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Small Animal Clinical Techniques

  • 2nd Edition - August 4, 2015
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Susan Meric Taylor
  • Language: English

See how to confidently care for small animal patients with Taylor’s clear instructions, procedural videos, and new images. Featuring more than 60 techniques and procedures, Sm… Read more

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See how to confidently care for small animal patients with Taylor’s clear instructions, procedural videos, and new images. Featuring more than 60 techniques and procedures, Small Animal Clinical Techniques, 2nd Edition provides a highly visual, step-by-step guide to the diagnostic and therapeutic clinical techniques essential to small animal practice. Each procedure walks you through the purpose, indications, contraindications and concerns, complications, special anatomy, equipment, restraint, and procedure techniques. And interactive learning modules on the companion website help you master the skills you need to succeed on the job.

Key features

  • More than 60 of the most common procedures performed by vet techs and assistants are covered in a clear, concise, and engaging way to help improve your understanding.
  • A consistent approach to all procedures with step-by-step instructions, principles, and photographs allows you to think logically and perform the skills well.
  • Over 800 full-color drawings and photographs, overlaid with line drawings to further clarify the musculature and circulatory systems beneath the skin of the patient, reinforce visual understanding of key concepts.

Table of contents

1. Venous Blood Collection

2. Arterial Blood Collection

3. Injection Techniques

4. NEW! Vascular Access Techniques

5. Dermatologic Techniques

6. Ear Examination

7. Ocular Techniques

8. Respiratory System Techniques

9. Pericardiocentesis

10. Gastrointestinal System Techniques

11. Urinary System Techniques

12. Vaginal Cytology

13. Bone Marrow Collection

14. Arthrocentesis

15. NEW! Neurologic Examination

16. Cerebrospinal Fluid Collection

17. NEW! Tests to Assess Clotting

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: August 4, 2015
  • Language: English

About the author

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Susan Meric Taylor

Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Small Animal Medicine, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada