Veterinary Equipment Selection and Use Guide

You often hear about sensitivity and specificity in animal disease tests, including infectious disease tests. Sensitivity shows how well a test finds sick animals, while specificity tells you if a healthy animal gets the right result. Read More

You must always think about radiation safety in x-ray rooms. Animal hospitals and research groups need special safety rules. The table below shows how animal imaging rules are not the same as human ones. Read More

You have an important choice in veterinary imaging: CR vs DR. Many small animal clinics and busy hospitals use digital radiography. It provides you with images right away, and they look very clear. Read More

You need to move fast when you notice intraoperative hypotension. First, check the animal's vital signs and find out why it is happening. Give fluid therapy, use vasopressors, and change ventilation to help blood pressure. Read More

Mechanical ventilation lets you control how dogs and cats breathe during anesthesia. You use it to give oxygen and anesthetic gases in a safe way. Knowing about different ventilation modes helps keep your patient safe. Setting the right tidal volume is important. Read More

You keep every patient safer when you use the right Veterinary Anesthesia Protocols for their ASA classification. Before anesthesia, check the animal's health. Look at its medical history. Make sure you know which animal it is. You also need to get the owner's permission. Read More