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  Are We Close to an Ataxia Detector?

  Ataxia is incoordination and can originate from the vestibular system, the cerebellum or the proprioceptive system, the latter primarily consisting of muscle-nerve stretch and feedback to the spinal cord and the brainstem.  By far the most common …
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  Duck Intensive Care Case

  A recent seen by the Exotic referral service at the RVC's Beaumont Sainsbury Animal Hospital demonstrated how important intensive nursing care is for our more unusual patients.
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  Cardiac Research Clinic Hits a Recruitment Milestone

  This year, researchers at the RVC’s Mitral Valve Clinic (MVC) were excited to recruit their 500th patient. Whilst there are a number of diseases that affect the canine heart, degenerative mitral valve disease (DMVD) is by far the most common. The …
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  The Value of a New Digital Pathology Platform

  The Royal Veterinary College has establishment a digital pathology platform, which allows digital scanning of glass slides to produce high-resolution digital slide images.
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  Benchtop Analyser vs Expert Opinion

  Laureen Peters and Emma Holmes, Lecturers in Clinical Pathology at the Royal Veterinary College discuss the limitations of the benchtop analysis in the vet practice lab
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  Corneal Cross-Linking Progress

  Maria-Christine Fischer, Lecturer in Ophthalmology, and Vim Kumaratunga, former Ophthalmology Resident      Corneal cross-linking (CXL) is a highly attractive treatment for infectious keratitis and melting (malacia). The RVC’s Ophthalmology Service …
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  Canine Pericardial Effusion Biobank for Diagnostic Advancements

  The RVC is compiling a biobank of fluids removed from around the heart, enabling pioneering research aimed at developing new diagnostic tests to help dogs at the RVC and beyond. It appears to be the first such biobank of pericardial effusion (PE) …
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  Diagnostic Laboratories Development – Exotics Pathology

  Dylan Yaffy, Lecturer in Zoo and Wildlife Pathology Exotic animal pathology is a growing specialisation and, having completed my BVetMed, Anatomic Pathology residency and MVetMed at the RVC, I was extremely pleased to return to take on the new role …
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  Congenital Intrahepatic Shunt Classifications Study to Improve Canine Care

  A new descriptive study has determined important variations in the classification of congenital intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (IHPSS) in dogs. These findings are an important step in not only the diagnosis but surgical method and recommended …
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  RVC Small Animal and Equine Post Mortem Service 

  Interview with Norelene Harrington, Lecturer in Veterinary Anatomic Pathology and part of the pathology group providing the post mortem service. Which species do you deal with? We deal predominantly with companion animal and equine cases. About 70% …