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AEMV Student Case Report Contest
Clinical Topic: Endocrinology Gastroenterology Hepatology ReproductionTaxonomy: Guinea pig Mammals Rabbit Rodent
AEMV-Lafeber Case Report: Pituitary-Dependent Hyperadrenocorticism and Cholangiohepatitis in a Guinea Pig
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AEMV-Lafeber Case Report: Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus in a Guinea Pig
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Katrina Lafferty, CVT, VTS (Anesthesia/Analgesia)
Katrina Lafferty received her degree in Veterinary Technology in 2005. She earned her veterinary technician specialty (VTS) in Anesthesia in 2009 and is one of less than 200 technicians worldwide to have that designation. Katrina is a Senior Technician in the Anesthesia and Pain Management Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. She is also the Director of the Veterinary Technician Student Internship Program at UW-Madison. Katrina is involved in the education of all members of the veterinary community and she has written numerous articles and textbook chapters.
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Capnometry in Exotic Animal Species
Capnometry measures the maximum value of carbon dioxide (CO2) obtained at the end of expiration or end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2). There is good correlation between ETCO2 and arterial CO2 in birds and mammals and capnography can be used as a reliable tool to evaluate the adequacy of ventilation in these species. Capnography can only be used to identify trends in reptiles because of cardiac shunting of blood past the reptilian lungs.
T.J. Lafeber Avian Practitioner of the Year Award
The T.J. Lafeber Avian Practitioner of the Year Award is given annually, or at the Selection Committee’s discretion, to an outstanding practitioner that has advanced the quality of health care for companion birds.