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Main description:
Fluid Therapy for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses provides veterinary support staff with essential information on administering fluid therapy. Encompassing catheter placement, monitoring of intravenous fluid therapy, long-term fluid therapy, intravenous nutrition, equipment, and potential complications, the book supports the reader in obtaining and maintaining intravenous access, monitoring patient responses, and reacting to changes in the patient s condition. With complete coverage of the principles and procedures, Fluid Therapy for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses offers both a solid grounding in the fundamentals and more advanced information for experienced technician. Designed for ease of use, each chapter begins with the basics, giving a thorough foundation of information, and then moves into more advanced information, with potential nursing concerns and complications highlighted within the text. A companion website offers images from the book in PowerPoint and review questions and answers for download at www.wiley.com/go/donohoenursing.
Fluid Therapy for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses is a useful resource for experienced veterinary technicians and vet tech students alike.
Contents:
Preface ix 1 Body Water 3 2 Patient Assessment 15 3 Routes of Administration 35 4 Fluid Pumps and Tools of Administration 67 5 Calculating Rates of Administration 87 6 Patient Monitoring 107 7 Complications of Fluid Therapy 135 8 Fluid Types 149 9 Fluid Selection 167 10 Parenteral Nutrition 179 11 Blood Transfusions and Blood Component Therapy 195 Appendix: Answers to Review Questions 221 Index 227 PowerPoint documents of figures and PDFs of questions and answers available for download at www.wiley.com/go/donohoenursing.
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Iowa State University Press
Publication date: March, 2012
Pages: 248
Dimensions: 189.00 x 252.00 x 15.00
Weight: 494g
Availability: Available
Subcategories: Veterinary Medicine
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