Prepare for the role and responsibilities of the veterinary assistant! Elsevier’s Veterinary Assisting Textbook, 4th Edition, covers everything you need to know to pass the Approved Veterinary Assistant (AVA) Exam and succeed in clinical practice. NAVTA-approved guidelines help in learning to assist in laboratory and radiographic procedures, properly restraining animals, setting up equipment and supplies, cleaning and maintaining practice facilities, feeding and exercising patients, collecting samples, handling and dispensing medications, grooming patients, and record keeping. Updated content reflects the latest Fear-Free™ handling techniques and the veterinary assistant’s role in helping owners through pet loss.
1. Elsevier’s Veterinary Assisting Textbook - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title Page - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Table of Content - p. ii 6. Dedication - p. iii 7. Preface - p. v 8. Acknowledgments - p. vii 9. 1 Overview of the Veterinary Profession - p. 1 10. 2 Office Procedures and Client Relations - p. 25 11. 3 Medical Terminology - p. 48 12. 4 Animal Behavior and Restraint - p. 62 13. 5 Animal Husbandry and Nutrition - p. 100 14. 6 Animal Care and Nursing - p. 131 15. 7 Anatomy and Physiology - p. 165 16. 8 Pharmacology and Pharmacy1 - p. 200 17. 9 Anesthesia and Surgical Assisting1 - p. 228 18. 10 Laboratory Procedures1 - p. 272 19. Laboratory Design - p. 274 20. Laboratory Measurements and Mathematics - p. 275 21. Equipment and Instrumentation - p. 275 22. Laboratory Records - p. 285 23. Hematology Examination Procedures - p. 286 24. Clinical Chemistry - p. 292 25. Basic Principles of Immunology - p. 296 26. Microbiology - p. 299 27. Cytology - p. 303 28. Histology - p. 305 29. Urinalysis - p. 306 30. Parasitology - p. 307 31. 11 Diagnostic Imaging - p. 323 32. 12 Avian and Exotic Animal Care and Nursing - p. 352 33. Small Mammals - p. 353 34. Birds - p. 365 35. Reptiles and Amphibians - p. 389 36. 13 Large Animal Nursing and Husbandry - p. 399 37. 14 Hospice, Grief, and Pet Loss - p. 437 38. Glossary - p. 449 39. Appendices - p. 467 40. Index - p. 474
Prepare for the role and responsibilities of the veterinary assistant! Elsevier’s Veterinary Assisting Textbook, 4th Edition, covers everything you need to know to pass the Approved Veterinary Assistant (AVA) Exam and succeed in clinical practice. NAVTA-approved guidelines help in learning to assist in laboratory and radiographic procedures, properly restraining animals, setting up equipment and supplies, cleaning and maintaining practice facilities, feeding and exercising patients, collecting samples, handling and dispensing medications, grooming patients, and record keeping. Updated content reflects the latest Fear-Free™ handling techniques and the veterinary assistant’s role in helping owners through pet loss.
1. Elsevier’s Veterinary Assisting Textbook - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title Page - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Table of Content - p. ii 6. Dedication - p. iii 7. Preface - p. v 8. Acknowledgments - p. vii 9. 1 Overview of the Veterinary Profession - p. 1 10. 2 Office Procedures and Client Relations - p. 25 11. 3 Medical Terminology - p. 48 12. 4 Animal Behavior and Restraint - p. 62 13. 5 Animal Husbandry and Nutrition - p. 100 14. 6 Animal Care and Nursing - p. 131 15. 7 Anatomy and Physiology - p. 165 16. 8 Pharmacology and Pharmacy1 - p. 200 17. 9 Anesthesia and Surgical Assisting1 - p. 228 18. 10 Laboratory Procedures1 - p. 272 19. Laboratory Design - p. 274 20. Laboratory Measurements and Mathematics - p. 275 21. Equipment and Instrumentation - p. 275 22. Laboratory Records - p. 285 23. Hematology Examination Procedures - p. 286 24. Clinical Chemistry - p. 292 25. Basic Principles of Immunology - p. 296 26. Microbiology - p. 299 27. Cytology - p. 303 28. Histology - p. 305 29. Urinalysis - p. 306 30. Parasitology - p. 307 31. 11 Diagnostic Imaging - p. 323 32. 12 Avian and Exotic Animal Care and Nursing - p. 352 33. Small Mammals - p. 353 34. Birds - p. 365 35. Reptiles and Amphibians - p. 389 36. 13 Large Animal Nursing and Husbandry - p. 399 37. 14 Hospice, Grief, and Pet Loss - p. 437 38. Glossary - p. 449 39. Appendices - p. 467 40. Index - p. 474
