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Talent Wars: How to Attract and Retain Talent
Views: 2,737 - Comments: 0The job market has changed. Certified Veterinary Technicians are difficult to find and retain. In this article, Monica Maxwell discusses why CVT recruiting is so difficult and strategies to help clinics attract and retain the empl...
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Staff Transition to Management: Part II
Views: 1,516 - Comments: 0Continuing from Staff Transition to Management: Part I, Cheryl Latta, DoveLewis Human Resources Manager, reviews common difficulties that new managers face and tips for making the most of your new promotion. Making th...
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Staff Transition to Management: Part I
Views: 1,886 - Comments: 0Cheryl Latta, DoveLewis Human Resources Manager, talks about the difficulties that can come with a promotion to management, and tips for handling new responsibilities.
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Crash Course in Vehicular Trauma
Views: 5,062 - Comments: 4Josh Cruz, DVM, reviews how to triage, assess, and treat hit by car traumas. This talk is specifically RACE-approved for 1 DVM or Technician CE credit. Download Lecture Notes
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Hyperadrenocorticism: Diagnosis and Treatment
Views: 2,699 - Comments: 0Barbara Davis, DVM, DACVIM, reviews Cushing’s disease symptoms and management. This talk is specifically RACE-approved for .5 DVM or Technician CE credit. Download Lecture Notes
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Peritoneal Dialysis
Views: 1,263 - Comments: 0Erika Loftin, DVM, DACVECC, discusses the indications, complications, and administration of peritoneal dialysis for a patient in the ICU.
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Long Term Ventilation
Views: 2,498 - Comments: 5Megan Brashear, VTS (ECC), talks about the in-depth nursing care required for veterinary patients on long-term ventilation in the ICU including recumbent patient care, oral care, and endotracheal tube care.
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Ordering A Urine Culture
Views: 1,411 - Comments: 0Christy Michael, BVMS, discusses what warrants sending out a urine culture and sensitivity, and some of the disease processes that go along with urinary tract infections.
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When to Refer to Rehabilitation
Views: 949 - Comments: 0Mandi Blackwelder, DVM CCRP, discusses how to determine patients to refer to rehabilitation and when.
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Applying Ocular Medication - Canine
Views: 3,821 - Comments: 5Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC) walks through the steps of applying ocular medication to a dog. Review how to restrain, and the abbreviations used in prescription instructions.
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When Good Organs Go Bad – Pancreatitis
Views: 4,427 - Comments: 1The pancreas lives in the cranial abdomen close to the stomach and duodenum. With a right and left limb, this organ plays both endocrine and exocrine roles and is vital to nutritional function. The pancreas secretes glucagon and i...
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Direct Arterial Pressure Monitoring
Views: 3,331 - Comments: 2Kristin Spring, CVT, VTS (Anest), explains the calibration, use, and care of a direct arterial blood pressure system. Download Instructions
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Temporary Tube Thoracostomy
Views: 1,767 - Comments: 2Ladan Mohammad-Zadeh, DVM DACVECC, walks us through placing an indwelling thoracostomy tube.
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Intraosseous Catheter Placement
Views: 5,725 - Comments: 1Although a seemingly intimidating procedure, intraosseous (IO) catheter placement is a wonderful tool in the arsenal of emergency medicine practitioners. It is useful in rapid placement during shock, in neonates, or in exotics for...
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Communicating Discharge Instructions with Clients
Views: 4,797 - Comments: 5Senior Technician Supervisor and CVT, Sarah Harris, joins Training Specialist and CVT, Jessica Waters, to review the process for communicating effective discharge instructions with clients. Using the example of a gastroenteritis p...
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Surgical Site Infection and Surveillance
Views: 3,648 - Comments: 0Coby Richter, DVM, DACVS, walks through a review of surgical complications caused by bacterial infections, and how to prevent them. This talk is specifically RACE-approved for 1 DVM or Technician CE credit.
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Is My Rat Choking?
Views: 2,243 - Comments: 0This morning I had quite the scare! One of my rats did not come to greet me, and I found her lying toward the back of her cage. I picked her up and could see something was wrong. I put her down to observe her, and f...
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Vitamin D3 Toxicity: Rare but Noteworthy
Views: 5,371 - Comments: 1Cholecalciferol is an uncommon cause of toxicity in the dog and cat, however after seeing several cases recently, I thought that it warranted a review. Thankfully, these cases were seen shortly after ingestion and all did well wit...
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Ortho-Glass Splint
Views: 1,416 - Comments: 0Ashley Magee, DVM, DACVS, demonstrates how to make and set an Ortho-Glass splint after vacuum assisted therapy.
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Flash Sterilization
Views: 2,440 - Comments: 0Flash sterilization is a quick way to get the tools you need into surgery. Learn from surgery technician assistant, Ashley Palmer, about how to safely run a flash sterilization cycle. Download Flash Sterilization Guide
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Current Concepts and Ideas in Pain Management
Views: 3,790 - Comments: 0Pain was adopted as the fifth vital sign in human medicine in 1996 following the objective pulse, blood pressure, respiration and temperature. In veterinary medicine we are following suit as identification and treatment of p...
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High Rise Syndrome
Views: 1,760 - Comments: 0High Rise Syndrome happens more frequently in the summer when windows are left open. Ladan Mohammad-Zadeh, DVM, DACVECC reviews the diagnostic imaging and treatment needed to care for high rise patients.
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Thank You, and Good Job
Views: 2,552 - Comments: 1Being a veterinarian is exhausting, isn't it? We need to care about so many things! I need to care about that blocked cat whose owners can't afford treatment. I need to care about that dog with pulmonary metastasis whose owners...
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The Trouble with Teeth
Views: 2,806 - Comments: 0Becky Smith, CVT, VTS (Clinical Practice Canine/Feline), reviews case summaries of patients with dental complications. Learn the difference between normal and abnormal radiographs, dental charting, and periodontal disease. This...
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Tube Feeding Puppies
Views: 3,389 - Comments: 4Jessica Waters, CVT and Alicia Crabtree, TA discuss the process of tube feeding a puppy for effective nutrition management.
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Obstructive and Non-Obstructive Uropathies
Views: 2,278 - Comments: 0Katherine Earl, DVM discusses the general approach and care for urethral obstruction in cats. She will also review and discuss feline idiopathic cystitis in light of the most recent research. This talk is specifically RACE-appr...
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Ovarian Remnant Syndrome
Views: 3,002 - Comments: 0Bogey, an eight year old spayed female Labrador retriever dog was referred for a vaginal mass which had appeared in the last 24 hours. The owner noticed that the vulvar area seemed larger than normal over the past month and rep...
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Preparing for Exotic Patients
Views: 2,264 - Comments: 0A chicken, a rabbit and a skunk walk into DoveLewis… It sounds like the start of an awful joke, right? Actually, all three of those animals were recently hospitalized in our ICU. Almost daily you can see multiple sp...
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Nasolacrimal Duct Patency Test
Views: 1,951 - Comments: 0Adam Stone, VMD, demonstrates how to perform a nasolacrimal duct patency test on a canine.
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Multimodal Pain Management
Views: 4,447 - Comments: 2Christy Michael, BVMS, discusses the methods of multimodal pain management. Learn about NSAID’s, anesthesia, and other pain management tools through case studies from DoveLewis. This talk is specifically RACE-approved for 1.5 D...
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Workplace Grief - Making a Memorial Table
Views: 2,387 - Comments: 0March is Wellness Month at DoveLewis! Join Enid Traisman, Pet Loss Support Director, and Chelsea Lincoln, Special Accounts Coordinator, to learn about creating memorial tables to support your colleagues. Download Supplies List...
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The Worst Diabetic Crisis
Views: 4,022 - Comments: 2Diabetes mellitus is arguably one of the most common and frustrating endocrine diseases to treat in both human and veterinary medicine. It seems that no two patients are exactly alike in the way they present, the laboratory findin...
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Feline Jugular Venipuncture
Views: 7,736 - Comments: 2Sarah Harris, CVT, demonstrates how to collect a blood sample from the jugular vein of a feline patient.
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Introduction to Veterinary Cardiology
Views: 3,234 - Comments: 1Learn about the basics of cardiology with Dr. Caryn Reynolds, DVM, DACVIM (cardiology). Dr. Reynolds discusses cardiology diseases, reasons for referrals, and equipment.
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New Kids on The Block
Views: 3,757 - Comments: 17Even for experienced staff, working at a veterinary ER can be hectic, heartbreaking, and overwhelming. For brand new employees, adapting to the pace can be rough. Unfortunately, I’ve seen new hires get overwhelmed by t...
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Veterinary Interview Prep
Views: 2,471 - Comments: 2Whether you are applying for a position in a new city, or promotion at your current hospital, there are a few tips you should keep in mind. Cheryl Latta, DoveLewis Human Resources Manager, discusses how to make the best impression...
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Hydration Assessment
Views: 5,513 - Comments: 0Christy Michael, BVMS, reviews different techniques for completing a hydration assessment.
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Who’s Hungry? Getting Nutrition into Our Patients
Views: 4,179 - Comments: 0Nutrition in hospitalized patients is often overlooked in the early hours of illness. With blood work to run and radiographs to take, diarrhea to clean up and blood pressures to measure we forget that our patient has not eaten in...
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Moving an Anesthetized Patient
Views: 5,392 - Comments: 0James Reid, CVT, demonstrates how to safely move an anesthetized patient from surgery prep into the surgery suite.
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The Other End of the Leash
Views: 2,676 - Comments: 15Talk to anyone in vet med about why they are in the field, and you are likely to get a response laced with misanthropy. Bring up the possibility of human medicine with a vet tech, and elicit a squirm of distaste or a gag resp...
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Blood Pressure in Anesthesia
Views: 7,833 - Comments: 3Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), discusses the normal values for blood pressures, anesthetic complications, and to how to manage them.
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Anal Gland Expression
Views: 6,260 - Comments: 3Brandi Faries, CVT, demonstrates how to perform anal gland expression on a dog.
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Block Party: Local Regional Anesthesia in the ER
Views: 4,994 - Comments: 0If pain control was a party, the opioids, NSAIDs, and neuromodulating therapies would be the most glamorous and gregarious attendees. But sometimes a very effective member of the party is the often forgot wallflower, the local, or...
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Pericardiocentesis – A Review
Views: 5,015 - Comments: 1Pericardiocentesis is a potentially life-saving therapeutic procedure commonly performed on the ER floor. Although considered relatively safe, this invasive procedure may be associated with serious complications. If left untreated...
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Dog Bone Danger
Views: 2,753 - Comments: 1Earlier this year, the FDA concluded a report about the dangers of dog bone treats. Coby Richter, DVM, DACVS, blogs about an example of why dog bones can cause fatal complications. Every time I walk by the bulk bins in cert...
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Staff Communication During Euthanasia
Views: 6,493 - Comments: 0Beth Ann Fretz and Kaitlyn Sanborn, Client Service Representatives at DoveLewis, walk through the administrative process of patient euthanasia, and how to help customers during the difficult time.
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Prolapse: What's That Under the Tail?
Views: 3,161 - Comments: 2In this lecture, Coby Richter, DVM, DACVS, takes a diagnostic and therapeutic look at different prolapses and discusses treatment strategies. This talk is specifically RACE-approved for one DVM or one Technician CE credit ho...
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Central Venous Catheters
Views: 5,317 - Comments: 1Liz Hughston, RVT, VTS (SAIM), discusses the setup, use, and care of central venous catheters.
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Antibiotic Awareness
Views: 3,600 - Comments: 0In honor of Antibiotic Awareness Week, Carrie Daly, DVM, discusses the importance of judicious antibiotic use and how to prevent antibiotic resistance in your hospital.
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PMMA Bead Removal, Packing Wounds with Bioglass
Views: 2,631 - Comments: 3Ashley Magee, DVM, DACVS, demonstrates the removal of antibiotic impregnated polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) beads from a wound, and adds bioglass to assist in healing.
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