Internal Medicine For Vet Techs Podcast

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: Space Invaders in the thoracic cavity. We discuss pneumothorax, pyothorax, and chylothorax in our feline and canine patients.  Question of the Week: What was the first space invader you saw in a veterinary patient? Resources to learn more, labs, etc. A clinical review of the pathophysiology, diagnosis, an...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: ARI/ARDS which means; Acute Respiratory Injury/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. When inflammation starts in the body, sometimes it spreads like wildfire, including to the lungs. Managing these critical cases can be very difficult.    Question of the Week Have you seen an ARDS patient? How did it go? L...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: Squished faces + stress = Brachycephalic Airway Obstruction Syndrome (BAOS) which, naturally, can lead to further and further problems. You know, because it is IM. We discussed this week when there is not enough room in a pet's head to adequately breathe, how that affects the rest of the body.    Question...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: Pulmonary embolism, knowing if it's cardiogenic or not, and how to handle it. Question of the Week What are you looking forward to for the end of this year Leave a comment at  https://imfpp.org/episode84      Resources We Mentioned in the Show  Bonagura, J. D., & Twedt, D. C. (2014). Kirk's Current Veteri...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: Pulmonary thromboembolism, or PTE as we call it. We get down into the lungs when clots go haywire and end up deep in the lungs, but cause some major problems for our patients.    Question of the Week What is something you accomplished this week, or something you are proud of?  Leave a comment at https://i...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: We are starting near the top of the respiratory system; the larynx. What is happening with the larynx when it decides it just wants to stop working, is it muscles or nerves? We get down and dirty, and even discuss surgical options for these cases. Who knew there were so many options?!    Question of the W...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: Upper and Lower airways and knowing the different parts and their functions of each.    Question of the Week What respiratory disease would you like to hear more about? Leave a comment at https://imfpp.org/episode28    Resources We Mentioned in the Show  IMFPP Respiratory System https://www.internalmedici...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: We are doing a bit of a throw back this week, as we discussed how to stay healthy in the past, applying to physically and financially. Staying healthy in our difficult career. We discuss physical health, as well as financial wellbeing. These are all important topics and while we are not experts at all, we...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: Seeking support for your mental health. We talk with the one and only, amazing, Liz Hughston MEd, RVT, CVT, VTS (SAIM, ECC)!!!! Not only is she a fabulous veterinary technician (I mean, look at all those initials), she is very insightful when it comes to the mental crisis within veterinary medicine, and h...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: Mental Health: Resources First: We are not mental health professionals. We recommend you seek the advice of your mental health professional or other qualified provider with any questions regarding your mental health.  We understand this may be a very sensitive subject, some of these conversations may be t...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: Mental Health: Taking Stock of Where You Are First: We are not mental health professionals. We recommend you seek the advice of your mental health professional or other qualified provider with any questions regarding your mental health.  We understand this may be a very sensitive subject, some of these co...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: Mental Health: Understanding Burn Out, Compassion Fatigue, and Depression: Mental Health Series First: We are not mental health professionals. We recommend you seek the advice of your mental health professional or other qualified provider with any questions regarding your mental health.  We understand thi...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: Mental Health: Kicking Stigma Out of Veterinary Medicine; We get personal this week, get ready to hear us very raw.  First: We are not mental health professionals. We recommend you seek the advice of your mental health professional or other qualified provider with any questions regarding your mental healt...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: Deglutition is the action of swallowing. This means when food travels down the esophagus from the mouth down into the stomach. Well, with megaesophagus, there is a lack of movement from the esophagus and it becomes very dilated. Dive down the esophagus with us to get a clearer picture.    Question of the...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: Esophageal, small bowel, and large bowel stricturing. I know we are thinking of the typical stricturing, but this can mean anything that compresses the GI tract in a specific area. We talk about everything that encompasses stricturing.    Question of the Week What is your experience with strictures? How d...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: Bleeding bowels??? Yet, only the large intestines this week are affected. We discuss possible causes, as well as how these patients may present.    Question of the Week Have you seen any HGE or AHDS cases that needed intensive care, such as plasma transfusions? If so, what was the outcome?  Leave a commen...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: There can be several causes for constipation. Yet, is it constipation, obstipation, or tenesmus. This week we learn the difference, and we get our wheels spinning to determine possible causes that would stop up our patients.    Question of the Week What is the most interesting thing that you have seen cau...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: There is bleeding coming out of your patient? Where is it coming from? Is it the mouth, the small bowel, the large bowel, none of the above??? Why, what do you mean? What should we do?? Oh, we talk about all the things to determine where a patient is bleeding from.    Question of the Week What was the mos...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: One of Jordan's favorite subjects! That is right, back to basics… good old anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal tract. Oh yeah baby, we talk layers, ducts, muscles, and all the things in between. Can you tell we're excited? 

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: More EXOCRINE function of the pancreas, not endocrine! We are talking the gastrointestinal disease of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.    Question of the Week Have you ever done the fecal radiology test to detect EPI? Leave a comment at https://imfpp.org/episode68    Resources We Mentioned in the Show ...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: Gross skin and even grosser… is that a word?.... Liver. This week we are working on the inside AND the outside of the body!   Question of the Week Have you ever seen the "swiss cheese" appearance of a HCS liver? If so, were you aware of that differential when you saw it?  Leave a comment at https://imfpp....

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: Copper Storage Disease or Copper-associated Chronic Hepatitis, however you want to say it. Too much copper within the liver…. But what came first? Too much copper, or the liver disease that allows for too much copper????   Question of the Week Have you seen Bedlington Terriers? If so, was it for copper st...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM and Brittany Laflen, RVT, VTS (Neurology) for the last time (for now…) as we talk about: 2M…. Does not just mean the two Ms in Masticatory Myositis… mind blown? Ours were too.    Question of the Week How old were you when you realized what 2M stood for? Leave a comment at https://imfpp.org/episode65    Resources We Mention...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM and of course Brittany Laflen RVT, VTS Neuro as we talk about: The big MG… we are talking Myasthenia Gravis. This is a special disease that can present with different initial complaints, you know, because its… internal medicine.  Question of the Week Have you ever been a part of a Tensilon or Neostigmine test? If so, tell...

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM and of course Brittany Laflen RVT, VTS Neuro as we talk about: The inflammation of the brain and beyond, oh yes, we are talking Meningitis, meningoencephalitis, meningoencephalomyelitis; OH MY!!!!   Question of the Week What's your experience with meningitis? Any cool stories? Leave a comment at https://imfpp.org/episode63...