Veterinary Clinical Podcasts

Urethral obstruction ('blocked cats') is a well recognised emergency problem in cats. However obstruction of one or both   ureters   is also increasingly recognised. In this podcast   Nicola Kulendra (nee Bound)  of the   QMHA Soft Tissue Surgery service   explains more about this condition, what the consequences are, how the diagnosis is made and treatment optio...

What are the consequences of malnutrition? What is nutritional support? When is the right time to start nutritional support? Does refeeding syndrome truly exist? When should you start feeding patients after gastrointestinal surgery? These are some of the things that we discuss in this podcast which features   Dan Chan   who is Head of the   Emergency   and   Critical Care...

Polyuria/polydipsia (PU/PD) is a common presenting complaint in small animal practice; a number of different disease states can disrupt normal physiology resulting in this problem. In this episode I discuss PU/PD with   Dr Rosanne Jepson   who is a Lecturer in   Internal Medicine   at the QMHA. Some of the things we discuss include what we mean by polyuria and polydipsia, backg...

Limb fractures are a common injury following blunt trauma in dogs and cats and a rational approach to the management of these patients is crucial. In this episode I discuss this problem with   Elvin Kulendra   who is a Lecturer in Small Animal Surgery at the QMHA and spends most of his time nowadays doing   orthopaedics . Some of the things we talk about include how easy it is to de...

Seizures are relatively common in cats and especially in dogs. In this inaugural podcast I discuss this presenting complaint with   Dr Holger Volk   who is Head of the   Neurology & Neurosurgery service   and Clinical Director of the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals. Some of the things we talk about include definitions and classification of seizures, rational telephone adv...

Shailen Jasani   introduces the podcast series and explains what you can expect. The podcasts are primarily aimed at vets and nurses in first opinion/non-referral practice as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students: Free to access and download (including via iTunes) Discussions of clinical topics with an emphasis on practical application Informal and conversational style Please feel f...