Communicating the Value of a Teleradiology Consultation to Clients
Want to help clients understand the value of a service without spending hours chatting in the exam room? Throughout each day, the veterinary team may feel like they’re performing a balancing act: They must strive to stay on schedule with appointments and client communications, while at the same time avoiding making a pet owner feel […]
Three Normal Radiographic Findings That Look Like Lesions
How much time does it take to read an average radiograph? For an experienced practitioner and a simple view, maybe it takes a minute to thoroughly view all structures in the image. For a new veterinarian or a view that requires an extra detailed look, maybe five minutes. And if the x-ray image contains an unexpected, […]
Avoid Blurry X-Rays: 3 Ways to Minimize Patient Movement
You’ve positioned your feline patient for the perfect x-ray shot… The cat is friendly and cooperative as your staff stretches her to take an abdominal view… Then, as you a team member presses the exposure button, the x-ray machine starts humming… The cat starts wiggling… and she twists out of position just in time to […]
5 Tips for Evaluating the Feline Heart on Radiographs
“In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.” –Terry Pratchett Adjust and Customize the Diagnostic Plan as Needed: Balance Patient Safety, Image Quality, and the Need for More Information Since cats often hide symptoms of illness until disease has progressed, your feline cardiac patients may arrive dyspneic and distressed—which may limit […]
5 Tips for Evaluating the Canine Heart on Radiographs
“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.” -Antoine de Saint-Exupery Of course, this quote doesn’t refer to radiographic interpretation of the heart… But prior to gaining confidence in cardiac x-ray interpretation, maybe it does feel like some of those cardiac changes on x-ray images are […]
Talking to Clients About Costs: Framing Conversations for Better Compliance and Acceptance of Treatment Plans
You became a veterinarian to work with animals… But as you know, in order to treat patients, a large portion of your day involves communicating with the humans attached to those animals. That includes talking about one of the most emotionally-charged subjects out there: money! Money discussions are necessary to treat patients and keep your business running. Fortunately, that […]
5 Tips for Working Overnight Shifts
As an overnight veterinarian, you’re a hero. Whether you work in a 24-hour veterinary hospital, on call, or in an overnight ER, you serve a critical role in protecting pets when most emergencies happen—after hours. However, there’s no denying that night shifts can present challenges to a veterinarian’s health and personal life. Healthy overnight work habits […]
Improve Patient Care and Boost ROI: By Getting the Most Out of Your Teleradiology Consults
When it comes to teleradiology consults, urgency matters. For urgent medical conditions, such as when ruling out surgical issues like GI obstructions, you’ll want dependable results with a quick turnaround time. Also, clients tend to want answers as soon as possible. Within the veterinary industry, turnaround times for large teleradiology service providers have grown to […]
Benefits of obtaining three views of the abdomen
Why should you consider three view abdominal radiographs of your vomiting veterinary patients? We have all been there. You are slammed with a ton of appointments and you’re already halfway through completely missing your lunch break. Of course, Lucky the Labradoodle shows up, has been “vomiting for a few days,” and the owner has “no […]