Veterinary Technician and Nurse's Daily Reference Guide
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Veterinary Technician and Nurse's Daily Reference Guide: Canine and Feline provides rapid access to the information veterinary technicians need in clinical practice. With an easy-to-use tabular format, the book covers diagnostic and patient care skills, diseases and conditions, preventive care, anatomy, anesthesia, and all other major areas of veterinary technician education and training. Chapters written by experienced veterinary specialists integrate charts, tables, and concise explanatory text to enable quick and efficient retrieval of information.
Focusing on practical skills and knowledge, the fourth edition features extensively revised material incorporating the latest developments, evidence-based guidelines, and best practices in veterinary medicine. Brand-new chapters describe licensure and certifications in veterinary technology and discuss nursing theory and science and its relation to veterinary nursing. Expanded and updated coverage includes novel therapeutics in dermatology, vaccination standards, pain assessment and management, stress-free handling and nursing care strategies, RECOVER CPR guidelines, and more. Equally useful in the classroom and in the clinic, this popular quick-reference guide:
* Provides new and updated content, including coverage of advancements in diagnostic capabilities and of pharmacologic agents used in treatment and management of disease states
* Contains hundreds of clear illustrations and high-quality photographs
* Includes a comprehensive table of contents in each chapter
* Features a companion website with forms and worksheets, self-review questions, vocabulary flashcards, links to online resources, and PowerPoint slides
Veterinary Technician and Nurse's Daily Reference Guide: Canine and Feline, Fourth Edition remains an invaluable resource for both student and practicing veterinary technicians and nurses of all skill and experience levels.
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Mandy Fults, MS, LVT, CVPP, VTS (Clinical Practice), Liberty Hill, Texas, USA.
Kenichiro Yagi, MS, RVT, VTS (ECC), (SAIM), is the Chief Veterinary Nursing Officer at Veterinary Emergency Group, Valhalla, New York, USA, and is the Program Director for the RECOVER Initiative.
Content
Figures xvii
Preface xxv
Acknowledgments xxvii
Summary of Key Features xxix
Contributors xxxi
About the Companion Website xxxv
Section One: Anatomy 1
Chapter 1: Anatomy 3
Section Two: Preventive Care 27
Chapter 2 Preventative Care and Vaccinations 29
Section Three: Diagnostic Skills
Chapter 3 Clinical Pathology 67
Chapter 4 Imaging 209
Section Four: Diseases and Conditions 281
Chapter 5 Dermatologic Diseases and Conditions 283
Chapter 6 Internal Medicine 299
Chapter 7 Nutritional Diseases and Conditions 495
Chapter 8 Ophthalmologic Diseases and Conditions 507
Chapter 9 Reproductive Diseases and Conditions 521
Chapter 10 Emergency Medicine 535
Chapter 11 Musculoskeletal Diseases and Conditions 565
Section Five: Patient Care Skills 575
Chapter 12 Animal Behavior 577
Chapter 13 Physical Rehabilitation 613
Chapter 14 Patient Care Skills in Clinical Practice 629
Chapter 15 Medical Calculations 693
Chapter 16 Medical Procedures 703
Chapter 17 Nutrition 751
Chapter 18 Pain Management 775
Chapter 19 Wound Care and Bandaging 813
Section Six: Anesthesia and Anesthetic Procedures 853
Chapter 20 Anesthesia and Anesthetic Procedures 855
Chapter 21 Dentistry 937
Chapter 22 Disinfection and Sterilization in Veterinary Healthcare Facilities 981
Chapter 23 Surgery 1021
Section Seven: Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine 1077
Chapter 24 Regenerative Medicine 1079
Section Eight: Licensure and Certifications in Veterinary Technology and Nursing 1089
Chapter 25 Veterinary Technician / Nurse Specialist Certifications 1091
Chapter 26 Additional Certifications Obtainable by Veterinary Technicians 1103
Chapter 27 Nursing Theory 1111
Bibliography 1113
Index 1135
Figures
Chapter 1: Anatomy
Figure 1.1 Overall anatomy
Figure 1.2 Palpation landmarks
Figure 1.3 Internal organs: left lateral view
Figure 1.4 Internal organs: right lateral view
Figure 1.5 Internal organs: ventral view
Figure 1.6 Three types of muscle tissue
Figure 1.7 Musculature: lateral view
Figure 1.8 Skeletal: lateral view
Figure 1.9 Skeletal: dorsal view
Figure 1.10 Circulatory: dorsal view of heart
Figure 1.11 Circulatory: Internal view of heart
Figure 1.12 Route of deoxygenated to oxygenated blood
Figure 1.13 Gas exchange
Figure 1.14 Cardiac conduction system
Figure 1.15 Artery and vein comparison
Figure 1.16 Circulatory: lateral view
Figure 1.17 Canine brain
Figure 1.18 Nervous system: lateral view
Figure 1.19 Structures of the skin
Figure 1.20 Forelimb and hindlimb paw pads
Figure 1.21 Claw
Figure 1.22 Respiratory system
Chapter 2: Preventive Care
Chapter 3: Clinical Pathology
Figure 3.1 Order of draw when using a vacutainer or syringe for blood collection
Figure 3.2 Various types of EDTA tubes
Figure 3.3 Various types of heparinized blood collection devices
Figure 3.4 Various types of serum separator tubes
Figure 3.5 Blood smear, direct, or wedge technique
Figure 3.6 Line smear
Figure 3.7 Slide over slide, compression, or squash preparation
Figure 3.8 Squash-modified preparation
Figure 3.9 Starfish preparation
Figure 3.10 Cytology evaluation
Figure 3.11 Fine-needle aspiration of a feline subcutaneous mass
Figure 3.12 Osteoclast from canine osteosarcoma patient
Figure 3.13 Lymph node fine-needle biopsy, veterinarian diagnosed lymphoma
Figure 3.14 Lymph node fine-needle biopsy, veterinarian diagnosed lymphoma
Figure 3.15 Pathologist-diagnosed case of mesothelioma
Figure 3.16 Cytologic criteria of malignancy
Figure 3.17 Degenerate neutrophil in synovial fluid
Figure 3.18 Neutrophils and vacuolated (foamy) macrophages in a thoracic fluid sample
Figure 3.19 Eosinophil on canine peritoneal effusion
Figure 3.20 Reactive mesothelial cell in a canine thoracic effusion
Figure 3.21 Mast cell tumor
Figure 3.22 Melanocytes from a canine melanoma
Figure 3.23 Spindle (mesenchymal) cells on a feline fine-needle biopsy
Figure 3.24 Adipocytes
Figure 3.25 Lipoma
Figure 3.26Hematoidin crystals in a macrophage
Figure 3.27 Buffy coat evaluation
Figure 3.28 Buffy coat smear of a cat
Figure 3.29 Canine ear cytology
Figure 3.30 Canine ear cytology
Figure 3.31 Feline ear cytology
Figure 3.32 Melanin granules in a superficial cell on an ear cytology
Figure 3.33 Rod-shaped bacteria and neutrophil on rectal mucosal smear
Figure 3.34 Budding yeast in a direct wet preparation of a canine sample
Figure 3.35 Yeast and rod bacteria in fecal cytology of a diarrheic canine
Figure 3.36 Large intermediate superficial cell and numerous white blood cells
Figure 3.37 Superficial epithelial cell (cornified)
Figure 3.38 Small intermediate and parabasal epithelial cells
Figure 3.39 Slide evaluation showing consistent movement within monolayer of slide
Figure 3.40 Area for cellular evaluation
Figure 3.41 Canine sample with immune-mediated hemolytic anemia
Figure 3.42 Canine red blood cells with variably sized distemper inclusion bodies
Figure 3.43 Feline aggregate reticulocytes and mature red blood
Figure 3.44 Heinz body inclusions and punctate reticulocytes in a feline sample
Figure 3.45 Canine blood smear showing a polychromatophil and Howell-Jolly inclusion body
Figure 3.46 Canine blood smear showing acanthocytes and echinocytes, segmented neutrophil, and basophil
Figure 3.47 Canine blood smear showing anisocytosis, ghost cell, schistocyte, and eccentrocyte
Figure 3.48 Canine blood smear showing anisocytosis, polychromasia and red blood cells infected with Babesia gibson
Figure 3.49 Feline blood smear showing anisocytosis, hypochromasia and red blood cells parasitized by Mycoplasma haemofelis, schistocyte, and eccentrocyte
Figure 3.50 Feline blood smear showing anisocytosis, ghost cell and nucleated red blood cells including metarubricytes and rubricytes
Figure 3.51 White blood cells in a canine blood smear as viewed under 100 × objective
Figure 3.52 White blood cells in a feline blood smear as viewed under 100 × objective
Figure 3.53 Canine toxic neutrophil exhibiting cytoplasmic vacuolation and Döhle body
Figure 3.54 Feline toxic neutrophil exhibiting cytoplasmic granulation and Döhle bodies
Figure 3.55 Pelger-Huët
Figure 3.56 Clumped platelets, including macroplatelets, exhibiting anisocytosis and filipodia in a feline blood smear
Figure 3.57 Coagulation overview
Figure 3.58 Activated coagulation time tube showing clot formation
Figure 3.59 Massive clump of platelets at the periphery of a canine blood smear
Figure 3.60 Blood typing card
Figure 3.61 Blood agar plate showing bacterial colonies with ß-hemolysis
Figure 3.62 Sheep blood agar with antibiotic susceptibility discs
Figure 3.63 Eosin methylene blue plate with Escherichia coli
Figure 3.64 Dermatophyte test medium media showing red indicator for dermatophytes
Figure 3.65 MacConkey agar with Klebsiella spp.
Figure 3.66 Mannitol salt agar plate showing Staphylococcus growth
Figure 3.67 Mueller Hinton agar with antibiotic discs
Figure 3.68 Illustration of streaking method
Figure 3.69 Sheep blood agar with isolated colonies
Figure 3.70 Inoculating a plate for microbial susceptibility
Figure 3.71 Tube media showing motility from stab technique with Escherichia coli
Figure 3.72 Tube media showing motility from stab technique
Figure 3.73 Coagulase test showing Staphylococcus aureus and a non-coagulase producing bacterium
Figure 3.74 Urease test with positive in the middle and negative on right
Figure 3.75 CAMP test showing enhanced hemolysis
Figure 3.76 API strip inoculated with bacteria
Figure 3.77 Gram stain, Gram-negative Actinobacillus spp. and Gram-positive Micrococcus spp.
Figure 3.79 Aspergillus spp. stained with lactophenol cotton blue
Figure 3.78 Blastomyces dermatitidis in a canine lymph node aspirate cytology
Figure 3.80 Histoplasma capsulatum in liver impression smear
Figure 3.81 Malassezia pachydermatis and numerous rod-shaped bacteria
Figure 3.82 Trichophyton spp. stained with lactophenol cotton blue
Figure 3.83 Relative size of parasite eggs
Figure 3.84 Alaria spp
Figure 3.85 Ancylostoma caninum and Uncinaria stenocephala
Figure 3.86 Ancylostoma tubaeforme
Figure 3.87 Aonchotheca putorii
Figure 3.88 Baylisascaris procyonis
Figure 3.89 Cryptosporidium spp.
Figure 3.90 Cystoisospora spp.
Figure 3.91 Cystoisospora spp.
Figure 3.92 Diphyllobothrium latum
Figure 3.93 Dipylidium caninum
Figure 3.94 Dirofilaria immitis
Figure 3.95 Echinococcus granulosus adult
Figure 3.96 Ancylostoma caninum and Eucoleus boehmi
Figure 3.97 Giardia spp.
Figure 3.98 Giardia spp.
Figure 3.99 Paragonimus kellicotti
Figure 3.100 Pearsonema feliscati
Figure 3.101 Physaloptera spp. from an adult female worm
