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Internal Medicine For Vet Techs Podcast
Hosted by Yvonne Brandenburg and Jordan Porter · ENGLISH
The Internal Medicine For Vet Techs Podcast is a weekly podcast hosted by veterinary technician specialists, Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS (IM-SA) and Jordan Porter, RVT, VTS (IM-SA) and is dedicated to veterinary professionals who are passionate about all things internal medicine.
We'll be discussing interesting internal medicine diseases, how to work closely with pet parents, and how to be the best tech we can be. This podcast is perfect for veterinary professionals just getting into internal medicine, studying for their boards, or for those of us that relate to #IMaNerd! Join us for a #VetTechPodcast today and get your learn on!
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163 Rodenticide Toxicity in Pets Part 1
May 16, 202300:31:48Tap to summarizeJoin Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: BLEEDING! Well… something that may cause bleeding. But, there was so much information about different baits we had to do a part one and part 2! Resources We Mentioned in the Show ASPCA: https://www.aspca.org/news/pet-safety-alert-beware-rodenticide Merck Veterinary Manual: https://www.merckvetmanual.com/special-pet-topics/poisoning/rodenticide-poisoning https://www.merckvetmanual.com/toxicology/sweet-clover-poisoning/sweet-clover-poisoning-in-animals https://www.merckvetmanual.com/toxicology/rodenticide-poisoning/anticoagulant-rodenticide-warfarin-and-congeners-poisoning-in-animals https://www.merckvetmanual.com/toxicology/rodenticide-poisoning/bromethalin-poisoning-in-animals https://www.merckvetmanual.com/toxicology/rodenticide-poisoning/cholecalciferol-vitamin-d3-poisoning-in-animals https://www.merckvetmanual.com/toxicology/rodenticide-poisoning/phosphide-zinc,-magnesium,-aluminum-poisoning-in-animals https://www.merckvetmanual.com/toxicology/rodenticide-poisoning/corn-cellulose-poisoning-in-animals https://www.merckvetmanual.com/toxicology/rodenticide-poisoning/alpha-chloralose-poisoning-in-animals 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 listen to. Join the Internal Medicine For Vet Techs Membership to earn and keep track of your continuing education hours as you get your learn on! Join now! http://internalmedicineforvettechsmembership.com/ Get Access to the Membership Site for your RACE approved CE certificates Sign up at https://internalmedicineforvettechsmembership.com Get Access to the Technician Treasure Trove Sign up at https://imfpp.org/treasuretrove Thanks for listening! – Yvonne and Jordan
Transcribe →162: Xylitol Toxicity in Dogs
May 9, 202300:36:30Tap to summarizeJoin Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: Xylitol toxicity and where we can find this additive. Also known as Burch sugar, so it can be tricky! But what does it do in the body? Well we are going to talk about that. Resources We Mentioned in the Show Vetfolio: Xylitol Toxicity in Dogs: https://www.vetfolio.com/learn/article/xylitol-toxicity-in-dogs VCA: Xylitol Toxicity in Dogs: https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/xylitol-toxicity-in-dogs Merck Veterinary Manual: Xylitol Toxicosis in Dogs: https://www.merckvetmanual.com/toxicology/food-hazards/xylitol-toxicosis-in-dogs VIN: Xylitol Poisoning in Dogs: https://veterinarypartner.vin.com/default.aspx?pid=19239&id=4952819 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 listen to. Join the Internal Medicine For Vet Techs Membership to earn and keep track of your continuing education hours as you get your learn on! Join now! http://internalmedicineforvettechsmembership.com/ Get Access to the Membership Site for your RACE approved CE certificates Sign up at https://internalmedicineforvettechsmembership.com Get Access to the Technician Treasure Trove Sign up at https://imfpp.org/treasuretrove Thanks for listening! – Yvonne and Jordan
Transcribe →161 Chocolate Toxicity in Pets
Apr 18, 202300:47:09Tap to summarizeJoin Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: One of my favorite things! CHOCOLATE!!! And I was blessed to have a recent personal refresher on chocolate toxicity. Let's talk about it! Resources We Mentioned in the Show VCA: Chocolate Poisoning in Dogs: https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/chocolate-poisoning-in-dogs Merck Veterinary Manual: Chocolate Toxicosis in Animals: https://www.merckvetmanual.com/toxicology/food-hazards/chocolate-toxicosis-in-animals Merck Veterinary Manual Chocolate Toxicity Calculator: https://www.merckvetmanual.com/pages-with-widgets/clinical-calculators?mode=list Pet Health Network: Chocolate Toxicity in Cats and Dogs: https://www.pethealthnetwork.com/dog-health/dog-toxins-poisons/chocolate-toxicity-cats-and-dogs VIN: Chocolate Toxicity: https://veterinarypartner.vin.com/default.aspx?pid=19239&id=4952115 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 listen to. Join the Internal Medicine For Vet Techs Membership to earn and keep track of your continuing education hours as you get your learn on! Join now! http://internalmedicineforvettechsmembership.com/ Get Access to the Membership Site for your RACE approved CE certificates Sign up at https://internalmedicineforvettechsmembership.com Get Access to the Technician Treasure Trove Sign up at https://imfpp.org/treasuretrove Thanks for listening! – Yvonne and Jordan
Transcribe →160 Ringworm in Dogs and Cats
Apr 5, 202300:41:58Tap to summarizeJoin Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: YVONNE IS BACK!! YAY! And we are rounding out this series with the good old ringworm! Not an actual worm, but a fungus! Resources We Mentioned in the Show VIN: Ringworm in Dogs and Cats: https://veterinarypartner.vin.com/default.aspx?pid=19239&id=4951439 VCA: Ringworm in Dogs https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/ringworm-in-dogs Merck Veterinary Manual: Dermatophytosis https://www.merckvetmanual.com/integumentary-system/dermatophytosis/dermatophytosis-in-dogs-and-cats 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 listen to. Join the Internal Medicine For Vet Techs Membership to earn and keep track of your continuing education hours as you get your learn on! Join now! http://internalmedicineforvettechsmembership.com/ Get Access to the Membership Site for your RACE approved CE certificates Sign up at https://internalmedicineforvettechsmembership.com Get Access to the Technician Treasure Trove Sign up at https://imfpp.org/treasuretrove Thanks for listening! – Yvonne and Jordan
Transcribe →Bonus: Basic First Aid for Pets
Mar 22, 202300:35:15Tap to summarizeJoin Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: Wellllllll…. We are talking with my daughter Bailey AGAIN since Yvonne is still moving about the west coast. So Bailey and I change gears a bit and discuss pet first aid. Her and I discuss common emergencies we can see at home and a few things pet parents can do before going to the ER. Come learn with me 6th grader... and my rooster who makes a few appearances.
Transcribe →159 Giardia in Dogs and Cats
Mar 14, 202300:26:22Tap to summarizeJoin Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: Wellllllll…. We are talking with my daughter Bailey since Yvonne needed some time off to move. How dare her right? So I teach Bailey about the wonderful protozoa that is Giardia. Resources We Mentioned in the Show VCA: Giardia in Dogs: https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/giardia-in-dogs CDC: Giardia Prevention and Control: https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/giardia/prevention-control-pets.html Merck Veterinary: Giardia https://www.merckvetmanual.com/digestive-system/giardiasis-giardia/giardiasis-in-animals 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 listen to. Join the Internal Medicine For Vet Techs Membership to earn and keep track of your continuing education hours as you get your learn on! Join now! http://internalmedicineforvettechsmembership.com/ Get Access to the Membership Site for your RACE approved CE certificates Sign up at https://internalmedicineforvettechsmembership.com Get Access to the Technician Treasure Trove Sign up at https://imfpp.org/treasuretrove Thanks for listening! – Yvonne and Jordan
Transcribe →158 Toxoplasma gondii
Mar 8, 202300:41:48Tap to summarizeJoin Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: Bacteria friends! This particular bacteria can infect pretty much any warm blooded animal and is found everywhere! Let's learn about it! Resources We Mentioned in the Show VIN: Toxoplasmosis in Dogs and Cats: https://www.vin.com/apputil/content/defaultadv1.aspx?meta=&pId=11196&id=3854170 Merck Veterinary Manual: Toxoplasmosis in Dogs: https://www.merckvetmanual.com/dog-owners/disorders-affecting-multiple-body-systems-of-dogs/toxoplasmosis-in-dogs VCA: Toxoplasmosis: https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/toxoplasmosis 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 listen to. Join the Internal Medicine For Vet Techs Membership to earn and keep track of your continuing education hours as you get your learn on! Join now! http://internalmedicineforvettechsmembership.com/ Get Access to the Membership Site for your RACE approved CE certificates Sign up at https://internalmedicineforvettechsmembership.com Get Access to the Technician Treasure Trove Sign up at https://imfpp.org/treasuretrove Thanks for listening! – Yvonne and Jordan
Transcribe →157 The Plague: Y Pestis in Dogs and Cats
Feb 28, 202300:44:38Tap to summarizeJoin Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: THE PLAGUE… insert scary photo here. Buuuut… it is a bacteria, meaning it can be treated! Treatment is key! Resources We Mentioned in the Show Overview of Plague By Paul Ettestad , DVM, MS, Epidemiology and Response Division, New Mexico Department of Health Medically Reviewed Nov 2013 | Modified Oct 2022 https://www.merckvetmanual.com/generalized-conditions/plague/overview-of-plague Pague FAQ https://www.avma.org/plague-faq Black Death From Ratatouille: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekgHukeF7zM 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 listen to. Join the Internal Medicine For Vet Techs Membership to earn and keep track of your continuing education hours as you get your learn on! Join now! http://internalmedicineforvettechsmembership.com/ Get Access to the Membership Site for your RACE approved CE certificates Sign up at https://internalmedicineforvettechsmembership.com Get Access to the Technician Treasure Trove Sign up at https://imfpp.org/treasuretrove Thanks for listening! – Yvonne and Jordan
Transcribe →156 Dog Parks and Parasite Exposure
Feb 14, 202300:46:48Tap to summarizeJoin Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: Yvonne's favorite things… PARASITES. We are starting off with the risks of parasitic burdens that can develop from visiting dog parks, but it gets worse… hookworm infection is on the rise and becoming resistant. Resources We Mentioned in the Show Aavp.org. 2022. [online] Available at: https://www.aavp.org/aavp-forms-hookworm-task-force/> [Accessed 26 January 2022]. Cima, G., 2022. Drug-resistant hookworms spreading in dogs, parasitologists warn. [online] American Veterinary Medical Association. Available at: https://www.avma.org/javma-news/2021-09-15/drug-resistant-hookworms-spreading-dogs-parasitologists-warn> [Accessed 26 January 2022]. Duncan, K., 2022. Dog parks: Where pets, people, and parasites collide. [online] Available at: https://www.aaha.org/publications/newstat/articles/2020-05/dog-parks-where-pets-people-and-parasites-collide/#:~:text=Giardia%20was%20the%20most%20commonly,regions%20of%20the%20United%20States> [Accessed 26 January 2022]. Jimenez Castro, P.D., Howell, S.B., Schaefer, J.J. et al. Multiple drug resistance in the canine hookworm Ancylostoma caninum: an emerging threat?. Parasites Vectors 12, 576 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3828-6. McReynolds, T., 2022. Multiple-drug resistant hookworms a growing threat. [online] Available at: https://www.aaha.org/publications/newstat/articles/2021-09/multiple-drug-resistant-hookworms-a-growing-threat/> [Accessed 26 January 2022]. Peregrine, A., 2022. Gastrointestinal Parasites of Dogs - Dog Owners - MSD Veterinary Manual. [online] MSD Veterinary Manual. Available at: https://www.merckvetmanual.com/dog-owners/digestive-disorders-of-dogs/gastrointestinal-parasites-of-dogs> [Accessed 26 January 2022]. Ward, E., 2022. Hookworm Infection In Dogs | VCA Animal Hospitals. [online] Vcahospitals.com. Available at: https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/hookworm-infection-in-dogs> [Accessed 26 January 2022]. Today's Veterinary Nurse Summer 2022 Issue: https://todaysveterinarynurse.com/category/summer-2022/ 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 listen to. Join the Internal Medicine For Vet Techs Membership to earn and keep track of your continuing education hours as you get your learn on! Join now! http://internalmedicineforvettechsmembership.com/ Get Access to the Membership Site for your RACE approved CE certificates Sign up at https://internalmedicineforvettechsmembership.com Get Access to the Technician Treasure Trove Sign up at https://imfpp.org/treasuretrove Thanks for listening! – Yvonne and Jordan
Transcribe →155 Eosinophilic Bronchopneumopathy
Feb 7, 202300:42:01Tap to summarizeJoin Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: Well we start out discussing spring time and groundhogs, welcome to that education! Eosinophilic Bronchopneumopathy is an inflammatory process that can cause respiratory changes within a pet, often appearing like a mass. Resources We Mentioned in the Show Allergic Pneumonitis in Dogs and Cats Caroline C. Tonozzi , DVM, DACVECC, Mission Veterinary Partners Medically Reviewed Feb 2022 | Modified Oct 2022 https://www.merckvetmanual.com/veterinary/respiratory-system/respiratory-diseases-of-small-animals/allergic-pneumonitis-in-dogs-and-cats Eosinophilic Bronchopneumopathy in Dogs C. ClercxWorld Small Animal Veterinary Association Congress Proceedings, 2017. https://www.vin.com/apputil/content/defaultadv1.aspx?id=8506308&pid=20539& Successful Management of Eosinophilic Bronchopneumopathy in a Dog Received: September 15, 2021; Revised: October 19, 2021; Accepted: October 19, 2021https://www.e-jvc.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.17555/jvc.2021.38.6.269 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 listen to. Join the Internal Medicine For Vet Techs Membership to earn and keep track of your continuing education hours as you get your learn on! Join now! http://internalmedicineforvettechsmembership.com/ Get Access to the Membership Site for your RACE approved CE certificates Sign up at https://internalmedicineforvettechsmembership.com Get Access to the Technician Treasure Trove Sign up at https://imfpp.org/treasuretrove Thanks for listening! – Yvonne and Jordan
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