050 Immune System: When the Body Attacks

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about:

• We are going back to basics again! This time, we are diving into the immune system; our one true love. We are getting down and dirty with how the immune system should normally work, so we can further discuss what is happening when the immune system is not functioning properly. ​
  

Show Notes: 

 Resources We Mentioned in the Show 

• Merck Veterinary Manual: Immunologic Diseases:
  
  • https://www.merckvetmanual.com/immune-system/immunologic-diseases/immunologic-diseases-in-animals
    
  • https://www.merckvetmanual.com/immune-system
    
• Internal Medicine for Pet Parents
  
  • https://www.internalmedicineforpetparents.com/immunology.html
    
  • https://www.internalmedicineforpetparents.com/blog/topic-of-the-week-treating-immune-mediated-diseases
    
• UC Davis: Vaccination Guidelines: 
  
  • https://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/hospital/animal-health-topics/vaccination-guidelines
    
• Wiley: Immunomodulatory drugs and their application to the management of canine immune‐mediated disease
  
  • https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1748-5827.2011.01024.x
    
• Veterinary Clinics Small Animal Practice. Immunomodulating Agents. Cecil P. Moore, DVM, MS
  
  • http://www.geac.ufv.br/agentesimunomoduladores.pdf
    
• Linda Merrill, L. V. (2012). Small Animal Internal Medicine for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses. Ames: Wiley-Blackwell.
  
• Bassert, T. C. (2002). Clinical Anatomy and Physiology for Veterinary Technicians. St. Louis: Mosby, Inc.
  

 

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– Yvonne and Jordan 
 

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Question of the Week: 

Do you have a love for the immune system, or still a slight fear from lack of true understanding? ​

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