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Wound Infusion Catheter
Many of our canine and feline patients experience trauma resulting in wounds that cause them severe pain. Often, we find it difficult to control the patient’s pain with the standard modalities such…
Hypothermia
One of the most inexpensive monitoring devices in any animal clinic or hospital is the trusty thermometer. It can give us valuable information in just a few seconds. There are three common types of…
Blood Draw Lateral Saphenous
Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), walks you through obtaining a blood sample from the lateral saphenous vein in a dog. The lateral saphenous vein in dogs is an ideal spot for quick blood draws.
Alternate Site IM Injection
Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS(ECC), explains this user requested video for alternate site IM injection. If the patient is positioned in such a way that the epaxial muscles are not available you can try this location for IM injection.
Scrubbing In
Lee Herold, DVM, DACVECC, walks through proper technique for a surgical scrub, gowning and sterile closed gloving technique. This is a great review for staff members who infrequently scrub in for surgical procedures.
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The Importance of Blood Typing
To say that transfusion medicine has an increasingly important role in the life support of critically ill patients is an under statement. The knowledge that veterinary professionals have on companion…
Suture Basics
In this brief video Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), explains how to decipher suture size and material.
RadLand: Bobblehead
A six–month–old Chihuahua presented emergently for severe neck pain and reluctance to walk after playing vigorously at home. No neurologic deficits were reported at the time of examination. A…
Pericardiocentesis
In this video Katherine Earl, DVM, walks you through performing a pericardiocentesis on a dog. Ultrasound use is demonstrated in this particular procedure.
Directional Terms
Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS(ECC), summarizes the most common directional terms used in medical terminology.
Group Health Insurance
Who knew when you signed up for vet clinic management that you would be signing on for a multitude of fun tasks, like choosing the group health insurance for your associates and support staff?…
Thoracic Radiographs
Proper positioning is key to obtaining diagnostic radiographs. In this video, Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), reviews proper thoracic radiograph positioning and safety.
Organophosphate Toxicity
A six–year–old spayed female Golden Retriever was brought to DoveLewis with the presenting complaint of being poisoned. The dog was immediately triaged to the treatment floor for assessment. On…
Insulin Care and Use
When you look at amount to impact ratio, insulin packs a pretty powerful punch. In this video Lee Herold, DVM, DACVECC, reviews how to handle and inject insulin and is also a great tool for teaching clients to do the same.
RadLand: Free Gas
A 14 y/o mixed–breed dog presented to DoveLewis laterally recumbent and hypotensive. A ventrodorsal and lateral radiograph of the abdomen was performed. The lateral radiograph is included. The…
Esophagostomy Tube Placement
Nathan Bodnar, DVM, walks you through placing an esophagostomy tube in a cat. Esophagostomy tubes are a simple way to introduce nutrition to an anorexic animal or one recovering from oral trauma/surgery. NOTE: This cat is immediately post-op PPDH…
Are We Lifters or Leaners?
At DoveLewis, we do a lot of work trying to understand the different personality types we have on staff. We have done so much work with individuals and teams that we could have our own section on…
Practicing Safer Anesthesia
As technicians, some of us practice anesthesia as the core part of our job; for some of us it is just a small part of the many things we do. No matter how often we monitor anesthetized patients we…
IV Catheter Placement
Megan Brashear, CVT, VTS (ECC), walks you through how to place a cephalic intravenous catheter in a dog.
