February 2010

• Survey—Tell us about your favorite client-education tool
• Education—Case study: 10-year-old, spayed female German shepherd, Miss Kitty
• IDEXX Innovations—Diagnosing and managing canine leptospirosis
• IDEXX Learning Center—See the online courses, seminars and live Webinars available this month
• Technical Tip—Cardiopet® proBNP Test specimen protocol; pulmonary pattern recognition in digital radiography
• Protocol Guidance—Senior dental preanesthetic screening for hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism
• Practice Management—Four reasons to switch to electronic medical records
• Creating Value for Your Clients—Video interview: Building client loyalty in a tough economy
• Interactive Challenge—Interpretation of renal panel results for a 13-year-old, mixed-breed dog
  
  

January 2010

• Health Watch—Confirmed Canine H1N1 Influenza Virus Infection—IDEXX RealPCR™ testing now available
• Education—Case Study: 11-year-old, neutered male Yorkshire terrier, Bilbo
• IDEXX Innovations—A more user-friendly IDEXX VetLab® Station touch screen
• IDEXX Learning Center—See the online courses, seminars and live Webinars available this month
• Technical Tip—Save time and money with electronic SNAP® Test logs; LaserCyte® Certificate Course
• Protocol Guidance—Are your preanesthetic protocols up-to-date?
• Interactive Challenge—Identify aspects of a blood specimen from a 2-month-old Rottweiler
  
  

December 2009

• Health Watch—H1N1 confirmed in number of cats and ferrets—IDEXX RealPCR™ testing now available
• Education—Case Study: 15-year-old, spayed female domestic shorthair, Nikki
• IDEXX Innovations—Cardiomyopathy in apparently healthy cats; enhanced medical notes for Cornerstone 8.0
• IDEXX Learning Center—See the online courses, seminars and live Webinars available this month
• Creating Value for Your Clients—In or out? One veterinarian's perspective; new client organ overview handout
• Interactive Challenge—Interpretation of a Wright's–stained submandibular lymph node specimen
  
  

November 2009

• Health Watch—Keep an eye out for vomiting dogs this holiday season; it could be pancreatitis
• Education—Case Study: 2-year-old, neutered male domestic shorthair, Gus
• IDEXX Innovations—Improve your work flow with IDEXX SmartService™ Solutions
• IDEXX Learning Center—See the online courses, seminars and live Webinars available this month
• Technical Tip—How to minimize radiation exposure: the ALARA principle
• Protocol Guidance—
  • T₄ testing for senior feline patients: a critical screening tool
  • Feline heartworm disease: misunderstood and underdiagnosed
• Creating Value for Your Clients—Create a clinic work flow that helps your staff talk with pet owners
• Practice Management—SNAP Up The Savings: great savings and rebate opportunities
• Interactive Challenge—Identify crystals and other structures in a canine urine sediment
  
  

October 2009

• Education—Case Study: 11-week-old, female Catahoula leopard dog, Smokey Joe
• IDEXX Innovations—
  • Do more for less with the Catalyst Dx® Chemistry Analyzer
  • Share more, see more through advancements in IDEXX Digital Imaging software
• IDEXX Learning Center—See the online courses, seminars and live Webinars available this month.
• Technical Tip—Trending analyte values is an underutilized diagnostic tool
• Research Corner—Two studies highlight:
  • Evaluation of feline pancreas-specific lipase (Spec fPL®) for the diagnosis of feline pancreatitis
  • The use of basal serum or plasma cortisol concentrations to rule out hypoadrenocorticism in dogs
• Creating Value for Your Clients—A research summary on veterinarian-client communication
• Practice Management—
  • Use investments and tax breaks to boost profits
  • SNAP Up the Savings 2010
• Interactive Challenge—Review chemistry and urinalysis results to assess liver function and recommend additional diagnostics
  

September 2009

• Education—Case Study: 2-year-old, spayed female chow mix, Sarah
• IDEXX Innovations
  • Reminder Card Service from IDEXX Cornerstone® Practice Management System—it's hassle-free
• IDEXX Learning Center—See the online courses, seminars and live Webinars available this month.
• Technical Tips—Interpretive information at your fingertips for more meaningful client
• Protocol Guidance
  • Occult cardiomyopathy in healthy cats is far more prevalent than was thought
  • SNAP® T₄ protocol guidelines for the SNAPshot Dx® Analyzer
• Research Corner—Studies highlight pancreatitis in cats and dogs; see summaries.
• Creating Value for Your Clients—What's the real cost of not having immediate results?
• Interactive Challenge—Earn FREE continuing education credit in the United States, Australia and parts of Canada! Examine blood films to form a working differential and interpret a thrombon.

August 2009

• Education—9-year-old, spayed female Bernese mountain dog, Aurora
• IDEXX Innovations—FIV RealPCR™ Test; VetConnect® online Telemedicine submission tool
• IDEXX Learning Center—See the online courses, seminars and live Webinars available this month
• Technical Tips—Preparing your IDEXX-DR™ 1417 Digital Imaging System to capture radiographs
• Protocol Guidance—Is albumin part of your preanesthetic testing protocol?
• Creating Value for Your Clients—The results are normal? Share the good news!
• Practice Management—Win a free practice-management consultation
• Interactive Challenge—Earn FREE continuing education credit in the United States, Australia and parts of Canada! Examine a canine tracheal wash and form a differential diagnoses
  

July 2009

• Education—2-year-old, spayed female Portuguese water dog, Sam
• IDEXX Innovations—SNAP® 4Dx® Test is now available for the SNAPshot Dx® Analyzer
• IDEXX Learning Center — Featured Topic: Product Training, see the online courses, product tutorials and live Webinars available this month
• Technical Tips: —Running the SNAP® 4Dx® Test with the SNAPshot Dx® Analyzer
• Creating Value for Your Clients —Eleven ways to put your patient's diagnostic reports to work for you
• Interactive Challenge —Earn FREE continuing education credit in the United States, Australia and parts of Canada! Identify urine sediment crystals and their significance in a canine sample

June 2009

• Education—10-year-old, spayed female domestic shorthair, Amber Rose
• IDEXX Innovations—SNAP® 4Dx® Test for the SNAPshot Dx® Analyzer, The VetTest® Chemistry Analyzer just keeps getting better
• IDEXX Learning Center — See the online courses, seminars and live Webinars available this month
• Technical Tips: —New, easier specimen protocol for the Cardiopet™ proBNP Test, Important maintenance to ensure longevity of your IDEXX StatSpin® VT Centrifuge
• Creating Value for Your Clients —The Client-Communication Work Flow
• Interactive Challenge —Earn FREE continuing education credit in the United States, Australia and parts of Canada! Interpret a renal and hepatic panel and an SPE profile from an 11-year-old, neutered male golden retriever.

May 2009

• Education—5-year-old, male neutered English bulldog, Quasimodo
• IDEXX Innovations—Cardiopet™ proBNP Test now available, IDEXX Monitor™ Cornerstone® Dashboard report, Next-generation IDEXX Vector-borne Disease Panels for sick animal testing from IDEXX Reference Laboratories
• IDEXX Learning Center — See the online courses, seminars and live Webinars available this month
• Technical Tips: —Cleaning the Rollers of your IDEXX-CR™ 1417 Model 140 system
• Creating Value for Your Clients —Show them you value their time as well as their pet's health
• Interactive Challenge —Earn FREE continuing education credit in the United States, Australia and parts of Canada! Interpret a bloodfilm from an adult dog with heartworm disease and circulating microfilaria.

April 2009

• Education—10-year-old, intact male dachshund, Doc
• Protocol Guidance—In-house cortisol results: critical to real-time care
• IDEXX Innovations: —SNAP® FIV/FeLV and SNAP® cPL™ for the SNAPshot Dx® Analyzer, Improved Urine Strip Vial Label, Streamline your laboratory test ordering
• Training and Events — See the online courses, seminars and live Webinars available this month
• Technical Tips: —Digital Radiography Positioning Guide: Recommended Beam Centers, Protect practice data with IDEXX VetVault®
• Creating Value for Your Clients —Face-to-Face Client Communication: The Key to Compliance
• Interactive Challenge —Earn FREE continuing education credit in the United States, Australia and parts of Canada! Interpret a cytologic preparation from the left thigh of an 8-year-old German shepherd.

March 2009

• Health Watch—Peanut butter-flavored treats recalled in Salmonella investigation
• Education—13-year-old female Yorkshire terrier, Chorong; Education and Expertise—IDEXX Reference Laboratories
• Protocol Guidance—Maximizing diagnostic value with laboratory profiling
• IDEXX Innovations—SNAP® FIV/FeLV and SNAP® cPL™ for the
  SNAPshot Dx® Analyzer; IDEXX RealPCR™ Canine and Feline Diarrhea Panels
• Training and Events—See the online courses, seminars, and live Webinars available this month
• Tech Tip—Commonly Missed Radiographs, a helpful guide by Dr. Matt Wright
• Interactive Challenge—Earn FREE continuing education credit in the United States, Australia and parts of Canada! Identify elements in a urine sample and describe ways to assist in the identification process.
  

February 2009

• Education—5-year-old, spayed female domestic shorthair, Annie
• IDEXX Innovations—New test to maximize skin biopsy information; Electrolytes 8 Plus Available now; Increase check-in efficiency with patient ID cards
• Training and Events—Webinars, seminars and online training opportunities available this month on the IDEXX Learning Center; Featured Offering: tutorials
• Research Corner—Pancreatitis: Cats are not small dogs, by Jane Robertson, DVM, DACVIM
• Interactive Challenge—Earn FREE continuing education credit in the United States, Australia and parts of Canada! Interpret the renal and hepatic panels from a 2-year-old, spayed female mixed-breed dog with ascites

January 2009

• Education—10-year-old, spayed female Chihuahua, Tina
• IDEXX Innovations—SNAP® Feline Triple™ screens for FIV, FeLV and heartworm; UPC, automated dilutions and electrolytes for the Catalyst Dx™ Analyzer; IDEXX Cornerstone® 7.6 with Pet ID cards and integration with Intuit® QuickBooks®
• Training and Events—Webinars, seminars and online training opportunities available this month on the IDEXX Learning Center
• Research Corner—Feline Heartworm Disease—Understanding the Role of Heartworm Infection in Respiratory Disease in Cats: Summary of a roundtable discussion
• Practice Management—Time Will Tell: Treating the Time-Deficient Practice, Ernest Ward, Jr., DVM
• Interactive Challenge—Earn FREE continuing education credit in the United States, Australia and parts of Canada! Identify a crystal and predominating background cells in urine sediment from a dog.
  

December 2008

• Education—10-month-old, neutered male domestic shorthair, Smoke
• Health Watch—'Tis the season for pancreatitis—be prepared with comprehensive screening tests
• IDEXX Innovations—IDEXX-CR™ 1417 Model 140 Digital Imaging System—outstanding image quality and easy-to-use controls
• Training and Events—Webinars, seminars and online training opportunities available this month on the IDEXX Learning Center
• Research Corner—Diagnosing and managing feline pancreatitis: A roundtable discussion summary
• Practice Management—Investing in Diagnostics and Software as a Tax Strategy—Part 3
• Technical Tips—Image handling and storing help from Cornerstone®
• Interactive Challenge—Earn FREE continuing education credit in the United States, Australia and parts of Canada! Interpret an aspirate from the enlarged lymph node of a cat and suggest a possible cause for any changes present

November 2008

• Education—9-year-old, spayed female Doberman pinscher, Lady
• Health Watch—Mars Petcare U.S. expands voluntary recall
• IDEXX Innovations—Spec fPL™: The first fast and affordable blood test for feline pancreas-specific lipase, exclusively from IDEXX Reference Laboratories; LabREXX® timesavers
• Training and Events—IDEXX Learning Center update; Webinars, seminars and online training opportunities available this month
• Research Corner—Assessing cardiac health in the 21st century: A summary
• Protocol Guidance—Up-to-date preanesthetic testing protocols ensure best care for senior patients
• Practice Management—Invest in diagnostics for significant tax savings—Part 2 of a 3–part series
• Technical Tips—New guides help you learn the ins and outs of your IDEXX Digital Imaging system
• Interactive Challenge—Earn FREE continuing education credit in the United States, Australia and parts of Canada! Identify erythrocyte-associated basophilic structures and classify the anemia in a peripheral blood film from an adult cat with acute onset lethargy, depression and anorexia

October 2008

• Education—4-year-old intact, female Samoyed, Nala
• Health Watch—New Pet Food Recall: Mars PetCare U.S. issues voluntary dry pet food recall
• IDEXX Innovations—Get IDEXX SmartService™ Solutions, IDEXX's highest level of customer support; IDEXX Practice Profile™ from Cornerstone®; IDEXX Real PCR™ Respiratory Disease Prevalence Program; Spec fPL™ Test announcement
• Training and Events—IDEXX Learning Center update; Webinars, seminars and online training opportunities available this month
• Research Corner—Study illustrates importance of reticulocytes in differentiating anemias
• Protocol Guidance—New American College of Veterinary Radiology guidelines for digital imaging
• Practice Management—Invest in diagnostics for significant tax savings—Part 1 of a 3–part series
• Technical Tips—Swab cats for IDEXX Real PCR™ Feline URD Panel; Rotate stock for best results and easier inventory management
• Interactive Challenge—Earn FREE continuing education credit in the United States, Australia and parts of Canada! Interpret a hepatic panel and give the most reasonable cause for the changes shown by the results

September 2008

• Education—14-year-old neutered male mixed-breed dog, Arthur
• Health Watch—Canine influenza virus strikes New Jersey—what you should know
• IDEXX Innovations—September is Senior Care Month—special pricing on senior panels
• Training and Events—See Webinars, seminars and online training opportunities available this month; Sign up now for Cornerstone® Users Conference
• Practice Management—Invest in diagnostics for significant tax savings
• Technical Tips—New online tutorials for IDEXX-PACS™ 3.0 Imaging Software; new software envelopes
• Subscribers Say—What do you think? We'd like to hear your opinions.
• Interactive Challenge—Earn FREE continuing education credit in the United States, Australia and parts of Canada! Characterize morphologic findings and identify a leukocyte in a peripheral blood film from an EDTA anticoagulated blood specimen from an adult cat with diabetes