fibropapilloma

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Sea Turtle Medicine

Heather DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice), CertAqV will present this live, interactive webinar, RACE-approved for 1 credit hour and co-hosted with the Wildlife Disease Association. This webinar reviews the key regulatory, anatomical, diagnostic, and therapeutic considerations involved in sea turtle rehabilitation. Topics will include state and federal permitting requirements, the conservation challenges facing threatened and endangered sea turtle species, and anatomical features relevant to clinical care. Diagnostic evaluation focuses on physical examination, imaging, laboratory testing, and sample collection techniques designed to minimize patient stress. Treatment discussions cover critical and supportive care, including fluid therapy, nutritional support, analgesia, anesthesia, and appropriate antimicrobial use. This webinar also examines a few conditions commonly encountered in wildlife rehabilitation.

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Sea Turtle Physical Examination: Part 2

Part of a unique series on sea turtle veterinary medicine and wildlife rehabilitation, this article explores many components of the sea turtle physical exam. Evaluation of the shell is discussed in both cheloniids and leatherbacks (Dermochelys coriacea) as well as assessment of the cardiopulomonary system, skin, long bones and joints, cloaca and tail. Evaluation of the coelom by inguinal palpation is described as well as measurement of body temperature. Specialized testing such as neurologic and in-water examinations are also described. Common physical examination findings like fibropapillomas in green turtles (Chelonia mydas) and epibiota in loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) are also discussed. LOGIN to view references.