Posts by "The Improve Team"
Revisiting the pathophysiology of heatstroke
Heat stroke is an extremely lethal syndrome, caused by high core body temperature. It is characteriz...
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Communication in veterinary practice
There has been an increasing interest in the role of communication in veterinary clinical practice, ...
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CASE REPORT: Suspected Radiation-Induced Osteosarcoma in a Cat
Tumours induced by radiation have occasionally been reported in humans and dogs, but no such cases h...
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Characterization of ocular melanosis in dogs
Cairn Terriers can suffer from a hereditary form of bilateral ocular melanosis (OM). It causes the a...
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Paroxysmal Dyskinesia
The first report of episodic muscle hypertonicity in Norwich terrier (NT) dogs was first reported in...
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Megaesophagus in Dogs
Megaesophagus is a disorder of the esophagus characterized by diffuse dilation and decreased to abse...
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Esophageal and gastric bone foreign bodies
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jvim.16383 Bone foreign bodies are a common emergen...
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CASE REPORT: Intraocular Setaria equina in a horse
Setaria equina parasites have a wide geographic distribution and are normally found in the peritonea...
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Safety and tolerability of escalating cannabinoid doses in healthy cats
The interest in using cannabinoids for therapeutic uses in companion animals is growing, particularl...
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Characterization of hepatic masses in dogs with CT scans and ultrasound exam
As dogs age, they can develop benign hepatic masses. Fortunately, few of these require special treat...
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The potential role of CSCs in canine mammary tumors therapies
Mammary gland tumors in dogs are dependent on estrogen and progesterone, being most frequently seen ...
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Swine Influenza in a nutshell
Influenza viruses are known to have a huge negative impact both in human and animal health as well a...
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Feline Hyperaesthesia Syndrome
Feline hyperaesthesia syndrome (FHS) was first described over 35 years ago and, unfortunately, it re...
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Surgical approaches for zygomatic sialoadenectomy in dogs
The Zygomatic gland is the least frequently salivary gland involved in glandular diseases. When affe...
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Stress and strain among veterinarians: a scoping review
Health care workers are exposed to various types of work stressors. Job inequity, pressure to prefor...
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Pangolins state of play
Pangolins were included in the Appendix I of CITES in 2016 and, since then, global awareness of the ...
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Continuous rate infusion of midazolam as emergent treatment for seizures in dogs
Cluster seizures (CS) and status epilepticus (SE) are two of the most common neurological emergencie...
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History of Sulfonamides
Since 1940, the use of antimicrobial drugs (AMD) in animals has been evolving with reports on a rang...
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How can pesticides affect honeybees?
How can pesticides affect honeybees? Pesticides are used worldwide in agriculture because of their e...
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Improve International partners with University of Cambridge in CPD first
New Veterinary Academy Series to bring the latest thinking to vets and veterinary nurses Global vete...
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Semen collection techniques in cats
This was the first study to compare the quality of fresh feline ejaculates collected by three differ...
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Risk factors for cluster seizures in canine idiopathic epilepsy
Cluster seizures (CS), two or more seizures within a 24-hour period, are reported in 38–77% of dogs ...
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Equine Oncology: Don’t horse around looking for answers
Earlier this year, we launched our unique online veterinary Academy Series in association with the U...
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Procedural Sedation and Anesthesia in cats
Procedural sedation and anesthesia (PSA) is defined as the process of depressing a patient’s conscio...
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CASE REPORT: Paradoxical vestibular syndrome in a guinea pig
In exotic small mammals, vestibular syndrome is generally linked to chronic cases of otitis interna ...
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Chris Papantonio
My name is Chris Papantonio and I am Australian. I graduated from the University of Sydney in 2005 a...
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Do you see CE as a career burden or a career booster?
Don’t just opt for CE that is local, cheap or free. Take a strategic approach. Consider the bigger p...
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Proposed grading scheme for inflammatory bowel disease in ferrets and correlation with clinical signs
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic intestinal inflammatory disease that affects several s...
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Surgery of corneal ulcers
Corneal ulcers are commonly found in cats suffering with feline herpesvirus infection with medical t...
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Neurofilament light chain as a biomarker of meningoencephalitis of unknown etiology in dogs
Neurofilaments (Nfs) are neuron specific proteins that are highly expressed in axons. When axonal da...
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