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Strategic plan update

...goals and key initiatives. An ACVS job analysis study is slated for late summer 2024. It will serve as the basis for determining the content for the ACVS certification process...
Small Animal Topic

Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus

...cardiac arrhythmias which are commonly seen later in the disease course. Blood gas analysis is also commonly performed to evaluate the nature and severity of the respiratory compromise. Additional tests...
Small Animal Topic

Dermoid Sinus

...a problem due to the small amount of bone available to engage the pins or screws, and a very small target area in small dogs to avoid the spinal canal....
Large Animal Topic

Colic in Adult Cattle

...mineral oil) and/or electrolytes Intravenous fluids Analgesics (flunixin meglumine/Banamine) Transfaunation When medical management fails to resolve clinical signs, or if clinical signs indicate a surgical problem, surgical management is recommended....
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Scientific Abstracts

...the hypothesis or problem that generated the work. Statistical methods used for data analysis, if applicable, should also be included. Statistical methods must also be appropriate for evaluating the data/testing...
Small Animal Topic

Oral Tumors

...of oral cancer present, cytology obtained by using a fine needle aspirate and/or incisional biopsy for histopathologic analysis may be pursued. Oral tumors may or may not be invasive into...
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Volunteer With ACVS

...of expertise: 3D printing and implant testing, biomechanics, gastrointestinal surgery, general soft tissue surgery, hepatic surgery and disease management, imaging and radiology, interventional/minimally invasive surgery, kinetics/kinematic gait analysis, neurosurgery, oncologic...
Small Animal Topic

Parathyroid Tumors

...uniquely produced by the parathyroid glands while PTHrP is released from certain cancers such as lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and anal sac adenocarcinoma. If PTHrP is elevated in the presence of...
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Residents’ Workshops begin in October

...Register October 23, 2023 Turi Aarnes, DVM, MS, DACVAA: Pharmacology of Anesthetic and Analgesic Drugs Melissa Lewis, VMD, PhD, DACVIM (Neurology): Spinal Neurosurgery in a Nutshell November 27, 2023 Melissa...