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TABLE OF CONTENTS
COLUMNS
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VET REPORT VITALS
What Does a Rise
in Antimicrobial
Resistance Mean?
Molly McAllister, DVM, MPH
AHS HEARTWORM HOTLINE
Turning Up the Heat on
Heartworm Diagnosis
Brian A. DiGangi, DVM, MS, DABVP
DERMATOLOGY DETAILS
Dermatology Diagnostics:
Cutaneous Biopsy
Sarah Bartlett, DVM, MS, DACVD
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EDITOR'S NOTE
Paying for Moments of Certainty?
Simon R. Platt, BVM&S;, MRCVS, DACVIM (Neurology), DECVN
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PRACTICAL PARASITOLOGY
The Flea-Infested Pet:
How to Manage the Pet
and Its Environment
Cherie M. Pucheu-Haston, DVM, PhD, DACVD
IMAGING ESSENTIALS
Ultrasonography of Peritoneal
and Retroperitoneal Spaces
and Abdominal Lymph Nodes
Clifford R. Berry, DVM, DACVR; Elizabeth
Huyhn, DVM; and Danielle Mauragis, CVT
CLINICAL INSIGHTS
What to Do With
Lumps and Bumps
Sue Ettinger, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology)
Errata
Atkins CE. Heartworm disease: the science, the practice, the
future. Today's Veterinary Practice 2017;7(1):87-92.
The author regrets that an error appeared in the dosage of
ivermectin used in a microfilaria suppression test on page 90.
The dosage should be 50 mcg/kg, not 50 mg/kg.
Pucheu-Haston CM. The flea-infested pet: overview of current
products. Today's Veterinary Practice 2017;7(3):90-95.
The time until topical fluralaner is expected to be very water
resistant was misstated on page 93 to be 3 hours. The correct
time is 3 days.
ASPCA PRACTICAL TOXICOLOGY
Ethanol Toxicosis: A Review
Tina Wismer, DVM, DABVT, DABT
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