048 Liver Aspirates and Biopsies: Why and How

Join Yvonne Brandenburg, RVT, VTS SAIM and Jordan Porter RVT, LVT, VTS SAIM as we talk about: The why and how to sample the liver, assisting our doctors of course. We discuss fine needle aspirates as well as surgical biopsy sampling of the liver, when it is indicated, and how we should be monitoring these patients with these procedures.    Question of the Week Is there anything you learned in this episode that you didn't know before listening?  Leave a comment at https://imfpp.org/episode48   Resources We Mentioned in the Show  DVM360: How to Perform Surgical Hepatic Biopsy https://www.dvm360.com/view/how-perform-surgical-hepatic-biopsy StablePlate RX Information:  https://www.bodevet.com  Linda Merrill, L. V. (2012). Small Animal Internal Medicine for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses. Ames: Wiley-Blackwell.   Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again next week for another episode!  Get Access to the Membership Site for your RACE approved CE certificates Sign up at https://internalmedicineforvettechsmembership.com  Get Access to the Technician Treasure Trove  Sign up at https://imfpp.org/treasuretrove    Thanks for listening!  – Yvonne and Jordan