Clinical Procedures in Small Animal Veterinary Practice

Description:

Clinical Procedures in Small Animal Veterinary Practice is your straightforward refresher in basic veterinary procedures. If as a veterinary student or graduate have you ever struggled to connect all your learning to concrete clinical practice, or felt an overpowering and urgent need for a quick, clear and reliable reprisal of basic clinical procedures, then this is the book for you. All the clinical procedures fundamental to the success of the student and practitioner are covered in clear, step-by-step format and with a wealth of colour illustrations for maximum clarity and understanding. Dogs, cats, rabbits and avian species are all dealt with.

Everything you need to know about basic procedures, but may have been afraid to ask, is presented here in one convenient volume, authored by two noted veterinary educators with years of teaching experience between them.

• All the principal basic procedures covered
• Step-by-step ‘action/rationale’ approach
• Full colour format illustrated with 250 colour figures
• Authors have long experience of teaching and training vets

Never struggle to find definitive information on basic procedures again

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Restraint, handling and administration of medication

Restraint for general examination

Administration of medication

Chapter 2: Basic consulting room techniques

Other procedures

Chapter 3: First aid and other emergencies

Airway and breathing

Circulation

Other emergencies

Chapter 4: Bandaging techniques

Wound management

Anatomy of a bandage

Care and maintenance of bandages

Types of bandage

Casts and splints

Chapter 5: Laboratory techniques

Laboratory equipment

Practical techniques

Chapter 6: Diagnostic imaging

Radiography

Diagnostic ultrasound

Endoscopy

Chapter 7: Medical diagnostic and treatment techniques

Fluid therapy

Blood transfusions

Placement of feeding tubes

Urinary procedures

Enemas

Function tests for hormonal diseases

Electrocardiography

Fluid collection from body cavities

Principles of barrier nursing

Dentistry

Chapter 8: Administration of anaesthesia

Preparation for anaesthesia

The anaesthetic machine

Anaesthetic circuits

Intubation

Monitoring anaesthesia

Anaesthetic emergencies

Chapter 9: Theatre practice

Preparation of the surgical environment

Sterilization of surgical equipment

Preparation of the surgical site

Draping the patient

The surgical scrub

Donning theatre attire

Chapter 10: Suturing techniques and common surgical procedures

Suturing techniques

Common surgical procedures

Bibliography

Index