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UTI's: A Potential for Chiropractic Intervention?


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Education Type:
IVCA |  AVCA Category II
Faculty:
Tamara Gull, DVM
Duration:
1 CE



Description

A connection between spinal health and UTI's in small animals by Dr. Tamara Gull, DVM

UTI demographics- canine & feline
Common organisms
Enterobacteriaceae
Gram-positive organisms
Non-Enterobacteriaceae Gram-negative organisms
Disease ecology
Disease pathogenesis
Contributing/ complicating factors
Congenital
Infectious
Orthopedic
Neurologic
Behavioral
Sample collection
Sensitivity of various collection methods
Contaminated samples
Diagnosis of UTI
UTI vs. asymptomatic bacteriuria
Quantitation of bacterial load
Standard therapy
Empiric therapy
Definitive therapy
Asymptomatic bacteriuria
Judicious use of antimicrobials
The post-antibiotic era
Development of antimicrobial resistance
Uncomplicated UTIs
Recurrent/relapsing UTIs
Pyelonephritis
Need for alternative therapies
Targeted diets
Nutritional supplements
Urinary acidifiers
Urinary lavage solutions
Surgical problems
Pain relief
Other pharmacologic intervention
Physical therapy
Behavioral modification
Global approach to UTIs
Summary

IVCA

This course has been approved by the IVCA.


AVCA Category II

This course has been approved by the AVCA for Category II credit.


Faculty

Tamara Gull, DVM Related Seminars and Products


Dr. Tamara Gull is a Tufts graduate who completed a large animal internship at the University of Georgia, a large animal internal medicine residency at Texas A&M University and a PhD in veterinary microbiology at Texas A&M. She worked for Oklahoma State University for a number of years teaching veterinary microbiology, veterinary disaster management and large animal clinical medicine, then moved to the University of Missouri to run the bacteriology and mycology section of their Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory. AT MU she specifically focuses on zoonotic disease, rational antibiotic use and infection control practices. She is board-certified in Large Animal Internal medicine, Preventive Medicine and Veterinary Microbiology. She also serves in the U.S. Army Reserve Veterinary Corps at the Department of Defense Military Working Dog Veterinary Services at Lackland AFB in Texas. Her research investigates bacterial respiratory diseases of livestock and horses.


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