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Exactly what you need for the clinical setting, this full-color, pocket-sized reference offers instant access to hundreds of veterinary medicine facts, formulas, lab values, and procedures. Key coverage of pharmacology, animal care, dentistry, nursing care, diagnostic imaging, urinalysis, blood tests, and more is divided into 10 easy-to-use sections - each tabbed and color-coded with a rapid-reference table of contents to help you find information fast.

Contents:

SECTION I: PHARMACOLOGY/MATH Pharmacy/Pharmacology . Commonly Used Rx Abbreviations . Common Medications

o Antimicrobials o Antiparasitics o Heartworm Preventives o Preanesthetics/Sedatives/Anesthetics o Inhalant Anesthetics o Analgesics and Antiinflammatories o Parenteral Fluids o Blood Products o Cardiovascular Drugs o Respiratory Drugs o Gastrointestinal Drugs o Endocrine Drugs o Antidotes/Reversing Agents

Medical Math . Conversion Factors . Dosage Calculations . Fluid Therapy Calculations . Nutritional Calculations SECTION II: ANIMAL CARE . Anatomical Planes of Reference . Physical Exam Procedures . Description of Heart Murmurs . Mucous Membrane Color . Nutrient Guidelines for Wellness . Estimating Degree of Dehydration . Age Equivalences . Common Vaccinations for Dogs and Cats . Common Diseases of Dogs and Cats . Nail Trimming . Expressing Anal Sacs . Ear Cleaning SECTION III: PROCEDURES Diagnostic and Treatment Techniques . Administration of Ophthalmic Medication . Administration of Otic Medications . Bandaging

o Cast Application o Robert Jones Bandage o Abdominal/Chest Bandage o Pressure Bandage

. Feeding Tubes . Emergency Supplies . Thoracocentesis . Thoracic Drain . Diagnostic Peritoneal Lavage . Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation . Intravenous Catheterization

o Catheter Selection o Cephalic Catheter Placement o Jugular Catheter Placement

. Schirmer Tear Test . Fluorescein Dye Test . Tonometry Diagnostic Imaging . Technique Chart . Troubleshooting Technical Errors . Landmarks . Contrast Media SECTION IV: DENTISTRY . Dental Formulas for Cats and Dogs . Normal Dentition . Dental Terminology . Charting . Dental Instruments SECTION V: SRX/ANESTHESIA NURSING . Anesthesia Machines . Rebreathing Bag Sizes . Performing Anesthesia Machine Check . Oxygen Flow Rates . Endotracheal Tubes . Patient Monitoring . Blood Pressure Monitoring . Electrocardiography

o Electrode Placement for Standard Limb Leads o Normal Canine P-ORS-T Complex o Common Abnormalities Seen on ECG

. Assessing Anesthetic Depth . Surgical Instruments . Suture Material . Surgical Pack Storage . Patient Preparation . Pain Evaluation SECTION VI: URINALYSIS . Catheter Sizes . Urinalysis Procedure . Gross Examination of Urine . Urine Sediment Examination

o pH Chart

. Cells and casts

o Crystals

SECTION VII: HEMATOLOGY/SEROLOGY Hematology and Hemostasis . Anticoagulants . Manual Cell Counts with the Unopette System . Plasma Color and Turbidity . RBC Indices . Semiquantitative Evaluation . RBC Characteristics . WBC Morphology . Common WBC Abnormalities . RBC Morphology . Reticulocyte Count . Corrected WBC Count . Platelet Estimate . Fibrinogen Test . Buccal Mucosal Bleeding Time . Activated Clotting Time Clinical Chemistry and Immunology . Blood Chemistry Tests . Immunology Tests SECTION VIII: PARASITOLOGY . Fecal Flotation Procedure . Centrifugal Flotation Procedure . Fecal Sedimentation Procedure . Modified Knott's Technique

o Comparison of Dirofilaria and Dipetalonema

. Common Internal Parasites . Common External Parasites SECTION IX: MICRO/CYTOLOGY . Commonly Used Culture Media . Sample Collection Guidelines . Sequence of Testing . Quadrant Streak Procedure . Common Bacterial Pathogens . Bacterial Colony Characteristics . Characteristics of Yeasts . Common Fungal Organisms . Skin Scrape Procedure . Fine Needle Biopsy Techniques

o Fine Needle Biopsy Aspiration Procedure o Fine Needle Biopsy Nonaspirate Procedure

. Compression Smear Preparation . Tracheal Wash . Appearance of Effusions . Characteristics of Fluid Samples . Nuclear Criteria of Malignancy . Characteristics of Tumor Types . Common Cell Types in Cytology Samples

o Ear Swabs

. Cell Types Found in Lymph Node Aspirates . Vaginal Cytology SECTION X: NORMAL VALUES . Normal Blood Gas Values . Normal Daily Urine Output for Dogs and Cats . Normal Heart Rate and Blood Pressure in Dogs and Cats . Hematology Reference Range Values . Normal Chemistry . Normal Urinalysis Values . Hemostasis Reference Range Values . Normal Physiologic Data in Adult Dogs and Cats . Summary of the Lengths of the Estrous Cycle and Gestation Periods in Dogs and Cats