Learn how to confidently care for small animal patients with Taylor’s Small Animal Clinical Techniques. Filled with more than 60 of the most common procedures performed by veterinary technicians and assistants, this highly visual guide helps you easily master the diagnostic and therapeutic clinical techniques that are essential to small animal practice. Each procedure uses clear step-by-step instructions to walk you through the purpose, indications, contraindications and concerns, complications, special anatomy, equipment, restraint, and procedure techniques.
1. Cover image - p. c 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Copyright - p. iv 4. Dedication - p. v 5. Contributors - p. vii 6. Preface - p. ix 7. Contents - p. xi 8. 1 Physical Examination - p. 1 9. 2 Venous Blood Collection - p. 30 10. 3 Arterial Blood Collection - p. 49 11. 4 Injection Techniques - p. 54 12. 5 Vascular Access Techniques - p. 62 13. 6 Dermatologic Techniques - p. 75 14. 7 Ear Examination - p. 107 15. 8 Ocular Techniques - p. 111 16. 9 Respiratory System Techniques - p. 140 17. 10 Cardiac Techniques - p. 191 18. 11 Gastrointestinal System Techniques - p. 213 19. 12 Urinary System Techniques - p. 241 20. 13 Vaginal Cytology - p. 258 21. 14 Bone Marrow Collection - p. 262 22. 15 Arthrocentesis - p. 282 23. 16 Neurologic Examination - p. 296 24. 17 Cerebrospinal Fluid Collection - p. 313 25. 18 Tests to Assess Clotting - p. 321 26. Index - p. 325
Learn how to confidently care for small animal patients with Taylor’s Small Animal Clinical Techniques. Filled with more than 60 of the most common procedures performed by veterinary technicians and assistants, this highly visual guide helps you easily master the diagnostic and therapeutic clinical techniques that are essential to small animal practice. Each procedure uses clear step-by-step instructions to walk you through the purpose, indications, contraindications and concerns, complications, special anatomy, equipment, restraint, and procedure techniques.
1. Cover image - p. c 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Copyright - p. iv 4. Dedication - p. v 5. Contributors - p. vii 6. Preface - p. ix 7. Contents - p. xi 8. 1 Physical Examination - p. 1 9. 2 Venous Blood Collection - p. 30 10. 3 Arterial Blood Collection - p. 49 11. 4 Injection Techniques - p. 54 12. 5 Vascular Access Techniques - p. 62 13. 6 Dermatologic Techniques - p. 75 14. 7 Ear Examination - p. 107 15. 8 Ocular Techniques - p. 111 16. 9 Respiratory System Techniques - p. 140 17. 10 Cardiac Techniques - p. 191 18. 11 Gastrointestinal System Techniques - p. 213 19. 12 Urinary System Techniques - p. 241 20. 13 Vaginal Cytology - p. 258 21. 14 Bone Marrow Collection - p. 262 22. 15 Arthrocentesis - p. 282 23. 16 Neurologic Examination - p. 296 24. 17 Cerebrospinal Fluid Collection - p. 313 25. 18 Tests to Assess Clotting - p. 321 26. Index - p. 325
