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Principles and Practice of Veterinary Technology

  • 4th Edition - July 19, 2016
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Margi Sirois
  • Language: English

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Prepare for veterinary technician credentialing examinations and clinical practice with Principles and Practice of Veterinary Technology, 4th Edition. Reorganized and updated with the latest advances in the field, this comprehensive text helps you develop strong critical thinking and independent work skills. It includes expanded coverage of complementary medicine, critical care, pet health insurance, and toxicology. More than 80 step-by-step procedures throughout the text emphasize your roles and responsibilities for all AVMA-required psychomotor techniques. Plus, dozens of summary tables and boxes make it easy to find key information.

Key features

  • Updated companion site with varying questions provide you with additional modes of study
  • Step-by-step procedures help you learn the essential skills required to become a successful veterinary technician
  • Summary tables and boxes condense key information to make complex material easier to understand
  • Clinical discussion of the role of the technician allows you to focus on your responsibilities in every aspect of practice

Table of contents

Part One: Foundations of Veterinary Practice

1. Overview of Veterinary Technology

2. Ethical, Legal, and Safety Issues in Veterinary Medicine

3. Practice Management

4. Effective Communication in Veterinary Practice

5. Medical Terminology

Part Two: Veterinary Diagnostics

6. Diagnostic Imaging

7. Hematology and Hemostasis

8. Clinical Chemistry and Serology

9. Microbiology, Cytology, and Urinalysis

10. Parasitology

Part Three: Veterinary Therapeutics

11. Pharmacology and Pharmacy

12. Pathology, Response to Disease, and Preventive Medicine

13. Management of Wounds, Fractures, and Other Injuries

14. Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Anesthetic Nursing

15. Principles of Surgical Nursing

16. Fluid Therapy and Blood Transfusion

17. Emergency and Critical Care

18. Dentistry

19. Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation, and Complementary Medicine

Part Four: Animal Care and Husbandry

20. Animal Behavior

21. Physical Restraint

22. Patient History and Physical Examination

23. Nutrition

24. Nursing Care of Dogs and Cats

25. Nursing Care of Horses

26. Nursing Care of Food Animals, Camelids, and Ratites

27. Nursing Care of Companion Birds, Reptiles, and Amphibians

28. Nursing Care of Orphaned and Injured Wild Animals

29. Nursing Care of Laboratory Animals

Product details

  • Edition: 4
  • Latest edition
  • Published: July 19, 2016
  • Language: English

About the author

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Margi Sirois

Margi Sirois is certified as both a veterinary technician & laboratory animal technician and has over 25 years of experience as a veterinary technician educator in both traditional and distance education programs. She is a past-president of the Association of Veterinary Technician Educators and the Kansas Veterinary Technician Association and co-founder and current president of the Academy of Veterinary Technician Specialists in Education
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