Veterinary Clinical Procedures in Large Animal Practice

Jody Rockett, Susanna Bosted (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

650 Seiten

2006
Delmar Cengage Learning (Verlag)
978-1-4018-5787-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Veterinary Clinical Procedures in Large Animal Practice is a step-by-step procedural manual that addresses the most common clinical procedures used with horses, cattle, llamas, goats, and pigs, with primary emphasis placed on horses and cattle. The text features the purpose, potential complications, and a detailed equipment list for every procedure and lists the technical steps of each procedure. It also includes a rationale column which explains, amplifies, or provides additional insight concerning each step. Topics include restraint; husbandry; physical examination; specimen collection; clinical procedures; lower limb radiographs; neonatal procedures; and surgical and anesthetic preps. The appendices contain values such as normal temperature, pulse and respiration rates, clinical chemistry, conversions, CBC, and centesis values. Common vernacular and terminology concerning animal husbandry and gestation times are also provided.

Autor

Following several years as an associate veterinarian in mixed animal practice, Jody Rockett, DVM, founded the Veterinary Technology program at the College of Southern Idaho (CSI). She currently directs the program at CSI. A past president of the Idaho Veterinary Medical Association, Dr. Rockett serves on the Idaho Board of Veterinary Medicine. She was named Idaho Veterinarian of the Year in 2010. Also the author of PATIENT ASSESSMENT, DOCUMENTATION AND INTERVENTION FOR THE VETERINARY TECHNICIAN, Dr. Rockett has presented at conferences throughout the United States and Europe, including the Association for Veterinary Technician Educators, VETTNET (Paris), Atlantic Coast Veterinary Conference, and the Jackson Hole Veterinary Rendezvous. She received her bachelor's degree in microbiology from the University of Wyoming and attended the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine. Susanna Bosted, DVM, has owned her own mixed animal practice for 25 years and previously served as a clinical instructor at the College of Southern Idaho. A past president of the Idaho Veterinary Medical Association, Dr. Bosted is a current member of the Idaho Veterinary Emergency Response Team. She has a Bachelor of Science in microbiology from the University of Idaho and received her DVM at Washington State University.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Ropes and Knots
Chapter 2: Restraint Tools and Techniques
Chapter 3: Grooming and Stall Maintenance
Chapter 4: Physical Examination
Chapter 5: Sample Collection
Chapter 6:Clinical Procedures
Chapter 7: Neonatal Clinical Procedures
Chapter 8: Surgical Preparations
Chapter 9: Selected Lower Limb Radiographic Procedures
Chapter 10: Select Anesthetic Procedures

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.7.2006
• Verlagsort: Clifton Park
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 222 x 284 mm
• Gewicht: 1341 g
• Themenwelt: Veterinärmedizin
• ISBN-10: 1-4018-5787-6 / 1401857876
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4018-5787-5 / 9781401857875
• Zustand: Neuware