Learn the names and uses of veterinary instruments in details textbooks alone can't provide! Veterinary Instruments and Equipment: A Pocket Guide, 4th Edition shows hundreds of detailed, full-color photographs of instruments and describes how and when each is used. A flashcard-style format makes it easy to flip through the pages, so you will quickly become familiar with commonly used equipment. This new edition features updated photographs, new instruments, and an all-new appendix with the author’s recommended list of instruments essential for the most-common veterinary surgical kits, including ambulatory, orthopedic, and major surgery packs. Plus, an Evolve companion website includes instrument photographs that may be rotated 360 degrees, so you can zoom in to see close-ups of the different tips.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Preface - p. vii 6. Acknowledgments - p. ix 7. Part 1. General Medical Instruments and Restraint Equipment - p. P1 8. Chapter 1. Instruments for the Administration of Medicine - p. 3 9. Chapter 2. Diagnostic Instruments - p. 59 10. Chapter 3. Instruments for Small Animals - p. 95 11. Chapter 4. Instruments for the Identification of Animals - p. 119 12. Chapter 5. Instruments Used for Bovines - p. 147 13. Chapter 6. Instruments for Dehorning Animals - p. 177 14. Chapter 7. Catheters and Tubes - p. 191 15. Chapter 8. Instruments for Castration of Large Animals - p. 243 16. Chapter 9. Obstetrical Instruments - p. 259 17. Chapter 10. Instruments for Hoof Care - p. 317 18. Chapter 11. Instruments Used in Equines - p. 357 19. Chapter 12. Instruments Used for Pigs, Sheep, and Goats - p. 401 20. Chapter 13. Restraint Equipment for Canines and Felines - p. 421 21. Chapter 14. Diagnostic Imaging Instruments and Equipment - p. 437 22. Chapter 15. Anesthesiology and Surgical Suite Equipment - p. 479 23. Part 2. Surgical Instruments - p. P2 24. Chapter 16. Hemostats and Forceps - p. 551 25. Chapter 17. Instruments in Surgical Packs - p. 587 26. Chapter 18. Needle Holders and Scissors - p. 619 27. Chapter 19. Retractors and Rib Spreaders - p. 643 28. Chapter 20. Orthopedic Instruments - p. 661 29. Chapter 21. Ophthalmic Instruments - p. 713 30. Chapter 22. Dental Instruments - p. 755 31. Chapter 23. Teat Instruments - p. 789 32. Chapter 24. Surgical Instrument Packs - p. 809 33. Chapter 25. Care of Instruments - p. 837 34. Appendix A. Veterinary Equipment and Instruments - p. 845 35. Photo Credits - p. 849 36. Index - p. 857
Learn the names and uses of veterinary instruments in details textbooks alone can't provide! Veterinary Instruments and Equipment: A Pocket Guide, 4th Edition shows hundreds of detailed, full-color photographs of instruments and describes how and when each is used. A flashcard-style format makes it easy to flip through the pages, so you will quickly become familiar with commonly used equipment. This new edition features updated photographs, new instruments, and an all-new appendix with the author’s recommended list of instruments essential for the most-common veterinary surgical kits, including ambulatory, orthopedic, and major surgery packs. Plus, an Evolve companion website includes instrument photographs that may be rotated 360 degrees, so you can zoom in to see close-ups of the different tips.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Preface - p. vii 6. Acknowledgments - p. ix 7. Part 1. General Medical Instruments and Restraint Equipment - p. P1 8. Chapter 1. Instruments for the Administration of Medicine - p. 3 9. Chapter 2. Diagnostic Instruments - p. 59 10. Chapter 3. Instruments for Small Animals - p. 95 11. Chapter 4. Instruments for the Identification of Animals - p. 119 12. Chapter 5. Instruments Used for Bovines - p. 147 13. Chapter 6. Instruments for Dehorning Animals - p. 177 14. Chapter 7. Catheters and Tubes - p. 191 15. Chapter 8. Instruments for Castration of Large Animals - p. 243 16. Chapter 9. Obstetrical Instruments - p. 259 17. Chapter 10. Instruments for Hoof Care - p. 317 18. Chapter 11. Instruments Used in Equines - p. 357 19. Chapter 12. Instruments Used for Pigs, Sheep, and Goats - p. 401 20. Chapter 13. Restraint Equipment for Canines and Felines - p. 421 21. Chapter 14. Diagnostic Imaging Instruments and Equipment - p. 437 22. Chapter 15. Anesthesiology and Surgical Suite Equipment - p. 479 23. Part 2. Surgical Instruments - p. P2 24. Chapter 16. Hemostats and Forceps - p. 551 25. Chapter 17. Instruments in Surgical Packs - p. 587 26. Chapter 18. Needle Holders and Scissors - p. 619 27. Chapter 19. Retractors and Rib Spreaders - p. 643 28. Chapter 20. Orthopedic Instruments - p. 661 29. Chapter 21. Ophthalmic Instruments - p. 713 30. Chapter 22. Dental Instruments - p. 755 31. Chapter 23. Teat Instruments - p. 789 32. Chapter 24. Surgical Instrument Packs - p. 809 33. Chapter 25. Care of Instruments - p. 837 34. Appendix A. Veterinary Equipment and Instruments - p. 845 35. Photo Credits - p. 849 36. Index - p. 857
