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Assessing primary care veterinarians' use of and confidence in performing point-of-care ultrasound (2023)
Journal Article
McDonald, C., Barfield, D., & Cole, L. (2023). Assessing primary care veterinarians' use of and confidence in performing point-of-care ultrasound. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.3174

BackgroundPoint-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is gaining popularity in the veterinary field, but there is little information on operator confidence. MethodsA survey was distributed to primary care veterinarians (PCVs) via social media between May and Ju... Read More about Assessing primary care veterinarians' use of and confidence in performing point-of-care ultrasound.

Cardiac auscultation skills in final year veterinary students and recent veterinary graduates, referral hospital veterinary surgeons and veterinary cardiologists or cardiology residents (2021)
Journal Article
Deirdre, M., Fuentes, V., & Barfield, D. (2021). Cardiac auscultation skills in final year veterinary students and recent veterinary graduates, referral hospital veterinary surgeons and veterinary cardiologists or cardiology residents. Veterinary Record, 189(6), https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.305

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 surge... Read More about Cardiac auscultation skills in final year veterinary students and recent veterinary graduates, referral hospital veterinary surgeons and veterinary cardiologists or cardiology residents.

Systemic Scedosporium prolificans infection in an 11-month-old Border collie with cobalamin deficiency secondary to selective cobalamin malabsorption (canine Imerslund-Gräsbeck syndrome) (2017)
Journal Article
Erles, K., Mugford, A., Barfield, D. M., Leeb, T., & Kook, P. H. (2017). Systemic Scedosporium prolificans infection in an 11-month-old Border collie with cobalamin deficiency secondary to selective cobalamin malabsorption (canine Imerslund-Gräsbeck syndrome). Journal of Small Animal Practice, 59(4), 253-256. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.12678

An 11-month-old Border collie presented collapsed and continued to deteriorate rapidly despite supportive treatment. The dog had a history of failure to thrive and recurring respiratory infection. Laboratory abnormalities included neutrophilic leucoc... Read More about Systemic Scedosporium prolificans infection in an 11-month-old Border collie with cobalamin deficiency secondary to selective cobalamin malabsorption (canine Imerslund-Gräsbeck syndrome).

Multiple acquired portosystemic shunts in a cat secondary to chronic diaphragmatic rupture (2015)
Journal Article
Barfield, D. M., Gibson, A. D., & Lipscomb, V. J. (2015). Multiple acquired portosystemic shunts in a cat secondary to chronic diaphragmatic rupture. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports, 1(2), 1. https://doi.org/10.1177/2055116915585020

A cat with a chronic diaphragmatic rupture presented with neurological signs, including twitching and focal seizures. Blood ammonia level was markedly elevated and therefore neurological signs were thought to be related to hepatic encephalopathy. Exp... Read More about Multiple acquired portosystemic shunts in a cat secondary to chronic diaphragmatic rupture.