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Dr. White uses a case-based approach to explain how identifying and controlling the underlying trigger, rather than just managing the lesion itself, is central to lasting resolution. Topics include culture and biopsy methodology, antimicrobial management, barrier protection, fluorescent light therapy, and the role of behavioral medications in treatment planning.
Today's Highlights
Cardiologist Lance Visser joins the Partner Podcast to talk through preclinical MMVD, from diagnosing the B2 patient to the latest evidence on initiating treatment. Listen in and earn 1 hour of CE credit.
Tune in to this episode of the Partner Podcast as Dr. Christopher Pachel breaks down feline environmental needs, common mistakes in multicat households, and the questions every veterinary team should be asking owners.
Clinical Conversations
Listen to the conversations behind the content with host Alyssa Watson, DVM, and the authors of your favorite Clinician’s Brief articles.
Dr. Tucker and Dr. Hall lay out their ideal systematic approach for dogs with projectile injuries and share some particulars for recognizing and handling these types of wounds. They also emphasize the importance of client communication for sudden, life-threatening problems and share key tips on how to do it effectively.
While many find the nasal anatomy confusing and this surgical procedure intimidating, Dr. Tobias guides us through this highly practical approach, demystifying the surgery along the way.
Dr. Luther delves into proteinuria, hypertension, heart disease, and the often overlooked hyperaldosteronism as conditions that feature chronic RAAS activation. She explains how each of our therapeutic options—ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARB), spironolactone—are best put to use.
Veterinary Breakroom
Join practicing veterinarians and podcast hosts Alyssa Watson, DVM, and Beth Molleson, DVM, in the breakroom—where talk gets real about issues affecting vet med today.
Dr. Smith-Miller shares the how and why behind her decision to make her Pennsylvania clinic the first veterinary practice in the United States to earn the certified autism center designation from the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards.
Would you want an AI agent renewing your personal prescription? How about your patient's? In this episode, Dr. Alyssa and Dr. Beth react to a recent JAMA article on Utah's first-of-its-kind pilot program allowing an autonomous AI agent to renew prescriptions for people—and the medical licensing board pushback that followed.
Corporate consolidators are offering associates equity in veterinary practices at an increasing rate, and the pitch can sound pretty compelling. But, is a minority stake actually the partnership it's made out to be?
Partner Podcast
Listen as host Beth Molleson, DVM, talks with industry leaders about relevant clinic topics in veterinary medicine.
Cats are at disproportionate risk for H5N1. How does that risk translate to everyday clinical decisions? Dr. Scott Weese breaks it down in our latest Partner Podcast episode, covering differential diagnosis, exposure risk reduction, and the raw food diet conversation.
Tune in to this episode of the Partner Podcast as Dr. Adam Rudinsky walks through his clinical approach to the vomiting cat, including how he builds a differential list and navigates diagnostics when client budgets are a real constraint.
Ear cytology is one of the most useful tools we have for managing otitis externa, so why is it so often skipped? Tune in to this podcast episode to hear what these experts have to say on the matter.
Meet the podcast hosts
Alyssa Watson, DVM
Located near Las Vegas, Nevada, Dr. Alyssa Watson earned her DVM from Iowa State University in 2003. In addition to her role as Interactive Medical Editor at VetMedux, she practices at a small animal clinic as well as in-home veterinary hospice end-of-life care.
Beth Molleson, DVM
A native Ohioan, Dr. Beth Molleson earned her DVM from The Ohio State University in 2011. In addition to her role as Brief Studio’s Veterinary Officer at VetMedux, she practices in the Cincinnati area as a relief veterinarian.