Internal Medicine For Vet Techs Podcast

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter, RVT, VTS SAIM as we discuss The ACVIM Forum including: Veterinary Technician Case Reports Meeting listeners Supporting the AIMVT Academy and more! If you ever wanted to hear what it's like at The ACVIM Forum we discuss the week and how much we love it (even if we are exhausted at the end of it!)

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: Blastomycosis, when we think of this we think of how it can affect the respiratory tract, but wait! That's not all, it can form cutaneous lesions too?!?!    Question of the Week Have you successfully treated Blastomycosis and let me know your protocol?  Leave a comment at https://imfpp.org/episode130    R...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: When the immune system attacks DNA. That is right, I said DNA. But it doesn't go around attacking ALL DNA. We discuss DLE and when the body attacks skin cells.    Question of the Week Who is going to ACVIM 2022?  Leave a comment at https://imfpp.org/episode129  Resources We Mentioned in the Show  VCA: Dis...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: When dermatology and internal medicine collide. We are discussing the autoimmune derm issue that is Pemphigus.  Question of the Week What would you like to hear us talk about?  ​  Resources We Mentioned in the Show   Pemphigus 2008: Pathogenesis, Presentation, & Management ACVIM 2008 Danny W. Scott, DVM,...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: FelineEosinophilic Granuloma Complex or FEGC for short. This can affect the skin or the oral cavity, so lets take a dive into this immune issue.    Question of the Week Have you seen FEGC recently and how did treatment go?  Leave a comment at https://imfpp.org/episode127  Resources We Mentioned in the Sho...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: Feline Chronic Gingivostomatitis, or what we usually refer to as stomatitis. When the immune system attacks the gingiva and our patients need treatment, there're a few options.  Resources We Mentioned in the Show  An Update on Feline Chronic Gingivostomatitis. Lee, D. B; Verstraete, F. J.M.; Arzi, B. Vet...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: The fungus that is among (some of) us. It can be found in ponds, swamps and bayous and does some nasty damage to our beloved dogs.    Question of the Week Have you seen cutaneous pythiosis?   Resources We Mentioned in the Show   TAMU: Pythiosis Case Workup:  https://tvmdl.tamu.edu/2021/07/05/cutaneous-pyt...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: Short Bowel Syndrome in Veterinary Patients. What happens when homeostasis is disrupted by removing a large amount of the intestine.     Resources We Mentioned in the Show  "Small Animal Internal Medicine For Veterinary Technicians and Nurses", edited by Linda Merrill, LVT, VTS SAIM, CP https://imfpp.org/...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: The ins and outs of the scoping process. That is right, we are discussing rigid scopes, flexible scopes, scope capsules, etc.     Resources We Mentioned in the Show  University of Florida, Small Animal Hospital College of Veterinary Medicine Retrieved from https://smallanimal.vethospital.ufl.edu/clinical-...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: The big L word. Slow it down and say it; lymphangiectasia.    Question of the Week Have you ever tried to use corn oil to identify lacteals?  Leave a comment at https://imfpp.org/episode122    Resources We Mentioned in the Show    Brandenburg, Y.; Porter, J. (Host). (2022, January 25). Diarrhea: Large Bow...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: The leaky guts that ensue with protein losing enteropathy. There is not only fluid that is lost outside the gut, but also large protein molecules. That is right; Albumin.    Question of the Week Have you ever seen a cat with PLE?  Leave a comment at https://imfpp.org/episode121  Resources We Mentioned in...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk  with Danielle DeCormier, LVT, VTS (Onco) and Jenny Fisher, RVT, VTS (Onco) All things saftey and handling. We want to extend our pets lives while also protecting ourselves.    Question of the Week Do you have safety guidelines you follow?  Leave a comment at https://imfpp.org/episode120    Resources We Mentione...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk with Danielle DeCormier, LVT, VTS (Onco) : About Mast Cell Tumors in dogs and cats. How they present, how to diagnose, and how we can treat them.    Question of the Week What is the worst mast tumor you've seen? Leave a comment at https://imfpp.org/episode#  Resources We Mentioned in the Show      Thanks so much...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk with Danielle DeCormier, LVT, VTS (Onco) : About the bladder and how cancer can affect it. It's not just an infection.    Question of the Week What are some causes for chronic UTIs Leave a comment at https://imfpp.org/episode#  Resources We Mentioned in the Show  VIN:    https://veterinarypartner.vin.com/default...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk with  Danielle DeCormier, LVT, VTS (Onco) and Jenny Fisher, RVT, VTS (Onco) Apocrine gland anal sac adenocarcinoma (AGASACA): definitely worth every patient having a rectal exam to find these early. Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next week for another episode!   ​Want to earn some RACE approved CE c...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk with Danielle DeCormier, LVT, VTS (Onco) and Jenny Fisher, RVT, VTS (Onco) Hemangiosarcoma: it's more than just a hemoabdomen and knowing where the tumor's coming from helps us with treatments and prognosis.    Resources We Mentioned in the Show      Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next week for anot...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk with Danielle DeCormier, LVT, VTS (Onco) and Jenny Fisher, RVT, VTS (Onco) Feline lymphoma. Cats are cats, and as such, Feline Lymphoma is not the same as Canine Lymphoma. We talk about how kitty cats present for lymphoma, especially GI lymphoma.    Resources We Mentioned in the Show  Feline Lymphoma https://www...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk with Danielle DeCormier, LVT, VTS (Onco) and Jenny Fisher, RVT, VTS (Onco) Canine multicentric lymphoma. You know, when you feel the dog, and you're like "OH!" yeah that! We are talking about that!     Resources We Mentioned in the Show  Clinicians Brief: Canine Lymphoma    https://www.cliniciansbrief.com/articl...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk with Our Guest this Week: Tasha McNerney, CVT, CVPP, VTS (Anesthesia)   Tasha is a CVT, certified veterinary pain practitioner, host of the Veterinary Anesthesia Nerds podcast, founder of the Veterinary Anesthesia Nerds who together with co-admins Darci Palmer and Stephen Cital put on the Veterinary Anesthesia N...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk with: Sandy Gregory M Ed, RVT, VTS (Physical Rehabilitation), CCRA about how to help our patients in hospital with some rehab options and all things rehab.     Resources We Mentioned in the Show    American Association of Rehabilitation Veterinarians (AARV)  http://rehabvets.org/ Academy of Physical Rehabilitati...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: Crystalloid and Colloid fluid therapy and we do medical math!   Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next week for another episode!   Want to earn some RACE approved CE credits for listening to the podcast?  You can earn between 0.5-1.0  hour of RACE approved CE credit for each podcast episode you...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk with: Tabitha Kucera, RVT, CCBC, KPA-CTP! Look at all those initials. She is a master of behavior, so you guessed it… we are discussing behavior and calming patients.    Question of the Week What behavior techniques do you want to learn more about. Leave a comment at https://imfpp.org/episode110    Resources We...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: Critical patient nursing care. We discuss patient comfort, nutrition, and much more.    Resources We Mentioned in the Show    Humm K, Kellett-Gregory L; Monitoring small animal patients in the intensive care unit; In Practice  2016; 38: 12-17. Karalunas J.: 2015 April 1: Nursing Care in the ICU; https://w...

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