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Veterinary Medicine - Research Updates
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Companion-animal research studies relevant to veterinary practitioners on behavior, cardiology,
internal medicine, dermatology, surgery and toxicology topics.
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Research Update: How well does abdominal ultrasonographic evaluation guide surgeons?
In this retrospective study of 100 cases from a veterinary college, preoperative abdominal
ultrasonography and exploratory laparotomy findings were reviewed to determine agreement and discrepancy rates and
identify lesions likely to be missed by ultrasonography.
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Research Update: Effect of the moon on emergency room visits
In this retrospective case series from a university veterinary medical center, the frequency of canine
and feline emergency visits were noted with respect to the lunar cycle.
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Research Update: Comparing temperature measurement devices in dogs
In this prospective study, eight research dogs were used to compare temperature assessments made with
a predictive rectal thermometer (the early rate of temperature change mathematically predicts the final
temperature), an infrared auricular thermometer, and a subcutaneous temperature-sensing microchip.
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Research Update: The prevalence of and risk factors for canine appendicular osteosarcoma
In this retrospective study of dogs treated at a veterinary teaching hospital, the prevalence of
appendicular osteosarcoma in greyhounds compared with other breeds was examined, along with the potential risk
factors for developing the disease.
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Research Updates: Using thermography to evaluate limbs in dogs
In this prospective study from a referral practice, the limbs of 10 healthy dogs were evaluated by
using a thermographic imaging protocol to determine normal cutaneous thermographic patterns (a color map that
indicates the skin temperature distribution) and evaluate the effect of hair clipping.
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Research Update: Accuracy of splenic aspirate cytologic diagnoses
In this retrospective study from a university veterinary hospital, the case records of 29 dogs and
three cats were reviewed to determine the diagnostic accuracy of cytologic evaluation of splenic aspirates gathered
by using ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration compared with histologic evaluation of specimens obtained by
using surgical biopsy (10 animals) or ultrasound-guided biopsy (2) or at necropsy (21).
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Research Update: Using computed tomography to find nongastrointestinal foreign bodies
In this retrospective study, the clinical and computed tomography (CT) characteristics of 13 cases
involving nongastrointestinal foreign bodies in dogs evaluated at a university veterinary hospital were
reviewed.
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Research Update: Spontaneous retrograde movement of ureteroliths
In this case series, ureterolith movements in two dogs and five cats were evaluated.
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Research Update: Laser vs. scalpel onychectomy in cats
In this prospective study at a university veterinary hospital, 20 healthy adult cats (6 to 24 months
of age) were divided into two groups and underwent left forelimb unilateral scalpel or CO2 laser
onychectomy.
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Research Update: Recovery from disk surgery without intraoperative methylprednisolone sodium
succinate
In this prospective clinical study from a private practice referral hospital, the recoveries of 51
nonambulatory dogs with thoracolumbar intervertebral disk disease treated with hemilaminectomy and without
methylprednisolone sodium succinate were evaluated.
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Research Update: Clinical features of spinal abscess in dogs
Spinal abscess, or epidural empyema, is an uncommonly described septic condition of the epidural
space.
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Research Update: Effects of electrostimulated acupuncture in dogs with elbow arthritis
In this controlled clinical trial from a university hospital, nine dogs with chronic forelimb lameness
and radiographic evidence of elbow osteoarthritis were treated with electrostimulated acupuncture.
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Research Update: Role of subcutaneous tissues in skin wound healing
In this experimental study of six cats and six dogs, the contribution of subcutaneous tissues to first
and second intention cutaneous wound healing was evaluated.
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Research Update: Fibrocartilaginous emboli of the spinal cord in cats
These case reports from a university teaching hospital and private referral practice describe the
clinical features and diagnostic evaluations of five cats with fibrocartilaginous embolic myelopathy.
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Research Update: Effects of extensive small bowel resection in dogs and cats
Small-animal practitioners commonly evaluate patients because of foreign body ingestion, and
subsequent small bowel resection is a common treatment.
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