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In this article, we will give you the step by step instructions of how to place an over the needle IV catheter in small animal patients.

Are you a third or fourth year veterinary student on clinics or a first or second year student thinking about what will it be like on clinics? One important minimum database parameter you may have to measure for your patients is their blood pressure. It’s a super important measurement to monitor so make sure your skills are on point! In case you’re a pro that just needs a refresher or if you’re just learning the steps, read below to get an overview of blood pressure measurement via Doppler!

An Important point to note: this method primarily measures systolic blood pressure.

An alternative indirect blood pressure method which provides measurements for systolic, diastolic and mean arterial pressure is the oscillometric method.

I had to stop myself from doing an eye-roll when I first saw the title of the article.  At every turn, it seems that the veterinary industry is becoming more and more corporate. Smaller clinics getting bought out by a corporation, and then corporations getting bought out by larger ones.

As a veterinary student busy with classes, clinics and studying for the NAVLE ®, it may be hard to think about all the different ways you can contribute to our profession after graduation.

The great news is there are so many amazing individuals in veterinary medicine and many are doing some pretty cool and diverse things that we can look to for inspiration.

Here’s a special shout out to some Veterinarians that are rocking it in different and inspiring ways!

Times have changed and the majority of what we do now is on our devices. I think most people can actually type faster than they can write.

In addition to saving paper and reducing our carbon print, the best way to take notes is via a handy-dandy note taking app which you can easily access on most of your devices.