TY - BOOK AU - McCurnin,Dennis M. AU - Bassert,Joanna M. TI - Clinical textbook for veterinary technicians SN - 9780721606125 (hbk.) : AV - SF745 U1 - 636.089 MCC PY - 2005/// CY - Edinburgh PB - Elsevier Saunders KW - Veterinary medicine KW - Veterinary nursing KW - Farming and Country Life KW - ukslc N1 - Previous ed.: London: W.B. Saunders, 2001; An introduction to the profession of veterinary technology -- Part one.Clinical procedures. 1.Restraint and handling of animals -- 2.History and physical examination -- 3.Diagnostic sampling and therpeutic techniques --- 4.Wound healing, wound management, and bandaging -- 5.Basic necropsy procedures -- Part two.Clinical sciences -- 6.Clinical pathology -- 7.Parasitology -- 8.Clinical microbiology -- 9.Diagnostic imaging -- 10.Veterinary oncology -- 11.Preventive health programs -- 12.Neonatal care of puppy,kitten, and foal -- 13.Geriatric care of companion animals -- 14.Animal behavior -- 15.Companion animal clinical nutrition -- 16.Large animal clinical nutrition -- 17.Animal reproduction -- 18.Care of birds, reptiles, and small mammals -- Part four.Anesthesia and pharmacology -- 19.Verterinary anesthesia -- 20.Pain management -- 21.Pharmacology and pharmacy -- Part five.Surgical and medical nursing -- 23.Surgical assistance and suture material -- 24.Small animal surgical nursing -- 25.Small animal medical nursing -- 26.Emergency nursing -- 27.Toxicology -- 28.Veterinary dentistry -- 29.Equine medical and surgical nursing -- 30.Food animal medical and surgical nursing -- 31.Nursing concepts in alternative medicine -- Part six.Topics in practice management -- 32.Verterinary practice management -- 33.Medical records -- 34.Computer applications in veterinary practice --- 35.Zoonoses and public health -- 37.Euthanasia -- 38.Client bereavement and the human-animal bond -- 39.Stress and substance abuse in practice N2 - Written by veterinarians, including many board-certified specialists and veterinary technicians, this comprehensive textbook is divided into six major sections covering nearly all the major content areas in the veterinary technology curriculum. The text contains helpful learning features ER -