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Medical Nursing Podcast

Medical Nursing Podcast

By: Laura Jones RVN VTS(SAIM)
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Every veterinary nurse and technician wants to give great care. And not just to give great care - but to use more skills, and get more job satisfaction whilst doing it. Join RVN and veterinary technician specialist in small animal medicine, Laura Jones, as she demystifies complex diseases and body systems, breaking them down into small, easy-to-understand chunks that you can use to plan the best possible care for your patients. Every week, in under an hour, you'll get a simple explanation of a different medical condition - along with a list of skills to use, and nursing considerations to apply to your own patients. So if you want to know EXACTLY how to plan amazing nursing care for your medical patients, don't miss an episode!2023-2026 Science
Episodes
  • 120 | Feline pancreatitis and triaditis: what do we REALLY need to know about it to nurse these patients confidently?
    Jul 27 2026

    In episode 120 of the Medical Nursing Podcast, we're talking about a commonly misunderstood condition - feline pancreatitis.

    We're actually talking about a few conditions that overlap in our cats; alongside pancreatitis, many present with concurrent GI and hepatobiliary disease ('triaditis').

    Many cats with cholangiohepatitis, pancreatitis, chronic enteropathy and combinations of these disease present with similar clinical signs, which can make distinguishing from them challenging. Nursing these patients begins with understanding each of these diseases, how they relate to each other, and the impact they have on our patients - and that's exactly what we're talking about today.

    We're going to spend the next half an hour or so chatting all about pancreatitis and related diseases - the myths, misconceptions, nursing needs, and the skills you can use in practice when caring for these often challenging patients.

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    Looking for medical nursing CPD?

    📲 Get unlimited CPD inside the Library Club: http://vimn.thrivecart.com/libraryclub/

    📲 Snag a webinar from the on-demand library: https://www.veterinaryinternalmedicinenursing.com/veterinary-education-webinar-library

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    More free ways to learn with me:

    📲 Grab the show notes and references from today's episode: http://www.veterinaryinternalmedicinenursing.com/podcast

    📲 Follow me on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/vetinternalmedicinenursing

    🖥️ Learn more about medical nursing: http://www.veterinaryinternalmedicinenursing.com

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    This podcast does not replace a veterinary surgeon's advice, and its content is provided only for information. A veterinary surgeon must diagnose all conditions, and veterinary nurses and technicians must ensure they work within local legislation and regulating body guidelines at all times. Any products or treatments discussed are for information only and do not constitute endorsements of products or services.

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    36 mins
  • 119 | Here's exactly what you need to know about nursing dogs with pancreatitis in 2026
    Jul 20 2026

    In episode 119 of the Medical Nursing Podcast we're taking a detailed look at a disease lots of us see very regularly - pancreatitis.

    I wanted to cover this one because pancreatitis is a condition almost all of us have nursed, and yet it's a condition where a lot of what we were originally taught has changed.

    And alongside that, we know that nursing care can make or break recovery for these patients, especially in cases of severe disease. There's a lot to think about when caring for them, and a lot of ways we can use our knowledge and skills to give even better care to these patients.

    This week, we're chatting all about canine pancreatitis - how it presents, how it impacts our patients, and how we can use more of our skills when caring for these patients in practice. And next week, we'll be turning things over to our cats, focusing on feline pancreatitis and triaditis, and how the disease - and nursing care - is often very different in these patients.

    So if you're ready to get nerdy with me and start discovering new ways to support your pancreatitis patients in practice, grab a coffee and let's get into it.

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    Looking for medical nursing CPD?

    📲 Get unlimited CPD inside the Library Club: http://vimn.thrivecart.com/libraryclub/

    📲 Snag a webinar from the on-demand library: https://www.veterinaryinternalmedicinenursing.com/veterinary-education-webinar-library

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    More free ways to learn with me:

    📲 Grab the show notes and references from today's episode: http://www.veterinaryinternalmedicinenursing.com/podcast

    📲 Follow me on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/vetinternalmedicinenursing

    🖥️ Learn more about medical nursing: http://www.veterinaryinternalmedicinenursing.com

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    This podcast does not replace a veterinary surgeon's advice, and its content is provided only for information. A veterinary surgeon must diagnose all conditions, and veterinary nurses and technicians must ensure they work within local legislation and regulating body guidelines at all times. Any products or treatments discussed are for information only and do not constitute endorsements of products or services.

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    45 mins
  • 118 | Just a bit of HGE? Here's what you REALLY need to know about acute haemorrhagic diarrhoea syndrome as a vet nurse
    Jul 13 2026

    For years, we called it HGE - haemorrhagic gastroenteritis. And for years, a lot of what we thought we knew about it turned out to be wrong.

    In episode 118 of the Medical Nursing Podcast, we're taking a detailed look at what we now know about acute haemorrhagic diarrhoea syndrome - or AHDS - the condition we previously thought of as 'haemorrhagic gastroenteritis'.

    We know these patients need a LOT from us as veterinary nurses. They're often critically unwell and can decompensate over a period of hours - and the way we treat them now, vs how we used to treat HGE in the past, has changed significantly.

    And that's exactly what we'll be looking at in this episode - what AHDS is, how it impacts our patients, and the treatment and nursing care that really makes a difference. And of course, with this, the skills we can use in the process.

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    Looking for medical nursing CPD?

    📲 Get unlimited CPD inside the Library Club: http://vimn.thrivecart.com/libraryclub/

    📲 Snag a webinar from the on-demand library: https://www.veterinaryinternalmedicinenursing.com/veterinary-education-webinar-library

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    More free ways to learn with me:

    📲 Grab the show notes and references from today's episode: http://www.veterinaryinternalmedicinenursing.com/podcast

    📲 Follow me on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/vetinternalmedicinenursing

    🖥️ Learn more about medical nursing: http://www.veterinaryinternalmedicinenursing.com

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    This podcast does not replace a veterinary surgeon's advice, and its content is provided only for information. A veterinary surgeon must diagnose all conditions, and veterinary nurses and technicians must ensure they work within local legislation and regulating body guidelines at all times. Any products or treatments discussed are for information only and do not constitute endorsements of products or services.

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    29 mins
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