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Principles and practice of veterinary technology

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This text provides comprehensive coverage of the competencies every vet tech needs to know. Illustrated, step-by-step instructions emphasize the technician's role and responsibilities in each procedure, and dozens of new summary tables and boxes make it easy to find key information. This edition offers preparation for clinical practice and for veterinary technician credentialing examinations.

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Title

Principles and practice of veterinary technology

Call No

SF774.4 .P75 2011

Edition

3rd ed.

Authors

Sirois, Margi

Subjects

Veterinary medicine.
Animal Welfare
Animal Technicians
Animal Diseases--nursing
Animal Husbandry
Veterinary Medicine--methods
Veterinary Medicine
Médecine vétérinaire.
Élevage.

Language

English

Published

St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier/Mosby, 2011.

Publication Desc

xvii, 846 pages : illustrations ;

ISBN

9780323073868

LCCN

2011411334

Dimensions

28 cm.

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This text provides comprehensive coverage of the competencies every vet tech needs to know. Illustrated, step-by-step instructions emphasize the technician's role and responsibilities in each procedure, and dozens of new summary tables and boxes make it easy to find key information. This edition offers preparation for clinical practice and for veterinary technician credentialing examinations.

Content Note

Foundations of Veterinary Practice. Overview of veterinary technology / Rebecca Rose -- Ethical, legal, and safety issues in veterinary medicine / Rebecca Rose -- Practice management / Heather Prendergast -- Effective communication in veterinary practice / Sheila Grosdidier -- Medical terminology / Lisa A. Centonze -- Veterinary Diagnostics. Diagnostic imaging / Elaine Anthony and Danielle Mauragis -- Hematology and hemostasis / Margi Sirois and Elaine Anthony -- Clinical chemistry and serology / Margi Sirois -- Microbiology, cytology, and urinalysis / Margi Sirois -- Parasitology / Margi Sirois -- Veterinary Therapeutics. Pharmacology and pharmacy / Katie Samuelson -- Pathology, response to disease, and preventive medicine / Vincent Centonze -- Management of wounds, fractures, and other injuries / Katie Samuelson -- Veterinary anesthesia, analgesia, and anesthetic nursing / Marg Brown -- Principles of surgical nursing / Carrie Jo Anderson -- Fluid therapy and blood transfusion / Donna A. Oakley and Maria L. Calabrese -- Emergency and critical care / Mary Tefend Campbell -- Dentistry / Sharyn Niskala -- Physical therapy, rehabilitation, and complementary medicine / Markiva Contris -- Animal Care and Husbandry. Animal behavior / Margi Sirois -- Physical restraint / Teresa Sonsthagen -- Patient history and physical examination / Kathy Ruane -- Nutrition / Regina Brotherton -- Nursing care of dogs and cats / Mary Tefend Campbell -- Nursing care of horses / Terry N. Teeple -- Nursing care of food animals, camelids, and ratites / Teresa Sonsthagen and Terry N. Teeple -- Nursing care of companion birds, reptiles, and amphibians / Jody Nugent-Deal and Kristina Palmer-Holtry -- Nursing care of orphaned and injured wild animals / Jody Nugent-Deal and Kristina Palmer-Holtry -- Nursing care of laboratory animals / Bertram Lipitz.