Dominic Barfield

APPLE Acute Patient Physiologic and Laboratory Evaluation BG blood glucose BHB β-hydroxybutyrate DKA diabetic ketoacidosis FRI fixed-rate intravenous insulin infusion LOH length of hospitalization STD survival to discharge VRI variable-rate intravenous insulin infusion 1 INTRODUCTION Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a severe complication of diabetes mellitus.

INTRODUCTION Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a diagnostic tool commonly performed at the bedside that can be used to assist with rapid decision making or therapeutic interventions. As POCUS is commonly performed by physicians who would not traditionally have been trained in diagnostic imaging (DI), the protocols that have been developed in the human field are system focused and aim to answer binary questions.

Abstract Background: Cardiac auscultation is an important part of the physical examination. This study evaluated cardiac auscultation skills in veterinary students and compared their abilities to recent veterinary graduates, referral hospital veterinary surgeons and veterinary cardiologists or cardiology residents. In addition it compared their self-predicted quiz scores to their actual scores, evaluating if they could accurately predict their own performance level.