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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.
- 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.
- NEW! Expanded coverage of complementary medicine, critical care, pet health insurance, and toxicology reflect advances in veterinary technology.
- NEW! Review questions throughout text help you to understand and retain core concepts.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| PROCEDURES | ES1 | ||
| HEMATOLOGY AND CYTOLOGY | ES1 | ||
| PARASITOLOGY | ES1 | ||
| WOUND MANAGEMENT | ES1 | ||
| SURGICAL AND MEDICAL NURSING | ES1 | ||
| RESTRAINT | ES1 | ||
| AVIAN NURSING | ES1 | ||
| Principles and Practice of Veterinary Technology | i | ||
| Principles and Practiceof Veterinary Technology | iii | ||
| Copyright | iv | ||
| Dedication | v | ||
| Contributors to the Previous Editions | vii | ||
| Preface | ix | ||
| Acknowledgments | x | ||
| Contents | xi | ||
| How to Use This Learning Package | xii | ||
| TEXTBOOK FEATURES | xii | ||
| EVOLVE WEBSITE | xiv | ||
| ADDITIONAL RESOURCE | xiv | ||
| Principles and Practice of Veterinary Technology | xv | ||
| 01 - Foundations of Veterinary Practice | 1 | ||
| 1 - Overview of Veterinary Technology | 1 | ||
| EDUCATION OF VETERINARY TECHNICIANS | 1 | ||
| NOMENCLATURE DESCRIBING VETERINARY PERSONNEL | 2 | ||
| SCOPE OF VETERINARY TECHNICIAN’S DUTIES | 2 | ||
| CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR VETERINARY TECHNICIANS | 4 | ||
| SALARY RANGES FOR VETERINARY TECHNICIANS | 4 | ||
| CREDENTIALED VETERINARY TECHNICIANS: CERTIFICATION, REGISTRATION, AND LICENSING | 5 | ||
| VETERINARY TECHNICIAN SPECIALTIES | 6 | ||
| THE FUTURE OF VETERINARY TECHNOLOGY | 7 | ||
| VETERINARY TECHNICIAN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND RESOURCES | 7 | ||
| RECOMMENDED READING | 9 | ||
| 2 - Ethical, Legal, and Safety Issues in Veterinary Medicine | 10 | ||
| ETHICS | 11 | ||
| ETHICS OF WORKING WITH ANIMALS | 12 | ||
| Ethics of the Veterinary Profession | 12 | ||
| PROFESSIONAL ETHICS | 12 | ||
| ETHICS OF SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC | 13 | ||
| BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH | 13 | ||
| OBLIGATIONS TO THE ANIMAL KINGDOM | 13 | ||
| LAW | 13 | ||
| LAWS THAT ENSURE THE QUALITY OF VETERINARY SERVICE | 14 | ||
| Practice Acts | 14 | ||
| Common Law Malpractice | 14 | ||
| LAWS THAT PROVIDE A SAFE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT | 14 | ||
| Occupational Safety and Health Act | 14 | ||
| Common Law Ordinary Negligence | 15 | ||
| Medical Waste Management Laws | 15 | ||
| Laws That Maintain a Nonhostile Working Environment | 15 | ||
| Laws That Govern Labor | 15 | ||
| Laws Governing Controlled Substances | 16 | ||
| LAWS THAT CONTROL THE BIOMEDICAL INDUSTRY | 16 | ||
| SAFETY | 17 | ||
| OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE BIOMEDICAL INDUSTRY | 17 | ||
| Occupational Health and Safety Programs | 17 | ||
| Standard Operating Procedures | 17 | ||
| BIOSAFETY HAZARD CONSIDERATIONS IN BIOMEDICAL LABORATORIES | 17 | ||
| Biosafety Level I | 17 | ||
| Biosafety Level II | 17 | ||
| Biosafety Level III | 18 | ||
| Biosafety Level IV | 18 | ||
| OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY IN VETERINARY PRACTICE | 18 | ||
| Machinery and Moving Parts | 18 | ||
| Slips and Falls | 18 | ||
| Lifting | 18 | ||
| Storing Supplies | 18 | ||
| Toxic Substances | 18 | ||
| Heating Devices | 19 | ||
| Eye Safety | 19 | ||
| Hazards of Animal Handling | 19 | ||
| Hazards of Bathing and Dipping | 20 | ||
| Zoonotic Hazards | 20 | ||
| Radiation Hazards | 21 | ||
| Anesthetic Hazards | 21 | ||
| Hazards of Compressed Gases | 21 | ||
| Hazards of Sharp Objects | 22 | ||
| Chemical Hazards | 22 | ||
| Handling Formalin | 23 | ||
| Personal Safety | 24 | ||
| RECOMMENDED READING | 25 | ||
| 3 - Practice Management | 26 | ||
| FRONT OFFICE PROCEDURES | 27 | ||
| PHONE ETIQUETTE | 28 | ||
| SCHEDULING APPOINTMENTS | 28 | ||
| GREETING CLIENTS | 29 | ||
| CLEANLINESS | 29 | ||
| COMMONLY USED FORMS | 29 | ||
| INVOICING CLIENTS | 32 | ||
| Monthly Statements | 34 | ||
| Outstanding Debt Collection | 34 | ||
| THE OFFICE VISIT | 34 | ||
| ADMITTING PATIENTS | 35 | ||
| DISCHARGING PATIENTS | 35 | ||
| PET HEALTH INSURANCE | 36 | ||
| AAHA AND ACCREDITATION | 37 | ||
| PRACTICE OPERATIONS | 38 | ||
| TEAM MEMBERS | 38 | ||
| Hiring Team Members | 38 | ||
| Training Team Members | 39 | ||
| Team Leadership | 39 | ||
| Team Member Work Schedules | 39 | ||
| Payroll and Overtime | 40 | ||
| Employee Record Keeping | 40 | ||
| MEDICAL RECORDS | 40 | ||
| Record Format | 41 | ||
| POMR and SOAP | 42 | ||
| Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) | 43 | ||
| INVENTORY MANAGEMENT | 43 | ||
| Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) | 44 | ||
| Reorder Point | 44 | ||
| Inventory Turns per Year | 45 | ||
| Developing an Effective Product Markup | 45 | ||
| Decreasing Loss | 46 | ||
| Labeling Prescription Items | 46 | ||
| DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE COST OF SERVICE | 46 | ||
| CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES | 48 | ||
| COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT | 49 | ||
| FACILITY MAINTENANCE | 50 | ||
| MARKETING | 51 | ||
| BROCHURES | 51 | ||
| VALUE ADDED SERVICES | 51 | ||
| SOCIAL MEDIA | 51 | ||
| DISASTER PLANNING | 52 | ||
| EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS | 52 | ||
| FACILITY INFORMATION | 52 | ||
| EVACUATION PLAN | 52 | ||
| EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION | 54 | ||
| STAYING OPEN FOR BUSINESS AFTER A DISASTER | 54 | ||
| DOCUMENTATION | 54 | ||
| RECOMMENDED READING | 55 | ||
| 4 - EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN VETERINARY PRACTICE | 56 | ||
| BARRIERS TO COMMUNICATION | 58 | ||
| BUILD EFFECTIVE LISTENING SKILLS | 58 | ||
| ASSERTIVE COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES | 60 | ||
| Decide What You Want | 60 | ||
| Identify Negative Tendencies | 60 | ||
| Substitute Positive Thoughts | 60 | ||
| Choose a Technique | 60 | ||
| Own the Changes | 61 | ||
| Victory Celebration | 61 | ||
| Evaluate the Experience | 61 | ||
| Remember It in the Future | 61 | ||
| CONFLICT MANAGEMENT | 61 | ||
| Case Example | 62 | ||
| Build a Solution | 62 | ||
| THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND | 64 | ||
| GRIEF COUNSELING | 65 | ||
| STAGES OF GRIEF | 66 | ||
| Denial | 66 | ||
| Bargaining | 66 | ||
| Anger | 66 | ||
| Guilt | 66 | ||
| Sorrow | 66 | ||
| Resolution | 66 | ||
| Loneliness | 66 | ||
| REPLACEMENT | 67 | ||
| ASSISTING BEREAVED PET OWNERS | 67 | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGING THE LOSS | 67 | ||
| Reflection | 67 | ||
| Validating the Loss | 68 | ||
| Attending | 68 | ||
| Effective Listening | 68 | ||
| Achieving Closure | 68 | ||
| EFFECTS OF PATIENT LOSS ON STAFF | 68 | ||
| COMPOUNDED LOSS | 69 | ||
| Recognizing and Responding to Signals | 69 | ||
| Referring to Mental Health Professionals | 69 | ||
| SUMMARY | 69 | ||
| RECOMMENDED READING | 71 | ||
| 5 - Medical Terminology | 72 | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO WORD PARTS | 73 | ||
| PREFIX | 73 | ||
| ROOT WORD | 73 | ||
| COMBINING FORM | 73 | ||
| COMBINING VOWEL | 73 | ||
| COMBINING VOWEL ADDED TO A SUFFIX | 73 | ||
| 02 - Veterinary Diagnostics | 88 | ||
| 6 - Diagnostic Imaging | 88 | ||
| X-RAY GENERATION | 89 | ||
| X-RAY TUBE ANATOMY | 89 | ||
| RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE QUALITY | 90 | ||
| RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY | 90 | ||
| RADIOGRAPHIC CONTRAST | 90 | ||
| RADIOGRAPHIC DETAIL | 91 | ||
| Distortion | 91 | ||
| Scatter Radiation | 92 | ||
| EXPOSURE VARIABLES | 94 | ||
| mAs | 94 | ||
| Kilovoltage Peak | 94 | ||
| Source Image Distance | 94 | ||
| Object-Image Distance | 94 | ||
| RADIOGRAPHIC FILM | 95 | ||
| INTENSIFYING SCREENS | 95 | ||
| X-RAY EQUIPMENT | 96 | ||
| DIGITAL X-RAY IMAGING | 97 | ||
| COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY | 97 | ||
| DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY | 98 | ||
| DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY STORAGE | 98 | ||
| RADIATION SAFETY | 98 | ||
| TERMINOLOGY | 98 | ||
| DARKROOM TECHNIQUES | 100 | ||
| DARKROOM SETUP | 100 | ||
| FILM IDENTIFICATION | 100 | ||
| SAFELIGHTS | 101 | ||
| FILM PROCESSING CHEMISTRY | 102 | ||
| Developer | 102 | ||
| Fixer | 102 | ||
| FILM PROCESSING EQUIPMENT | 102 | ||
| Manual Processing | 102 | ||
| Automatic Processing | 103 | ||
| Silver Recovery | 103 | ||
| RADIOGRAPHIC ARTIFACTS | 104 | ||
| RADIOGRAPHIC POSITIONING AND TERMINOLOGY | 105 | ||
| OBLIQUE PROJECTIONS | 106 | ||
| CONTRAST STUDIES | 107 | ||
| POSITIVE-CONTRAST MEDIA | 107 | ||
| NEGATIVE-CONTRAST MEDIA | 108 | ||
| DOUBLE-CONTRAST PROCEDURE | 108 | ||
| DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND | 108 | ||
| TRANSDUCERS | 109 | ||
| DISPLAY MODES | 109 | ||
| A-mode | 109 | ||
| B-mode | 109 | ||
| M-mode | 109 | ||
| TERMINOLOGY DESCRIBING ECHOTEXTURE | 109 | ||
| PATIENT PREPARATION | 110 | ||
| INSTRUMENT CONTROLS | 110 | ||
| Brightness and Contrast | 110 | ||
| Depth | 110 | ||
| Gain and Power | 110 | ||
| Time Gain Compensation | 110 | ||
| ARTIFACTS | 111 | ||
| ENDOSCOPY | 112 | ||
| TYPES OF ENDOSCOPES | 112 | ||
| Rigid Endoscopes | 112 | ||
| Flexible Endoscopes | 112 | ||
| PURCHASING AN ENDOSCOPE | 113 | ||
| THE ENDOSCOPY ROOM | 113 | ||
| ACCESSORY INSTRUMENTS | 113 | ||
| CLEANING A FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE | 114 | ||
| STORING AN ENDOSCOPE | 114 | ||
| GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY | 114 | ||
| Patient Preparation | 114 | ||
| Obtaining Samples | 115 | ||
| COLONOSCOPY | 115 | ||
| BRONCHOSCOPY | 115 | ||
| CYSTOSCOPY | 115 | ||
| RHINOSCOPY | 116 | ||
| COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY | 116 | ||
| MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING | 116 | ||
| NUCLEAR MEDICINE | 117 | ||
| RECOMMENDED READINGS | 118 | ||
| 7 - Hematology and Hemostasis | 119 | ||
| LABORATORY INSTRUMENTATION AND EQUIPMENT | 120 | ||
| LABORATORY SAFETY | 121 | ||
| QUALITY CONTROL | 121 | ||
| TEST SELECTION AND TEST CONDITIONS | 122 | ||
| SAMPLE QUALITY | 122 | ||
| TECHNICIAN SKILL | 122 | ||
| ELECTRICAL POWER SURGES | 122 | ||
| EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE | 122 | ||
| RECORD KEEPING | 122 | ||
| SAMPLE COLLECTION | 123 | ||
| COLLECTION EQUIPMENT | 123 | ||
| SAMPLE TYPE | 124 | ||
| Whole Blood | 124 | ||
| Plasma | 124 | ||
| ANTICOAGULANTS | 124 | ||
| FORMATION AND FUNCTIONS OF BLOOD AND BLOOD CELLS | 125 | ||
| ERYTHROPOIESIS | 125 | ||
| HEMOGLOBIN SYNTHESIS | 125 | ||
| LEUKOPOIESIS | 125 | ||
| COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT | 126 | ||
| CELL COUNTS | 126 | ||
| Impedance Counters | 127 | ||
| Qualitative Buffy Coat System | 128 | ||
| Laser Flow Cytometry | 128 | ||
| Combination Methods | 128 | ||
| HEMOGLOBIN TESTING AND PACKED CELL VOLUME | 128 | ||
| TOTAL PLASMA PROTEIN DETERMINATION | 130 | ||
| ERYTHROCYTE INDICES | 130 | ||
| HISTOGRAMS | 130 | ||
| DIFFERENTIAL BLOOD CELL COUNT | 131 | ||
| EVALUATING THE BLOOD SMEAR | 131 | ||
| PERFORMING THE DIFFERENTIAL | 133 | ||
| ERYTHROCYTE MORPHOLOGY | 134 | ||
| VARIATIONS IN ERYTHROCYTE MORPHOLOGY | 134 | ||
| BLOOD PARASITES | 135 | ||
| LEUKOCYTE MORPHOLOGY | 135 | ||
| LYMPHOCYTES | 135 | ||
| MONOCYTES | 135 | ||
| EOSINOPHILS | 135 | ||
| BASOPHILS | 139 | ||
| VARIATIONS IN LEUKOCYTE MORPHOLOGY | 139 | ||
| PLATELETS | 139 | ||
| PLATELET ASSESSMENT METHODS | 139 | ||
| RETICULOCYTE COUNTS | 143 | ||
| ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE | 144 | ||
| BONE MARROW EXAMINATION | 144 | ||
| HEMOSTASIS | 145 | ||
| OVERVIEW OF HEMOSTASIS | 145 | ||
| HEMOSTATIC DEFECTS | 146 | ||
| DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION | 146 | ||
| ASSESSMENT OF COAGULATION AND HEMOSTASIS | 146 | ||
| PRIMARY HEMOSTATIC TESTS | 146 | ||
| PLATELET COUNTS AND ESTIMATES | 146 | ||
| BUCCAL MUCOSAL BLEEDING TIME | 146 | ||
| SECONDARY HEMOSTATIC TESTS | 147 | ||
| ACTIVATED CLOTTING TIME | 147 | ||
| PROTHROMBIN TIME TEST | 147 | ||
| ACTIVATED PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME TEST | 147 | ||
| FIBRINOGEN DETERMINATION | 147 | ||
| PIVKA TEST | 148 | ||
| FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS AND D-DIMER TESTS | 148 | ||
| RECOMMENDED READING | 149 | ||
| 8 - Clinical Chemistry and Serology | 150 | ||
| SAMPLE COLLECTION | 151 | ||
| BLOOD COLLECTION | 151 | ||
| Small Animals | 151 | ||
| Large Animals | 151 | ||
| SAMPLE TYPE | 151 | ||
| WHOLE BLOOD | 151 | ||
| PLASMA | 152 | ||
| SERUM | 152 | ||
| LABORATORY SELECTION | 153 | ||
| LABORATORY EQUIPMENT | 153 | ||
| FEATURES AND BENEFITS OF COMMON ANALYZER TYPES | 153 | ||
| TYPES OF PHOTOMETRIC TESTING | 155 | ||
| HEPATOBILIARY FUNCTION TESTING | 155 | ||
| PROTEIN | 156 | ||
| Albumin | 156 | ||
| Globulin | 156 | ||
| Albumin-to-Globulin Ratio | 156 | ||
| Fibrinogen | 156 | ||
| Bilirubin | 157 | ||
| Bile Acids | 157 | ||
| Ammonia | 158 | ||
| Cholesterol | 158 | ||
| ENZYME ANALYSES | 158 | ||
| Phosphatases | 158 | ||
| Transferases | 159 | ||
| Dehydrogenases | 159 | ||
| KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTING | 159 | ||
| Urea Nitrogen | 159 | ||
| Creatinine | 159 | ||
| Uric Acid | 160 | ||
| PANCREATIC FUNCTION TESTING | 160 | ||
| Amylase | 160 | ||
| Lipase | 160 | ||
| Glucose | 161 | ||
| Fructosamine | 161 | ||
| β-Hydroxybutyrate | 161 | ||
| OTHER SERUM ASSAYS | 162 | ||
| Creatine Kinase | 162 | ||
| Lactate Dehydrogenase | 162 | ||
| Lactate | 162 | ||
| Electrolytes | 162 | ||
| Sodium | 163 | ||
| Potassium | 163 | ||
| Chloride | 163 | ||
| Calcium | 163 | ||
| Inorganic Phosphorus | 163 | ||
| Magnesium | 164 | ||
| BASIC PRINCIPLES OF IMMUNOLOGY | 164 | ||
| ROLE OF WHITE BLOOD CELLS IN IMMUNITY | 164 | ||
| Granulocytes | 164 | ||
| Agranulocytes | 165 | ||
| Antibodies | 165 | ||
| TYPES OF IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS | 166 | ||
| ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY | 166 | ||
| RAPID IMMUNOMIGRATION (RIM) | 166 | ||
| AGGLUTINATION TEST | 169 | ||
| PRECIPITATION TESTS | 169 | ||
| Immunodiffusion | 169 | ||
| Radioimmunoassay | 170 | ||
| COOMBS TEST | 170 | ||
| FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TESTS | 170 | ||
| INTRADERMAL SKIN TESTING | 170 | ||
| TUBERCULIN SKIN TEST | 171 | ||
| ANTIBODY TITERS | 171 | ||
| MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS | 171 | ||
| COMMON ERRORS AND ARTIFACTS | 171 | ||
| SAMPLE QUALITY | 172 | ||
| WASHING | 172 | ||
| INCUBATION | 172 | ||
| STORAGE | 172 | ||
| CHOOSING A TEST KIT | 172 | ||
| TEST SIGNIFICANCE | 173 | ||
| RECOMMENDED READING | 174 | ||
| 9 - Microbiology, Cytology, and Urinalysis | 175 | ||
| CHARACTERISTICS OF BACTERIA | 176 | ||
| MYCOLOGY | 176 | ||
| MATERIALS NEEDED FOR THE IN-HOUSE MICROBIOLOGY LAB | 176 | ||
| SAMPLE PROCESSING MATERIALS | 179 | ||
| CULTURE MEDIA | 179 | ||
| STAINS | 180 | ||
| ADDITIONAL MATERIALS | 181 | ||
| INOCULATING CULTURE MEDIA | 181 | ||
| INOCULATING DERMATOPHYTE TEST MEDIA | 182 | ||
| INCUBATING BACTERIAL CULTURES | 182 | ||
| BIOCHEMICAL TEST MATERIALS | 182 | ||
| IMMUNOLOGIC TESTING | 183 | ||
| ANTIMICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTING | 183 | ||
| QUALITY CONTROL CONCERNS | 183 | ||
| COLLECTION AND PREPARATION OF SAMPLES FROM TISSUES AND MASSES | 185 | ||
| IMPRESSION SMEARS | 185 | ||
| SCRAPINGS | 186 | ||
| SWABBINGS | 186 | ||
| FINE NEEDLE BIOPSY | 186 | ||
| PREPARATION TECHNIQUES FOR SOLID SAMPLES | 186 | ||
| Compression Technique | 187 | ||
| Modified Compression Technique | 187 | ||
| Combination Method | 187 | ||
| COLLECTION AND PREPARATION OF FLUID SAMPLES | 187 | ||
| TRANSTRACHEAL AND BRONCHIAL WASHES | 187 | ||
| Concentration Techniques | 188 | ||
| Slide Preparation | 188 | ||
| Line Smear | 189 | ||
| Starfish Smear | 189 | ||
| STAINING OF CYTOLOGY SPECIMENS | 189 | ||
| EXAMINATION OF CYTOLOGY SPECIMENS | 190 | ||
| Terminology | 190 | ||
| Inflammation | 193 | ||
| Neoplasia | 193 | ||
| VAGINAL CYTOLOGY | 195 | ||
| SEMEN EVALUATION | 195 | ||
| HISTOLOGY | 196 | ||
| FORMATION OF URINE | 197 | ||
| SAMPLE COLLECTION | 198 | ||
| THE COMPLETE URINALYSIS | 198 | ||
| SPECIFIC GRAVITY | 200 | ||
| BIOCHEMICAL TESTING | 200 | ||
| Protein | 200 | ||
| Glucose | 200 | ||
| Ketones | 200 | ||
| pH | 200 | ||
| Bilirubin | 200 | ||
| Occult Blood | 200 | ||
| MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF URINE SEDIMENT | 201 | ||
| ELEMENTS IN URINARY SEDIMENT | 201 | ||
| Cells | 201 | ||
| Casts | 203 | ||
| Crystals | 204 | ||
| Bacteria | 204 | ||
| Miscellaneous | 204 | ||
| RECOMMENDED READING | 207 | ||
| 10 - PARASITOLOGY\r | 208 | ||
| Parasitology | 208 | ||
| CLASSIFICATION OF PARASITES | 209 | ||
| KINGDOM PROTISTA, SUBKINGDOM PROTOZOA | 209 | ||
| Phylum Sarcomastigophora (Sarcodina) | 209 | ||
| Phylum Apicomplexa | 211 | ||
| Phylum Ciliophora | 211 | ||
| KINGDOM ANIMALIA | 212 | ||
| Phylum Platyhelminthes | 212 | ||
| Phylum Nematoda | 215 | ||
| Phylum Acantocephala | 220 | ||
| Rickettsial Parasites | 221 | ||
| Phylum Arthropoda | 221 | ||
| DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES IN PARASITOLOGY | 230 | ||
| SAMPLE COLLECTION AND HANDLING | 230 | ||
| Fecal Samples | 230 | ||
| Blood Samples | 230 | ||
| Miscellaneous Samples | 230 | ||
| EVALUATION OF FECAL SPECIMENS | 231 | ||
| Direct Smear | 231 | ||
| Fecal Flotation | 232 | ||
| Centrifugal Flotation | 232 | ||
| Fecal Sedimentation | 233 | ||
| Cellophane Tape Preparation | 234 | ||
| Baermann Technique | 235 | ||
| Miscellaneous Fecal Examinations | 236 | ||
| EVALUATION OF BLOOD SAMPLES | 237 | ||
| Direct Drop | 237 | ||
| Filter Test | 237 | ||
| Modified Knott’s Test | 238 | ||
| Immunologic Tests | 238 | ||
| Miscellaneous Parasitologic Evaluations | 239 | ||
| RECOMMENDED READING | 243 | ||
| 03 - Veterinary Therapeutics | 244 | ||
| 11 - Pharmacology and Pharmacy | 244 | ||
| DRUG NAMES | 245 | ||
| DOSAGE FORMS | 245 | ||
| PRESCRIPTIONS AND DISPENSING MEDICATION | 246 | ||
| WRITING PRESCRIPTIONS | 246 | ||
| COMPONENTS OF A PRESCRIPTION | 246 | ||
| CONTAINERS FOR DISPENSING MEDICATION | 246 | ||
| CALCULATING DRUG DOSES | 247 | ||
| EXAMPLES | 247 | ||
| STORING AND HANDLING DRUGS IN THE PHARMACY | 248 | ||
| STORING AND PRESCRIBING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES | 248 | ||
| HANDLING TOXIC DRUGS | 249 | ||
| THERAPEUTIC RANGE | 249 | ||
| DOSAGE REGIMEN | 249 | ||
| ROUTES OF ADMINISTRATION | 249 | ||
| MOVEMENT OF DRUG MOLECULES IN THE BODY | 250 | ||
| HOW DRUGS EXERT THEIR EFFECT | 251 | ||
| DRUGS AFFECTING THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT | 251 | ||
| EMETICS | 251 | ||
| ANTIEMETICS | 251 | ||
| ANTIDIARRHEALS | 252 | ||
| ADSORBENTS AND PROTECTANTS | 252 | ||
| LAXATIVES, LUBRICANTS, AND STOOL SOFTENERS | 252 | ||
| ANTACIDS | 253 | ||
| ANTIULCER DRUGS | 253 | ||
| APPETITE STIMULANT DRUGS | 253 | ||
| RUMINATORICS AND ANTIBLOAT MEDICATIONS | 253 | ||
| DRUGS AFFECTING THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM | 253 | ||
| ANTIARRHYTHMIC DRUGS | 253 | ||
| POSITIVE INOTROPIC AGENTS | 254 | ||
| VASODILATORS | 254 | ||
| DIURETICS | 255 | ||
| DRUGS AFFECTING THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM | 255 | ||
| ANTITUSSIVES | 255 | ||
| MUCOLYTICS, EXPECTORANTS, AND DECONGESTANTS | 256 | ||
| BRONCHODILATORS | 256 | ||
| DRUGS AFFECTING THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM | 256 | ||
| DRUGS USED TO TREAT HYPOTHYROIDISM | 256 | ||
| DRUGS USED TO TREAT HYPERTHYROIDISM | 256 | ||
| ENDOCRINE PANCREATIC DRUGS | 257 | ||
| DRUGS USED TO TREAT HYPOADRENOCORTICISM | 257 | ||
| DRUGS USED TO TREAT HYPERADRENOCORTICISM | 257 | ||
| DRUGS AFFECTING REPRODUCTION | 258 | ||
| DRUGS AFFECTING THE NERVOUS SYSTEM | 258 | ||
| ANESTHETICS | 258 | ||
| TRANQUILIZERS AND SEDATIVES | 259 | ||
| ANALGESICS | 259 | ||
| ANTICONVULSANTS | 260 | ||
| CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS | 260 | ||
| ANTIMICROBIALS | 260 | ||
| PENICILLINS | 261 | ||
| CEPHALOSPORINS | 261 | ||
| BACITRACINS | 261 | ||
| AMINOGLYCOSIDES | 261 | ||
| FLUOROQUINOLONES | 261 | ||
| TETRACYCLINES | 262 | ||
| SULFONAMIDES AND POTENTIATED SULFONAMIDES | 262 | ||
| LINCOSAMIDES | 262 | ||
| MACROLIDES | 262 | ||
| METRONIDAZOLE | 262 | ||
| NITROFURANS | 263 | ||
| CHLORAMPHENICOL AND FLUORFENICOL | 263 | ||
| RIFAMPIN | 263 | ||
| ANTIFUNGALS | 263 | ||
| AMPHOTERICIN B AND NYSTATIN | 263 | ||
| FLUCYTOSINE | 263 | ||
| FLUCONAZOLE, KETOCONAZOLE, AND ITRACONAZOLE | 263 | ||
| GRISEOFULVIN | 263 | ||
| ANTIPARASITICS | 263 | ||
| INTERNAL ANTIPARASITICS | 264 | ||
| EXTERNAL ANTIPARASITICS | 264 | ||
| ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES | 265 | ||
| GLUCOCORTICOIDS | 265 | ||
| NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS | 265 | ||
| OTHER ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES | 266 | ||
| DISINFECTANTS AND ANTISEPTICS | 266 | ||
| PHENOLS | 267 | ||
| ALCOHOLS | 267 | ||
| QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS | 267 | ||
| CHLORINE COMPOUNDS | 267 | ||
| IODOPHORS | 267 | ||
| BIGUANIDES | 267 | ||
| RECOMMENDED READING | 268 | ||
| 12 - Pathology, Response to Disease, and Preventive Medicine | 269 | ||
| PATHOLOGY | 270 | ||
| TERMINOLOGY | 270 | ||
| 04 - Animal Care and Husbandry\r | 508 | ||
| 20 - Animal Behavior | 508 | ||
| WHAT IS BEHAVIOR AND WHERE DOES IT COME FROM? | 509 | ||
| PREVENTING BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS IN COMPANION ANIMALS | 510 | ||
| HOUSE TRAINING | 510 | ||
| Dogs | 510 | ||
| Cats | 511 | ||
| PREVENTING DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR BY CATS | 512 | ||
| SCRATCHING POSTS | 513 | ||
| Orientation | 513 | ||
| Texture | 513 | ||
| PREVENTING DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR BY DOGS | 513 | ||
| APPEALING TOYS | 514 | ||
| PREVENTING AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS | 514 | ||
| PUPPY TESTS | 515 | ||
| CASTRATION | 515 | ||
| SOCIALIZATION | 515 | ||
| BEHAVIOR IN THE CLINIC | 515 | ||
| PROVIDING PROBLEM PREVENTION SERVICES | 516 | ||
| PROVIDING PROBLEM RESOLUTION SERVICES | 517 | ||
| REFERRING CASES TO BEHAVIOR SPECIALISTS | 517 | ||
| EVALUATING REFERRAL RESOURCES | 517 | ||
| MAKING THE REFERRAL | 519 | ||
| BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS IN EXOTIC AND FARM ANIMALS | 519 | ||
| RECOMMENDED READING | 520 | ||
| BEHAVIOR ORGANIZATIONS | 520 | ||
| 21 - Physical Restraint | 521 | ||
| BASIC ANIMAL BEHAVIOR | 522 | ||
| FLIGHT OR FIGHT | 522 | ||
| PROTECTIVE MOTHERS | 522 | ||
| FEAR FREE PRACTICE AND LOW STRESS HANDLING | 522 | ||
| RESTRAINT AND HANDLING OF DOGS | 522 | ||
| CANINE BEHAVIOR | 522 | ||
| DANGER POTENTIAL | 523 | ||
| MECHANICAL DEVICES | 523 | ||
| Leash | 523 | ||
| Gauntlet | 523 | ||
| Muzzle | 523 | ||
| Catchpole | 523 | ||
| Voice | 523 | ||
| RESTRAINT TECHNIQUES | 524 | ||
| Removing Dogs From Cages or Runs | 524 | ||
| Lifting a Dog | 525 | ||
| Standing Restraint | 526 | ||
| Crowding | 526 | ||
| Sitting or Sternal Recumbency | 526 | ||
| Lateral Recumbency | 526 | ||
| Dorsal Recumbency | 526 | ||
| Snubbing | 526 | ||
| RESTRAINT AND HANDLING OF CATS | 527 | ||
| FELINE BEHAVIOR | 527 | ||
| DANGER POTENTIAL | 527 | ||
| MECHANICAL DEVICES | 527 | ||
| Towel and Blanket | 527 | ||
| Feline Restraint Bags | 528 | ||
| Muzzle | 528 | ||
| Gauntlet | 529 | ||
| DISTRACTION TECHNIQUES | 529 | ||
| Caveman Pats | 529 | ||
| Puffs of Air | 529 | ||
| RESTRAINT TECHNIQUES | 529 | ||
| Removal From a Carrier | 529 | ||
| Removal From a Cage | 529 | ||
| Sitting or Sternal Recumbency | 529 | ||
| Lateral Recumbency | 530 | ||
| Dorsal Recumbency | 530 | ||
| RESTRAINT AND HANDLING OF SMALL MAMMALS | 531 | ||
| DANGER POTENTIAL | 531 | ||
| MECHANICAL DEVICES | 531 | ||
| Capture | 531 | ||
| HAMSTERS, MICE, GERBILS, GUINEA PIGS, AND RATS | 532 | ||
| Restraint | 532 | ||
| RABBITS | 533 | ||
| Sternal Recumbency | 533 | ||
| Wrapping | 533 | ||
| Dorsal Recumbency | 533 | ||
| FERRETS | 533 | ||
| Scruffing | 534 | ||
| Wrapping | 534 | ||
| RESTRAINT AND HANDLING OF BIRDS | 534 | ||
| RESTRAINT AND HANDLING OF HORSES | 534 | ||
| EQUINE BEHAVIOR | 534 | ||
| BODY LANGUAGE | 534 | ||
| Ears | 534 | ||
| Mouth | 534 | ||
| Head | 534 | ||
| Feet | 535 | ||
| Tail | 535 | ||
| DANGER POTENTIAL | 535 | ||
| MECHANICAL DEVICES | 535 | ||
| Halter | 535 | ||
| Twitch | 535 | ||
| Chain Shank | 536 | ||
| Stocks | 536 | ||
| DISTRACTION TECHNIQUES | 536 | ||
| Skin Twitch | 536 | ||
| Eyelid Press | 536 | ||
| Ear Hold | 536 | ||
| Blindfolding | 537 | ||
| RESTRAINT TECHNIQUES | 537 | ||
| Approaching a Horse | 537 | ||
| Leading a Horse | 538 | ||
| Tying a Horse | 538 | ||
| Halter Tie | 538 | ||
| Picking up Feet | 538 | ||
| Tying a Leg | 540 | ||
| Tail Tie | 540 | ||
| Restraining Foals | 540 | ||
| RESTRAINT AND HANDLING OF CATTLE | 540 | ||
| BOVINE BEHAVIOR | 540 | ||
| DANGER POTENTIAL | 541 | ||
| MECHANICAL DEVICES | 541 | ||
| Squeeze Chute | 541 | ||
| Halter | 542 | ||
| Stanchions | 542 | ||
| Electric Prod | 542 | ||
| Whips | 542 | ||
| Hobbles | 542 | ||
| Tilt Table | 543 | ||
| RESTRAINT TECHNIQUES | 543 | ||
| Approaching and Moving | 543 | ||
| Oral Medications | 544 | ||
| Tail Jacking | 544 | ||
| RESTRAINT OF CALVES | 544 | ||
| Flanking | 545 | ||
| RESTRAINT AND HANDLING OF GOATS | 545 | ||
| CAPRINE BEHAVIOR | 545 | ||
| RESTRAINT TECHNIQUES | 545 | ||
| Catching and Holding | 545 | ||
| Halter | 545 | ||
| Stanchion | 546 | ||
| RESTRAINT AND HANDLING OF SHEEP | 546 | ||
| OVINE BEHAVIOR | 546 | ||
| RESTRAINT TECHNIQUES | 546 | ||
| Catching and Holding | 546 | ||
| Setting Up | 546 | ||
| Halter | 547 | ||
| RESTRAINT AND HANDLING OF PIGS | 547 | ||
| PORCINE BEHAVIOR | 547 | ||
| DANGER POTENTIAL | 547 | ||
| RESTRAINT TECHNIQUES | 548 | ||
| Driving and Catching | 548 | ||
| Directing a Single Pig | 548 | ||
| Hog Snare | 548 | ||
| Restraining Piglets | 548 | ||
| Restraining Potbellied Pigs | 548 | ||
| RECOMMENDED READING | 550 | ||
| 22 - Patient History and Physical Examination | 551 | ||
| TECHNICIAN-CLIENT INTERACTION | 551 | ||
| COMMUNICATING WITH CLIENTS | 551 | ||
| OBTAINING A HISTORY | 552 | ||
| The Introductory Statement | 552 | ||
| Patient Characteristics | 552 | ||
| Origin, Prior Ownership, and Current Environment | 553 | ||
| Past Medical History | 553 | ||
| Vaccination Status | 553 | ||
| The Presenting Complaint | 554 | ||
| Concluding the History | 554 | ||
| PHYSICAL EXAMINATION | 555 | ||
| PRIMARY TECHNIQUES FOR PHYSICAL EXAMINATION | 556 | ||
| Inspection | 556 | ||
| Palpation | 556 | ||
| Percussion | 556 | ||
| Auscultation | 557 | ||
| GENERAL SURVEY | 558 | ||
| Mentation and Level of Consciousness | 558 | ||
| General Appearance | 558 | ||
| State of Nutrition | 559 | ||
| Symmetry | 559 | ||
| Posture and Gait | 559 | ||
| VITAL SIGNS | 559 | ||
| The Senses | 560 | ||
| Neurologic Evaluation | 560 | ||
| Respiratory Rate and Effort | 561 | ||
| Heart Rate | 562 | ||
| Heart Rhythm | 562 | ||
| Indications of Perfusion | 563 | ||
| Evaluating Body Temperature | 564 | ||
| SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO PHYSICAL EXAMINATION | 564 | ||
| EXAMINATION OF THE HEAD AND NECK | 564 | ||
| EXAMINATION OF THE TRUNK AND FORELIMBS | 564 | ||
| EXAMINATION OF THE THORAX | 564 | ||
| Lower Respiratory Tract | 565 | ||
| EXAMINATION OF THE ABDOMEN | 565 | ||
| EXAMINATION OF THE HIND LIMBS | 566 | ||
| EXAMINATION OF EXTERNAL GENITALIA AND PERINEUM | 566 | ||
| PHYSICAL EXAMINATION IN EMERGENCIES | 567 | ||
| TRIAGE, PRIMARY SURVEY, AND SECONDARY SURVEY | 567 | ||
| Classification System for Triage | 568 | ||
| RECOMMENDED READING | 569 | ||
| 23 - Nutrition | 570 | ||
| DIGESTIVE SYSTEM | 571 | ||
| ENERGY-PRODUCING NUTRIENTS | 571 | ||
| PROTEINS | 571 | ||
| FATS | 571 | ||
| CARBOHYDRATES | 571 | ||
| NON–ENERGY-PRODUCING NUTRIENTS | 572 | ||
| WATER | 572 | ||
| VITAMINS | 572 | ||
| MINERALS | 572 | ||
| FEEDING CONSIDERATIONS FOR DOGS | 572 | ||
| FEEDING METHODS | 573 | ||
| Portion Control | 573 | ||
| Free Choice | 573 | ||
| Time Control | 573 | ||
| FEEDING THE GESTATING OR LACTATING DOG | 573 | ||
| FEEDING PUPPIES | 573 | ||
| FEEDING ADULT DOGS | 575 | ||
| FEEDING ACTIVE DOGS | 576 | ||
| FEEDING GERIATRIC DOGS | 576 | ||
| FEEDING OVERWEIGHT DOGS | 577 | ||
| FEEDING CONSIDERATIONS FOR CATS | 577 | ||
| FEEDING KITTENS | 577 | ||
| FEEDING ADULT CATS | 577 | ||
| FEEDING CATS WITH LOWER URINARY TRACT DISEASE | 577 | ||
| FEEDING GERIATRIC CATS | 577 | ||
| FEEDING THE GESTATING AND LACTATING CAT | 577 | ||
| PET FOOD CONSIDERATIONS | 577 | ||
| DOES THIS PET FOOD PRODUCE THE DESIRED RESULTS? | 580 | ||
| HOW DO YOU CHOOSE WHAT PET FOOD TO FEED? | 580 | ||
| CAN I FREE FEED MY PET? | 580 | ||
| WHICH IS BETTER TO FEED—CANNED OR DRY? | 580 | ||
| NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT FOR ILL OR DEBILITATED PATIENTS | 580 | ||
| ENTERAL NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT | 581 | ||
| ENTERAL NUTRITION DAILY CALORIC REQUIREMENTS | 582 | ||
| PARENTERAL NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT | 583 | ||
| FEEDING CONSIDERATIONS FOR SMALL MAMMALS | 584 | ||
| FEEDING CONSIDERATIONS FOR REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS | 588 | ||
| IGUANAS | 588 | ||
| SNAKES | 589 | ||
| BOX TURTLES | 589 | ||
| AMPHIBIANS | 589 | ||
| FEEDING CONSIDERATIONS FOR LABORATORY ANIMALS | 589 | ||
| NUTRITION OF LIVESTOCK | 589 | ||
| FEEDSTUFFS | 590 | ||
| FEED ANALYSIS | 591 | ||
| FEEDING MANAGEMENT OF LIVESTOCK | 592 | ||
| DAIRY CATTLE | 592 | ||
| BEEF CATTLE | 592 | ||
| NUTRITION IN THE DEBILITATED CALF | 593 | ||
| Feeding Colostrum | 593 | ||
| Feeding Milk | 594 | ||
| Feeding Electrolytes | 594 | ||
| HORSES | 594 | ||
| Feeding and Watering Hospitalized Horses | 594 | ||
| PIGS | 595 | ||
| SHEEP | 595 | ||
| GOATS | 595 | ||
| LIVESTOCK CLINICAL NUTRITION | 595 | ||
| RECOMMENDED READING | 597 | ||
| 24 - Nursing Care of Dogs and Cats | 598 | ||
| GENERAL NURSING CARE | 599 | ||
| ATTENDING TO THE PHYSICAL NEEDS OF DOGS AND CATS | 599 | ||
| ATTENDING TO THE PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS OF DOGS AND CATS | 599 | ||
| MONITORING VITALS AND ELIMINATION | 599 | ||
| Level of Consciousness | 599 | ||
| Monitoring Weight | 600 | ||
| Monitoring Body Temperature | 600 | ||
| Monitoring Pulse | 600 | ||
| Monitoring Respiration | 602 | ||
| Monitoring Urine Production | 603 | ||
| Measuring Urine Production | 603 | ||
| GASTROINTESTINAL MONITORING | 604 | ||
| NEUROLOGIC SYSTEM MONITORING | 605 | ||
| INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM MONITORING | 605 | ||
| NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT | 606 | ||
| GROOMING AND SKIN CARE | 606 | ||
| Skin Care | 606 | ||
| Nail Care | 607 | ||
| Anal Sac Care | 608 | ||
| Ear Care | 608 | ||
| ADMINISTERING MEDICATIONS | 609 | ||
| TOPICAL ADMINISTRATION | 609 | ||
| ORAL ADMINISTRATION | 610 | ||
| RECTAL ADMINISTRATION | 611 | ||
| NASAL ADMINISTRATION | 611 | ||
| OPHTHALMIC APPLICATION | 611 | ||
| OTIC APPLICATION | 612 | ||
| PARENTERAL ADMINISTRATION | 612 | ||
| Intradermal Administration | 613 | ||
| Subcutaneous Administration | 613 | ||
| Vaccines | 614 | ||
| Insulin Therapy | 614 | ||
| Intramuscular Administration | 615 | ||
| Intravenous Administration | 615 | ||
| Intraosseous Administration | 616 | ||
| Intraperitoneal Administration | 616 | ||
| Epidural Administration | 616 | ||
| INTRAVENOUS CATHETERIZATION | 616 | ||
| Winged Infusion (Butterfly) Catheters | 617 | ||
| Over-the-Needle Peripheral Catheters | 617 | ||
| IV Catheter Care | 619 | ||
| URINARY TRACT CATHETERIZATION | 620 | ||
| OROGASTRIC INTUBATION | 624 | ||
| NASOESOPHAGEAL AND NASOGASTRIC INTUBATION | 624 | ||
| ENDOTRACHEAL ADMINISTRATION | 624 | ||
| NURSING CARE IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES | 625 | ||
| BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING | 625 | ||
| CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE | 629 | ||
| PAIN CONTROL | 629 | ||
| RESPIRATORY SUPPORT | 629 | ||
| Respiratory Physiotherapy-Nebulization | 630 | ||
| NURSING CARE FOR RECUMBENT PATIENTS | 630 | ||
| TURNING | 631 | ||
| PADDING | 631 | ||
| BLADDER MAINTENANCE | 631 | ||
| BOWEL MAINTENANCE | 632 | ||
| CARE OF NEONATAL PUPPIES AND KITTENS | 632 | ||
| PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND TRIAGE PROTOCOLS | 632 | ||
| RESPIRATORY CARE | 632 | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE | 632 | ||
| NUTRITION | 632 | ||
| FLUID REQUIREMENTS | 633 | ||
| PEDIATRIC HYGIENE | 634 | ||
| RESUSCITATION | 634 | ||
| CARE OF GERIATRIC PATIENTS | 635 | ||
| THE EFFECTS OF AGING | 635 | ||
| GERIATRIC CRITERIA | 635 | ||
| NURSING CONSIDERATIONS FOR GERIATRIC PATIENTS | 635 | ||
| Handling | 635 | ||
| Drug Therapy | 636 | ||
| Anesthesia | 636 | ||
| Client Education | 636 | ||
| EUTHANASIA METHODS | 636 | ||
| RECOMMENDED READING | 637 | ||
| 25 - Nursing Care of Horses | 638 | ||
| GENERAL CARE FOR HORSES | 639 | ||
| FEEDING AND WATERING | 639 | ||
| BEDDING | 639 | ||
| FLY CONTROL | 639 | ||
| EXERCISE | 640 | ||
| GROOMING | 640 | ||
| HOOF PICKING | 640 | ||
| MONITORING PATIENTS | 641 | ||
| CARE OF RECUMBENT HORSES | 641 | ||
| BANDAGING | 642 | ||
| FOOT WRAPS | 643 | ||
| TAIL BANDAGES | 643 | ||
| ABDOMINAL BANDAGES | 643 | ||
| DIAGNOSTIC SAMPLE COLLECTION | 644 | ||
| Collecting Blood Samples | 644 | ||
| ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION | 645 | ||
| ORAL ADMINISTRATION | 645 | ||
| NASOGASTRIC INTUBATION | 645 | ||
| PARENTERAL INJECTIONS | 647 | ||
| INTRADERMAL INJECTIONS | 647 | ||
| SUBCUTANEOUS INJECTIONS | 647 | ||
| INTRAMUSCULAR INJECTIONS | 647 | ||
| INTRAVENOUS INJECTIONS | 648 | ||
| ADVERSE REACTIONS | 649 | ||
| INTRAVENOUS CATHETERIZATION | 649 | ||
| Sites | 650 | ||
| Catheter Care | 650 | ||
| Catheter Complications | 651 | ||
| INTRAVENOUS INFUSIONS | 651 | ||
| EYE MEDICATION | 652 | ||
| DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING | 653 | ||
| EQUINE DENTISTRY | 654 | ||
| THE DENTAL EXAMINATION | 654 | ||
| REMOVAL OF CAPS | 655 | ||
| DENTAL FLOATING | 655 | ||
| COMMON DISEASES | 656 | ||
| RECOMMENDED READING | 665 | ||
| 26 - Nursing Care of Production Animals, Camelids, and Ratites | 666 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 667 | ||
| CARE OF CATTLE (BOVINE) | 667 | ||
| RESTRAINT | 668 | ||
| CARE OF SHEEP (OVINE) | 669 | ||
| RESTRAINT | 669 | ||
| CRUTCHING (OR TAGGING) | 669 | ||
| TAIL DOCKING AND CASTRATING | 669 | ||
| CARE OF GOATS (CAPRINE) | 670 | ||
| RESTRAINT | 670 | ||
| CARE OF SWINE (PORCINE) | 671 | ||
| HANDLING AND RESTRAINT | 672 | ||
| SURGICAL AND PROCESSING PROCEDURES | 672 | ||
| Clipping Teeth | 672 | ||
| Umbilical Cord Clipping | 672 | ||
| Tail Docking | 672 | ||
| Castration and Inguinal Hernia Repair | 672 | ||
| DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES | 673 | ||
| ORAL ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION | 673 | ||
| Balling Gun | 673 | ||
| Frick’s Speculum | 673 | ||
| Drenching | 673 | ||
| Pastes | 674 | ||
| Orogastric Intubation | 674 | ||
| PARENTERAL ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION | 674 | ||
| Intramuscular Injections | 675 | ||
| Subcutaneous Injections | 675 | ||
| Intradermal Injections | 676 | ||
| Materials | 676 | ||
| Intravenous Injections | 677 | ||
| INTRAPERITONEAL INJECTION | 678 | ||
| INTRANASAL INSUFFLATION | 679 | ||
| Glossary | 835 | ||
| Index | 857 | ||
| A | 857 | ||
| B | 858 | ||
| C | 860 | ||
| D | 862 | ||
| E | 863 | ||
| F | 864 | ||
| G | 865 | ||
| H | 865 | ||
| I | 866 | ||
| J | 867 | ||
| K | 867 | ||
| L | 867 | ||
| M | 868 | ||
| N | 868 | ||
| O | 869 | ||
| P | 869 | ||
| Q | 871 | ||
| R | 871 | ||
| S | 872 | ||
| T | 873 | ||
| U | 874 | ||
| V | 874 | ||
| W | 874 | ||
| X | 875 | ||
| Y | 875 | ||
| Z | 875 |