With step-by-step instructions for 53 procedures, this must-have text includes everything you need to learn the techniques you need for everyday practice. The text and Companion CD work together to cover sample collection and handling procedures with photographs, illustrations, and video and make procedures easy to understand.
Key Features
- Complete descriptions of each procedure help you perform the skill with the level of competency required for the job.
- A consistent approach to all procedures with step-by-step instructions, principles, and photographs allows you to think logically and perform the skills well.
- Full-color design includes over 600 drawings and photographs to reinforce visual understanding of key concepts.
- Companion CD features narrated video, photos, and drawings for most procedures in the book to help you put techniques into practice.
- Expert author shares her years of expertise in education, veterinary medicine, and writing to provide a valuable learning tool.
Contents
- Chapter 1 Venous Blood Collection
- Chapter 2 Arterial Blood Collection
- Chapter 3 Injection Techniques
- Chapter 4 Dermatologic Techniques
- Chapter 5 Ear Examination
- Chapter 6 Ocular Techniques
- Chapter 7 Respiratory System Techniques
- Chapter 8 Pericardiocentesis
- Chapter 9 Gastrointestinal System Techniques
- Chapter 10 Urinary System Techniques
- Chapter 11 Vaginal Cytology
- Chapter 12 Bone Marrow Collection
- Chapter 13 Arthrocentesis
- Chapter 14 Cerebrospinal Fluid Collection
List Of Procedures
- Procedure 1-1 Jugular Venipuncture
- Procedure 1-2 Jugular Venipuncture, Inverted Technique
- Procedure 1-3 Cephalic Venipuncture
- Procedure 1-4 Lateral Saphenous Venipuncture
- Procedure 1-5 Medial Saphenous Venipuncture
- Procedure 2-1 Collect Arterial Blood From The Femoral Artery
- Procedure 2-2 Collect Arterial Blood From The Dorsal Pedal Artery
- Procedure 3-1 Intravenous Injections
- Procedure 3-2 Intramuscular Injections
- Procedure 3-3 Subcutaneous Injections
- Procedure 4-1 Skin Scraping
- Procedure 4-2 Cellophane Tape Method
- Procedure 4-3 Vacuuming
- Procedure 4-4 Bacterial Culture Of Skin Pustule
- Procedure 4-5 Skin Biopsy
- Procedure 4-6 Woods Lamp Examination
- Procedure 5-1 Ear Examination
- Procedure 6-1 Schirmer Tear Test
- Procedure 6-2 Conjunctival Culture
- Procedure 6-3 Fluorescein Staining
- Procedure 6-4 Flushing The Nasolacrimal Ducts
- Procedure 6-5 Applying Topical Medications In The Eye
- Procedure 6-6 Conjunctival Scrapings
- Procedure 7-1 Respiratory Examination And Auscultation
- Procedure 7-2 Internal Nasal Examination
- Procedure 7-3 Pharyngeal Examination
- Procedure 7-4 Laryngeal Examination
- Procedure 7-5 Transtracheal Wash - Small And Large Dog
- Procedure 7-6 Small Dog Transtracheal Wash
- Procedure 7-7 Large Dog Tracheal Wash
- Procedure 7-8 Endotracheal Wash
- Procedure 7-9 Bronchoscopic Bronchoalveolar Lavage (bal)
- Procedure 7-10 Lung Aspiration
- Procedure 7-11 Thoracocentesis
- Procedure 8-1 Pericardiocentesis
- Procedure 9-1 Oral Examination
- Procedure 9-2 Orogastric Intubation (passing A Stomach Tube)
- Procedure 9-3 Nasogastric Intubation
- Procedure 9-4 Anal Sac Palpation And Expression
- Procedure 9-5 Percutaneous Transabdominal Liver Biopsy
- Procedure 9-6 Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy Of The Liver
- Procedure 9-7 Abdominocentesis
- Procedure 9-8 Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage (dpl)
- Procedure 10-1 Urine Collection By Cystocentesis
- Procedure 10-2 Urinary Catheterization: Male Cat
- Procedure 10-3 Urinary Catheterization: Male Dog
- Procedure 10-4 Urinary Catheterization: Female Dog
About the Author
- Susan Meric Taylor, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM, Professor of Small Animal Medicine, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Product Details
- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Saunders; Pap/Cdr edition (2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1416052887
- ISBN-13: 978-1416052883
- Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
List Price: $62.95