The equine field eye exam: a systematic sequence
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The equine eye exam proceeds from distance assessment and cranial nerve testing to examination of individual structures and ophthalmic diagnostics.
VetOnIt Blog
Veterinary clinical notes.
Articles on veterinary medicine, diagnostics and clinical practice.
Antimicrobial stewardship in dogs and cats: from diagnosis to drug selection
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Diagnostic confirmation, culture information, infection site and condition-specific guidance from Dr. Lauren Forsythe’s VetOnIt lecture, checked against veterinary stewardship guidelines.
Canine glioma: clinical signs, diagnosis and treatment discussions
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Clinical signs, diagnostic uncertainty, treatment goals and the limits of survival evidence for canine glioma, from Dr. Susan Arnold’s VetOnIt lecture.
Acute thoracolumbar disc extrusion in dogs: when to refer
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A referral framework for suspected acute thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion in dogs, from Dr. Susan Arnold’s VetOnIt lecture and the ACVIM consensus statement.
Five checks for unexpected veterinary laboratory results
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Sample additives, lipemia, hemolysis, nucleated red cells and collection problems that can produce unexpected laboratory results, from Dr. Daniel Heinrich’s laboratory diagnostics lecture.
Monitoring a diabetic dog with FreeStyle Libre: glucose data in clinical context
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Glucose data, clinical signs, monitoring options and owner instructions for diabetic dogs monitored with FreeStyle Libre.
Atrial fibrillation and sudden death risk in racehorses
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Racehorses in atrial fibrillation should not race because they appear to have an increased risk of exercise-associated sudden death.
Neurologic emergencies: status epilepticus, seizures and spinal cases
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Status epilepticus requires seizure control, while rapid neurologic deterioration or loss of limb sensation calls for immediate surgical referral.
How horses see: field of view, blind spots and acuity
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Horses have a nearly 360-degree visual field, a narrow binocular field and visual acuity that compares favourably with dogs and cats.