Prepare for all the duties of a veterinary technician! McCurnin's Clinical Textbook for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses, Eleventh Edition, covers every aspect of veterinary technology, including the care of small and large animals, birds, reptiles, and small mammals. Procedure boxes offer step-by-step guidelines to performing key tasks, and use of the veterinary technician practice model helps to improve your critical thinking and decision-making skills. The cornerstone text in vet tech education, this illustrated guide prepares you for success on the Veterinary Technician National Exam (VTNE®) and in clinical practice.
1. 1. Introduction to Veterinary Nursing and Technology: Its Laws and Ethics - p. 1 2. 2. Veterinary Practice Management - p. 32 3. 3. Veterinary Medical Records - p. 67 4. 4. Occupational Health and Safety in Veterinary Hospitals - p. 96 5. Part 2. Patient Management and Nutrition - p. P2 6. 5. Animal Behavior - p. 117 7. 6. Restraint and Handling of Animals - p. 157 8. Introduction - p. 158 9. Minimizing Stress - p. 158 10. Animal Stabilization and Restraint - p. 159 11. An Introduction to Herd Animals - p. 176 12. Introduction to Equine Restraint - p. 176 13. Safely Working with Horses - p. 177 14. Capture and Restraint of Cattle - p. 188 15. Capture and Restraint of Swine - p. 193 16. Capture and Restraint of Small Ruminants - p. 195 17. Capture and Restraint of Avian and Exotic Species - p. 197 18. Restraint of Small Mammals - p. 200 19. Restraint of Reptiles - p. 202 20. Acknowledgments - p. 205 21. 7. History and Physical Examination - p. 206 22. 8. Preventive Health Programs - p. 237 23. 9. Animal Nutrition - p. 265 24. Introduction - p. 266 25. Basics of Nutrition - p. 266 26. Nutritional Evaluation of Small Animals - p. 270 27. Cats and Nutrition - p. 274 28. Feeding Pets - p. 278 29. Life Stage Nutrition for Cats and Dogs - p. 285 30. Feeding Horses and Other Livestock - p. 292 31. Nutrition for Birds and Small Mammals - p. 308 32. 10. Animal Reproduction - p. 315 33. Part 3. Clinical Sciences - p. P3 34. 11. Hematology and Cytology - p. 337 35. 12. Clinical Chemistry, Serology, and Urinalysis - p. 359 36. 13. Parasitology - p. 372 37. 14. Clinical Microbiology - p. 405 38. 15. Diagnostic Imaging - p. 429 39. 16. Basic Necropsy Procedures - p. 468 40. Part 4. Medical Nursing - p. P4 41. 17. Diagnostic Sampling and Therapeutic Techniques - p. 489 42. Introduction - p. 491 43. Sampling Techniques in the Small Animal - p. 491 44. Administration of Medication in the Small Animal - p. 503 45. Administration of Medication in the Large Animal - p. 523 46. Sampling Techniques in the Large Animal - p. 543 47. 18. Small Animal Medical Nursing - p. 569 48. 19. Large Animal Medical Nursing - p. 602 49. Introduction - p. 603 50. Equine Nursing - p. 603 51. Common Diseases and Conditions of Horses - p. 603 52. Care of the Hospitalized Equine Patient - p. 616 53. Food Animal Nursing - p. 624 54. Common Diseases and Conditions of Ruminants - p. 624 55. Common Diseases and Conditions of Swine - p. 644 56. Common Diseases and Conditions of Camelids - p. 650 57. 20. Veterinary Oncology - p. 655 58. 21. Neonatal Care of Puppies, Kittens, and Foals - p. 676 59. 22. Care of Birds, Reptiles, and Small Mammals - p. 700 60. 23. Rehabilitation and Integrative Medical Nursing - p. 731 61. Part 5. Emergency and Critical Care - p. P5 62. 24. Fluid Therapy and Transfusion Medicine - p. 750 63. 25. Emergency and Critical Care Nursing - p. 771 64. Introduction - p. 772 65. Emergency and Critical Care Nursing: Small Animal - p. 772 66. Canine and Feline Electrocardiography - p. 789 67. Emergency and Critical Care Nursing: Equine - p. 801 68. Emergency and Critical Care Nursing: Food Animal - p. 811 69. Acknowledgment - p. 821 70. 26. Toxicology - p. 822 71. 27. Wound Management and Bandaging - p. 839 72. Part 6. Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Pharmacology - p. P6 73. 28. Pharmacology and Pharmacy - p. 878 74. 29. Pain Management - p. 904 75. 30. Veterinary Anesthesia - p. 929 76. Introduction - p. 931 77. What Is Anesthesia? - p. 967 78. Patient Preparation - p. 932 79. Anesthetic Plans - p. 933 80. Inhalant Anesthetics - p. 938 81. Anesthesia Equipment - p. 939 82. Principles of Endotracheal Intubation - p. 949 83. Monitoring the Anesthetized Patient - p. 952 84. Small-animal Anesthesia - p. 961 85. Equine Anesthesia - p. 966 86. Ruminant Anesthesia - p. 971 87. Manual and Mechanical Ventilation - p. 973 88. Anesthetic Problems and Emergencies - p. 974 89. Part 7. Surgical Nursing - p. P7 90. 31. Surgical Instruments and Aseptic-like Technique - p. 977 91. 32. Surgical Assistance and Suture Material - p. 1028 92. 33. Small Animal Surgical Nursing - p. 1051 93. 34. Large Animal Surgical Nursing - p. 1091 94. 35. Veterinary Dentistry - p. 1129 95. Part 8. End of Life - p. P8 96. 36. Geriatric and Hospice Care: Supporting the Aged and Dying Patient - p. 1174 97. 37. The Human-Animal Bond and Euthanasia - p. 1198 98. Glossary - p. 1219 99. Index - p. 1236 100. IBC - p. 1277
Prepare for all the duties of a veterinary technician! McCurnin's Clinical Textbook for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses, Eleventh Edition, covers every aspect of veterinary technology, including the care of small and large animals, birds, reptiles, and small mammals. Procedure boxes offer step-by-step guidelines to performing key tasks, and use of the veterinary technician practice model helps to improve your critical thinking and decision-making skills. The cornerstone text in vet tech education, this illustrated guide prepares you for success on the Veterinary Technician National Exam (VTNE®) and in clinical practice.
1. 1. Introduction to Veterinary Nursing and Technology: Its Laws and Ethics - p. 1 2. 2. Veterinary Practice Management - p. 32 3. 3. Veterinary Medical Records - p. 67 4. 4. Occupational Health and Safety in Veterinary Hospitals - p. 96 5. Part 2. Patient Management and Nutrition - p. P2 6. 5. Animal Behavior - p. 117 7. 6. Restraint and Handling of Animals - p. 157 8. Introduction - p. 158 9. Minimizing Stress - p. 158 10. Animal Stabilization and Restraint - p. 159 11. An Introduction to Herd Animals - p. 176 12. Introduction to Equine Restraint - p. 176 13. Safely Working with Horses - p. 177 14. Capture and Restraint of Cattle - p. 188 15. Capture and Restraint of Swine - p. 193 16. Capture and Restraint of Small Ruminants - p. 195 17. Capture and Restraint of Avian and Exotic Species - p. 197 18. Restraint of Small Mammals - p. 200 19. Restraint of Reptiles - p. 202 20. Acknowledgments - p. 205 21. 7. History and Physical Examination - p. 206 22. 8. Preventive Health Programs - p. 237 23. 9. Animal Nutrition - p. 265 24. Introduction - p. 266 25. Basics of Nutrition - p. 266 26. Nutritional Evaluation of Small Animals - p. 270 27. Cats and Nutrition - p. 274 28. Feeding Pets - p. 278 29. Life Stage Nutrition for Cats and Dogs - p. 285 30. Feeding Horses and Other Livestock - p. 292 31. Nutrition for Birds and Small Mammals - p. 308 32. 10. Animal Reproduction - p. 315 33. Part 3. Clinical Sciences - p. P3 34. 11. Hematology and Cytology - p. 337 35. 12. Clinical Chemistry, Serology, and Urinalysis - p. 359 36. 13. Parasitology - p. 372 37. 14. Clinical Microbiology - p. 405 38. 15. Diagnostic Imaging - p. 429 39. 16. Basic Necropsy Procedures - p. 468 40. Part 4. Medical Nursing - p. P4 41. 17. Diagnostic Sampling and Therapeutic Techniques - p. 489 42. Introduction - p. 491 43. Sampling Techniques in the Small Animal - p. 491 44. Administration of Medication in the Small Animal - p. 503 45. Administration of Medication in the Large Animal - p. 523 46. Sampling Techniques in the Large Animal - p. 543 47. 18. Small Animal Medical Nursing - p. 569 48. 19. Large Animal Medical Nursing - p. 602 49. Introduction - p. 603 50. Equine Nursing - p. 603 51. Common Diseases and Conditions of Horses - p. 603 52. Care of the Hospitalized Equine Patient - p. 616 53. Food Animal Nursing - p. 624 54. Common Diseases and Conditions of Ruminants - p. 624 55. Common Diseases and Conditions of Swine - p. 644 56. Common Diseases and Conditions of Camelids - p. 650 57. 20. Veterinary Oncology - p. 655 58. 21. Neonatal Care of Puppies, Kittens, and Foals - p. 676 59. 22. Care of Birds, Reptiles, and Small Mammals - p. 700 60. 23. Rehabilitation and Integrative Medical Nursing - p. 731 61. Part 5. Emergency and Critical Care - p. P5 62. 24. Fluid Therapy and Transfusion Medicine - p. 750 63. 25. Emergency and Critical Care Nursing - p. 771 64. Introduction - p. 772 65. Emergency and Critical Care Nursing: Small Animal - p. 772 66. Canine and Feline Electrocardiography - p. 789 67. Emergency and Critical Care Nursing: Equine - p. 801 68. Emergency and Critical Care Nursing: Food Animal - p. 811 69. Acknowledgment - p. 821 70. 26. Toxicology - p. 822 71. 27. Wound Management and Bandaging - p. 839 72. Part 6. Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Pharmacology - p. P6 73. 28. Pharmacology and Pharmacy - p. 878 74. 29. Pain Management - p. 904 75. 30. Veterinary Anesthesia - p. 929 76. Introduction - p. 931 77. What Is Anesthesia? - p. 967 78. Patient Preparation - p. 932 79. Anesthetic Plans - p. 933 80. Inhalant Anesthetics - p. 938 81. Anesthesia Equipment - p. 939 82. Principles of Endotracheal Intubation - p. 949 83. Monitoring the Anesthetized Patient - p. 952 84. Small-animal Anesthesia - p. 961 85. Equine Anesthesia - p. 966 86. Ruminant Anesthesia - p. 971 87. Manual and Mechanical Ventilation - p. 973 88. Anesthetic Problems and Emergencies - p. 974 89. Part 7. Surgical Nursing - p. P7 90. 31. Surgical Instruments and Aseptic-like Technique - p. 977 91. 32. Surgical Assistance and Suture Material - p. 1028 92. 33. Small Animal Surgical Nursing - p. 1051 93. 34. Large Animal Surgical Nursing - p. 1091 94. 35. Veterinary Dentistry - p. 1129 95. Part 8. End of Life - p. P8 96. 36. Geriatric and Hospice Care: Supporting the Aged and Dying Patient - p. 1174 97. 37. The Human-Animal Bond and Euthanasia - p. 1198 98. Glossary - p. 1219 99. Index - p. 1236 100. IBC - p. 1277
