Reference photos

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Arlo Guthrie — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 13:53:51 GMT

Fantastic, thanks Ben

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Ben Ogden — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 13:52:45 GMT

Just need to collate my pictures from various dropboxs etc, and i'll get some posted....

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Arlo Guthrie — Sat, 01 Oct 2016 10:30:33 GMT

Bumpedy-bump - anyone start me off with a photo?!

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Arlo Guthrie — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 13:49:30 GMT

Ben Ogden, Stuart Ford-Fennah Cameron Norsworthy Celine Taku morrane ... and anyone else interested ...

FINALLY, I've found some time to make some progress with this idea.

First, I have created the new VetNurse Shared Images Reference Gallery

To kick off with, it contains some uncategorised images that have been uploaded over the years.

I have configured it in such a way that allows for the greatest flexibility to categorise images in the future.

So the gallery comprises 5 sub galleries at the moment: dogs, cats, rabbits, birds and reptiles, which I will add new navigation to as more content is added (for the moment, they all display in one main gallery).

Then in due course, I'll add further sub categories for each species. So for example, we might further sub categorise by disease condition, or by image type (lab / x-ray / in-clinic). I'll be led by you on that one, I think!

To start with, I'd like to keep things as simple as possible and ask anyone who has a photograph or video of anything interesting (clinical, I mean, not that shot of you paragliding in a superman/woman outfit last year) to upload it. Then we can see where it starts to take us.

Ben Ogden, could you start me off with that demodex scrape?! And anyone else with an interesting photo or video?

Just make sure you include any important details in the description box when you upload the photo or video, such as breed, diagnosis etc.

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Ben Ogden — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 10:43:19 GMT

[quote user="Cameron Norsworthy"]

What a fine example of demodex - albeit a rather crowded sample! I do believe that's the most impressive view I've ever seen in reference to the sheer volume of the number of parasites evidently on show! That must have been an incredibly itchy patient - out of interest, what breed was the sample taken from and which anatomical region?

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The first picture is from the inter-digital area of a 1yr old jack Russel/Pug cross. Skin problems since purchase, been to two other practices with various tests and trial treatments, all having minimal, short term effect. Eventually came to our practice and there you have it. Samples from the top of the head, armpits and groin were 50-70% less crowded.

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Cameron Norsworthy — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 21:38:29 GMT

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Arlo Guthrie — Thu, 09 Jun 2016 13:32:19 GMT

Ben, sorry not to have replied earlier, I really want to progress this shared images idea (encouraged by what you've posted). But I've been taken up with more tweaks and improvements to the job section (not helped by the fact that I keep on having new ideas about things we can add to it).

Anyway, I'm through the worst of it, I think. We're adding a couple of things over the next few days, then I should be able to spend more time on it ...

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Ben Ogden — Mon, 23 May 2016 18:31:34 GMT

[quote user="Ben Ogden"]

Picked up a rather crowded skin scrape sample today.....

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Ben Ogden — Mon, 23 May 2016 18:30:34 GMT

Picked up a rather crowded skin scrape sample today.....

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Arlo Guthrie — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 09:43:03 GMT

[quote user="Ben Ogden"]Been a silly hectic last couple of weeks, but I managed to get my hands on a blood smear today, three images taken with an Iphone down the lens at x4, x10 and x40.[/quote]

Thanks Ben - have to say, they look nice to me, but it's a bit above my pay grade to know whether they are good enough quality to be useful. I'm going to assume they are, because you know what you're doing and you wouldn't have posted them if they weren't good!

So on that basis, it looks really encouraging. Hoping to upgrade VetNurse this weekend. I'll have quite a lot of configuration work to do, but I'll be setting up galleries as part of that, and will keep you posted with progress.

Meantime, THANK YOU, that's so helpful and much appreciated.

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Ben Ogden — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 17:41:53 GMT

Been a silly hectic last couple of weeks, but I managed to get my hands on a blood smear today, three images taken with an Iphone down the lens at x4, x10 and x40.

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Arlo Guthrie — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 18:16:02 GMT

[quote user="Stuart Ford-Fennah BSc(Hons),RVN,C-SQP,MBVNA"]Im sure we could do some videos on how do administer cytotoxic drugs safely..?[/quote]

Sounds great! Thank you. Give me a few more days. We're SO close to launching the upgraded vetnurse website now. Was going to be today, but I've been dealing with technical issues over on vetsurgeon all day today - and now I've got to head off to London for an early morning start at Gt Ormond Street. But should be back by lunchtime, and we might have the new site going in the afternoon.

If I haven't fallen asleep at my desk by then!

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Stuart Ford-Fennah — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 11:28:33 GMT

Im sure we could do some videos on how do administer cytotoxic drugs safely..?

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Arlo Guthrie — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 15:04:21 GMT

[quote user="Cameron Norsworthy"]Do you have an email address which I can use to send all of the information too?[/quote]

Best one is support@vetnurse.co.uk

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Cameron Norsworthy — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 18:18:32 GMT

[quote user="Arlo Guthrie"]Something I would approve of? I'd chew your arm off for it![/quote]

I'd really rather you don't! It may hinder the speed of my progression!

Do you have an email address which I can use to send all of the information too?

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Arlo Guthrie — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 07:17:24 GMT

[quote user="Taku"]This is a brilliant idea [/quote]

Thanks :)

[quote user="Taku"]On these images is there like a criteria on whats useful stuff or whats not[/quote]

That's what I'm working on now!

[quote user="Cameron Norsworthy"]If this sounds like something which you would approve of, then let me know and I can compile a list of various white blood cells and red blood cell abnormalities which can potentially be used for the reference imaging guide![/quote]

Something I would approve of? I'd chew your arm off for it!

Seriously, that would be a great help and much appreciated.

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Cameron Norsworthy — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 20:54:42 GMT

[quote user="Arlo Guthrie"]And for blood cells and urine crystals (and others), what sorts of different things would it be helpful to see and share?[/quote]

I am one of those weirdo's who can quite happily spend many hours gazing down the lens of a microscope (albeit with aching eyes) and can quite happily identify a variety of leukocytes (WBC's) and erythrocytes (RBC's), however it has taken many hours of research on various online veterinary microbiology and haematology websites to allow me to enjoy examining various blood smears and haematology tests. By having a simple list of the various different types of white blood cells (neutrophils, eosinophils, leucocytes, etc) with matching images and a description of what their functions are and why they may be seen on a blood smear, I believe that this would be something which would have been a benefit to me when I first started and so would hope that it will benefit many others who are keen to be able to look down the eyepiece of a microscope and identify what they are actually seeing!

If this sounds like something which you would approve of, then let me know and I can compile a list of various white blood cells and red blood cell abnormalities which can potentially be used for the reference imaging guide!

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Taku — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 20:23:20 GMT

This is a brilliant idea pictures taken as we work would be more understandable I think. I also think small videos of doing a procedure could be useful. On these images is there like a criteria on whats useful stuff or whats not❓

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Arlo Guthrie — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 08:02:26 GMT

[quote user="Ben Ogden"]All microscope images are a doddle![/quote]

I never knew that - I thought you had to get a special adapter or something. That's very good news.

[quote user="Ben Ogden"]I'll take one of a blood smear next week.[/quote]

That would be great.

So if we went with microscope stuff, then the next thing is quality control - in other words to make sure that the photo someone uploads is what the person uploading it thinks it is (if that makes sense). I guess most people will get it right most of the time, but we might get the odd wrong one from time to time.

Two possibilities spring to mind - either that the uploader verifies it themselves with someone else at the practice prior to upload, or that I try and enlist a 'curator' from one of the labs.

So if I started with a gallery called 'Under the microscope', what sub galleries should I include:

Urine crystals
Blood cells
Parasites?

What others?

And for blood cells and urine crystals (and others), what sorts of different things would it be helpful to see and share?

Parasites are fairly straightforward for me, given my previous history with that subject, but blood cells are a bit above my pay grade! I don't know what makes one blood cell different to another, and therefore what kinds of different pictures of blood cells (and how many) we need to try and put together!

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Ben Ogden — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 07:46:27 GMT

All microscope images are a doddle! Just line up the camera lens or phone over the eyepiece and shoot! I'll take one of a blood smear next week. Pictures- Oral Hygiene Surgical Equipment (in or out of use) Breeds

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Arlo Guthrie — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 07:21:22 GMT

[quote user="morrane"]

Hi, its a great idea. Could you please include some lab images (wbcs etc)

Would be really helpful[/quote]

Hi morrane,

That's one I'd have to get a lab (or maybe a few labs) to help with (rather than getting members to share) - but good idea, and I'll go and ask a few!

[quote user="Ben Ogden"]

Parasites

Urine Crystals

Blood Cells

Wound Healing

Weight Loss

Surgical Preps

Radiograph Positions

Patient Restraint

The list could go on...

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Thanks Ben Ogden - great help.

I'd like to kick off with ones that would be the easiest for members of VetNurse to take pictures of themselves and share on here.

What would you (and anyone else) suggest as the subject area that it would be a) easiest for veterinary nurses to take a picture of themselves and share, and b) most useful to have a gallery of images of for reference.

So, for example, I guess getting a photo of urine crystals and blood cells is not that easy, as not everyone is going to have microscope photography equipment.

Surgical preps, on the other hand, sounds like a much easier thing to photograph - but I'd need to have a description of exactly what photos should show in order to be of most use to everyone else.

And would surgical prep photos be top of the list of photos that would be easy to take and most useful to everyone, or is there something else you think would be more useful? (you said the list could go on!)

Thanks for your help!

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Ben Ogden — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 15:58:59 GMT

Parasites

Urine Crystals

Blood Cells

Wound Healing

Weight Loss

Surgical Preps

Radiograph Positions

Patient Restraint

The list could go on...

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morrane — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 13:25:40 GMT

Hi, its a great idea. Could you please include some lab images (wbcs etc)

Would be really helpful

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Arlo Guthrie — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 10:57:32 GMT

Well, I was thinking more along the lines of reference images than inviting people to upload images they need help interpreting. So, for example, I'd email all members and ask them to take a picture of an interesting dental case that day, and then share on the site with a description of what the image shows. I'll give a prize(s) for the best, and that way, we build up a reference gallery of conditions seen in practice that all members can refer to.

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Celine — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 10:51:56 GMT

Sorry, didn't answer the question... Erm I guess for me I could put some photos of venipuncture sites on birds or reptiles if that would be helpful.... do you mean images that people need help interpreting? Or just interesting cases?