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Principles and practice of veterinary technology /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sirois, Margi
Other Authors: Wortinger, Ann
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, [2024]
Edition:Fifth edition.
Subjects:
Veterinary Medicine > methods.
Animal Diseases > nursing.
Animal Technicians.
Animal Welfare.
Table of Contents:
  • Overview of veterinary technology
  • Ethical, legal, and safety issues in veterinary medicine
  • Practice management
  • Medical terminology
  • Diagnostic imaging
  • Hematology and hemostasis
  • Clinical chemistry and serology
  • Microbiology, cytology, and urinalysis
  • Parasitology
  • Pharmacology and pharmacy
  • Pathology, response to disease, and preventive medicine
  • Management of wounds, fractures, and other injuries
  • Veterinary anesthesia, analgesia, and anesthetic nursing
  • Principles of surgical nursing
  • Fluid therapy and blood transfusion
  • Emergency and critical care
  • Small animal dentistry
  • Physical therapy, rehabilitation, and complementary medicine
  • Animal behavior
  • Physical restraint
  • Patient history and physical examination
  • Nutrition
  • Nursing care of dogs and cats
  • Nursing care of horses
  • Nursing care of production animals, camelids, and ratites
  • Nursing care of companion birds, reptiles, and amphibians
  • Nursing care of orphaned and injured wild animals
  • Nursing care of laboratory animals.