Using case studies early in the veterinary technician curriculum can help students understand the application and relevance of lecture material. For example, by assigning the case study involving glomerulonephritis in a cat, authors Rockett and Christensen found that their students were more likely to memorize anatomy of the kidney from lectures. They typically assign 3-5 case studies per course, and incorporate them into every course in their curriculum. The self-directed case studies provide bibliographic references for each case to help students complete them on their own time--From publisher description.

Introduction to critical thinking and case studies -- Clinical anatomy -- Client communication/documentation -- Restraint -- Surgical nursing -- Anesthesia -- Imaging techniques -- Medical nursing and behavior -- Clinical laboratory procedures -- Pharmacology -- Nutrition -- Emergency medicine -- Zoonotics -- Laboratory animal/exotics -- SOAPS and concept maps -- Photo gallery.