets versus the reality. When somebody finds out that you want to be a vet or are studying veterinary medicine, there are a few arduous questions that usually follow: “Is it seven years at university for that?” “It’s…

  • The German attitude to learning

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    The vet handed me the needle and vacuum tubes and, at the slightly bewildered look on my face, asked if I’d ever taken blood from a horse before. Upon my answer of “no”, he shrugged and said: “I’ll show you the first one, instruct you for the second, then you can do it by yourself.”…

  • Coincidence

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    I work in an emergency practice and things come in fits and starts. If I see a blocked cat on the first day of my week, I know I’ll see at least two more by the end. Then I might not see any more for a couple of months. It’s weird like that when you…

  • Chocolate, tea and respect

    Chocolate, tea and respect

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    I’m getting old. I can see that. People greet me not by saying “you look great” but by saying “you’re getting greyer”. The worst part of that is not that it’s rude, but that they seem to think it’s funny. I’ve been in this profession a long time, and I have seen quite a bit.…

  • Laminitis: is hay the culprit?

    Laminitis: is hay the culprit?

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    Now home for the summer, having finished my first year at vet school, I’ve been back at the farm, mucking out the ponies and riding, as if I’d never left… and this means I’m back to the ongoing battle with laminitis. While the ponies are more at risk during the spring, Gracie, our 12.2hh, seems…