Large Animal Topic

Bone Sequestrum in Large Animals

...analgesic (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory) and/or antibiotic medications. The animal will likely have a bandage during the initial healing process to protect the wound until bone is covered and healing is underway....
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....
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Change in director of the Examination Committee

...meet ongoing and strategic priorities. Dr. Morton comes to the position with experience on the EC when the Phase I examination was introduced and, more recently, the Job Analysis Committee....
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....
Small Animal Topic

Osteoarthritis in Cats

...due to exposure and overload Mineral inside the joint Bone cysts Joint fluid analysis Joint fluid from a joint with osteoarthritis will show an increase in white blood cells called...
Small Animal Topic

Osteoarthritis in Dogs

...Bone cysts Joint fluid analysis Joint fluid from a joint with osteoarthritis will show an increase in white blood cells called monocytes. Other imaging modalities MRI -Evaluates soft tissues like...
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Volunteer With ACVS

...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 surgery, pharmacology...
Small Animal Topic

Pain Management

...several treatments to “hit” pain at all these different spots in the pain pathway. This is referred to as multimodal analgesia. Below are several ways in which your pet’s pain...
Small Animal Topic

Parathyroid Tumors

...by the parathyroid glands, while PTHrP is released from certain other types of cancers, such as lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and anal sac adenocarcinoma. If PTHrP is elevated in the presence...
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Past ACVS Surgery Summit Working Groups

...techniques. Following these presentations, the working group analyzed and discussed key differences between the approaches. The primary objective of this program was to initiate efforts toward identifying common methodologies that...