Advances in veterinary medicine are often adopted from human medicine but made appropriate for the size and species of our patients. One increasingly common treatment making an impact in veterinary medicine is dialysis. I had the chance to work with a few dialysis patients this summer under the guidance of veterinary critical care specialists. Indications […]
Learning About von Willebrand’s Disease
Second-year vet school has been a lot more disease-focused than first-year, and we have an entire class devoted to learning about disorders of erythrocytes (red blood cells), leukocytes (white blood cells), and thrombocytes (platelets). This has probably been my favorite class of the second year, and I have really enjoyed learning about all the different […]
How I met Merck Manual
Before coming to veterinary school, I worked as a receptionist at a small animal hospital near my hometown. Being a good veterinary receptionist meant that I was on the front lines for all incoming phone calls. However, a lot of the times my clients would ask me questions I didn’t know the answer to. I […]
