tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212251348411401170.post2351578859106086159..comments2023-10-01T10:50:05.348-04:00Comments on The Homeless Parrot: The controversy of pancreatitisThe Homeless Parrothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02566801733035183569noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212251348411401170.post-19280547295077147662011-02-16T16:31:29.136-05:002011-02-16T16:31:29.136-05:00In my opinion and as I was taught, there is no rad...In my opinion and as I was taught, there is no radiographic diagnosis of pancreatitis. There are suspicious findings, but it is not definitive.<br /><br />I agree with the IM specialists. Having a baseline can be invaluable. It is not perhaps needed in the one-time, acute pancreatitis dog that responds well to therapy, but what about the chronic cases like Schnauzers. It is an excellent monitoring tool to tell if the condition is worsening or improving.<br /><br />You're right in that it doesn't OFTEN change the course of treatment, as I said in my post - it might be academic. On the other hand, I think owners should be offered every option for a definitive diagnosis, and at this time, the spec cPLi is all we have in the way of that.<br /><br />Again, this is just my opinion.The Homeless Parrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02566801733035183569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212251348411401170.post-71556422806290239912011-02-16T16:30:40.810-05:002011-02-16T16:30:40.810-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sleep-deprived working momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10263954142034161246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212251348411401170.post-5071892897750178922011-02-16T06:47:49.059-05:002011-02-16T06:47:49.059-05:00I haven't sent out a CPL since on Internal Med...I haven't sent out a CPL since on Internal Med rotations during my internship. It just makes no sense to me if you have a radiographic diagnosis. Results don't come back for 2-3 days so it has never (as in not one time) changed the way I treat the patient. And that is my general rule of thumb - if the result won't change my treatment plan, why run the test? <br /><br />I asked the Internal Med folks the same thing over and over again since by the time we got the test results back, the animal had been discharged from the hospital 90% of the time. The answer was always "so that we know what it was" or "as a baseline". What? Baseline? I've never understood.<br /><br />Maybe I'm too practical in my approach and not academic enough but truly, why run a diagnostic test when the answer makes no difference in your care, treatment or prognosis?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212251348411401170.post-83973730836786945782011-02-15T22:52:15.487-05:002011-02-15T22:52:15.487-05:00This is a great, easy-to-read synopsis of pancreat...This is a great, easy-to-read synopsis of pancreatitis. Thanks for sharing!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09336089394215776843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212251348411401170.post-51112678573246906242011-02-15T17:11:20.630-05:002011-02-15T17:11:20.630-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13744354426654131900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9212251348411401170.post-15180463693251025042011-02-15T17:10:53.488-05:002011-02-15T17:10:53.488-05:00Excellent! Thank you. I just shared this with a li...Excellent! Thank you. I just shared this with a list I am on..Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13744354426654131900noreply@blogger.com