Table of Contents

 

 

 

PART I

BASIC AND CLINICAL SCIENCES

 

1

Animal Anatomy and Physiology   Penny Rivait

2

2

Urinalysis and Hematology   Dan Walsh, William L. Wade, Antoniette D’Amato-Scheck, and Pam Schendel

24

3

Cytology   Margi Sirois

54

4

Parasitology   Ed Robinson

73

5

Diagnostic Microbiology and Mycology   Sandra Skeba

98

6

Clinical Chemistry   Joanne Hamel

112

7

Virology   Patricia L. Bell

126

8

Immunology   Patricia L. Bell

134

PART II

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS

 

9

Restraint and Handling   Teresa Sonsthagen

144

10

Sanitation, Sterilization, and Disinfection   Teri Raffel

164

11

Radiography   Marg Brown

173

12

Alternative Imaging Technology   Jane M. Sykes and Pierry McLean

194

PART III

PATIENT MANAGEMENT AND NUTRITION

 

13

Genetics, Theriogenology, and Neonatal Care   Marianne Tear and Margi Sirois

206

14

Companion Animal Behavior   Emma K. Brown

231

15

Small Animal Nutrition   Frances Cheslo

243

16

Large Animal Nutrition and Feeding   James A. Topel

263

17

Laboratory Animal Medicine   Mary E. Martini

287

18

Exotic Animal Medicine   Geraldine Higginson

311

PART IV

ANESTHESIA AND PHARMACOLOGY

 

19

Anesthesia   Lucy Siydock

334

20

Pharmacology   Elizabeth Warren

367

21

Pharmaceutical Calculations   Monica M. Tighe

393

PART V

MEDICAL AND SURGICAL NURSING

 

22

Surgical Preparation and Instrument Care   Rachael J. Higdon

400

23

Small Animal Nursing   Monica M. Tighe

414

24

Equine Nursing and Surgery   Susan Comwell and Kim Healey

453

25

Ruminant, South American Camelid, and Pig Nursing, Surgery, and Anesthesia   Shirley Sandoval

471

26

Veterinary Dentistry   Barbara Donaldson

490

27

Emergency Medicine   Sally R. Powell and Elisa A. Petrollini

507

28

Zoonoses   Kisha L. White-Farrar

523

PART VI

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AND SELF-MANAGEMENT

 

29

Personal, Practice, and Professional Management Skills and Ethics   Monica Dixon Perry, Sheila R. Grosdidier, and Marg Brown

541

 

APPENDIXES

 

A

Abbreviations and Symbols

562

B

The Metric System and Equivalents

568

C

Medical Terminology

569

D

Species Names

573

E

Normal Values

574

F

Additional Veterinary Technician Resources

575

G

Comprehensive Test with Answer Key

576

H

Answer Key to Chapter Review Questions

594

 

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