Small animal internal medicine for veterinary technicians and nurses / editor, Linda Merrill.

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Small Animal Internal Medicine for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses is the first comprehensive resource on internal medicine written for the veterinary technician. Organized by body system, each chapter discusses pertinent diseases, from clinical signs, diagnostic testing, and prevalence to treatme...

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Other Authors: Merrill, Linda (Linda Lee), 1958- (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
Subjects:
Cats > Diseases > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Dogs > Diseases > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Animal health technicians > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Veterinary nursing > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Veterinary internal medicine.
Veterinary medicine.
Animal Diseases.
Veterinary Medicine > methods.
Internal Medicine > methods.
Animal Technicians.
Pets.
Animal health technicians.
Cats > Diseases.
Dogs > Diseases.
Veterinary nursing.
Handbooks and manuals.
Genre:
Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Handbooks and manuals.
Physical Description:xv, 532 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Physical examination
  • Endocrinology : Pituitary gland ; Thyroid glands ; Parathyroid glands ; Adrenal glands ; Pancreas ; Miscellaneous hormones, glands, and disease
  • Musculoskeletal : Anatomy and physiology ; Selected diagnostics in musculoskeletal disease ; Diseases of the musculoskeletal system ; General musculoskeletal examination ; Musculoskeletal therapy ; Musculoskeletal nutrition
  • The neurological examination
  • Thrombotic disorders in small animal medicine
  • Respiratory : Upper airway disease ; Mediastinal disease ; Lower airway disease ; Pulmonary parenchymal disease ; Pleural disease ; Anesthetic and analgesic considerations in respiratory disease ; Feeding considerations for respiratory disease
  • Hematology : Anatomy and physiology ; Red blood cell disorders ; Leukocyte disorders ; Platelet, coagulation, and inherited disorders
  • Gastrointestinal : Clinical signs and examination of the GI patient ; Selected diagnostics in gastrointestinal disease ; Gastrointestinal disease ; Pharmacology ; Feeding tubes ; Food intolerance and food allergy ; Anesthesia and analgesia considerations in gastrointestinal disease
  • Liver : Hepatic disease ; Posthepatic disease ; Nutrition in liver disease ; Anesthesia and analgesia considerations in hepatic disease
  • Urinary and renal diseases : Urinary anatomy and physiology ; Clinical signs ; Urinary diseases ; Urinary diagnostics and therapeutic implications ; Urinary tract biopsy techniques ; Urinary imaging ; Renal and urinary disease pharmacology ; Anesthetic and analgesic consideration ; Nutritional considerations
  • Infectious diseases : Infectious bacterial diseases ; Fungal diseases ; Protozoal diseases ; Infectious viral diseases ; Infectious disease testing
  • Vaccine, Vaccination, and immunology : The immune response and cancer immunotherapy ; Laboratory diagnostics in immunology ; Immunosuppressive medications ; Vaccines and vaccination
  • Pain and its management
  • Nursing : Occupational health and safety ; Pharmacological implication in internal medicine ; Nutritional support ; Diagnostic procedures ; Endoscopy ; Selected nursing considerations of internal medicine patients.