| View Larger Image | Clinical Textbook for Veterinary Technicians Sixth Edition
by Dennis M. McCurnin, Joanna M. Bassert
| | List Price: | $81.95 | | Price: | $56.79 | | You Save: | $25.16 (31%) |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 3393 | | Studio: | Saunders | | | Binding: | Hardcover | | Number Of Pages: | 1280 | | Publication Date: | July 28, 2005 | | Publisher: | Saunders |
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Product Description
Now in full-color! 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, including introductions, boxed technician tips, and suggested readings - all written at a level appropriate for technicians.
- Comprehensive text covering all areas of the curriculum.
- Written specifically for technicians.
- Presents detailed information on the role of the technician in every aspect of veterinary practice.
- Features helpful pedagogical aids such as introductions, suggested readings, and boxed Technician Tips.
- CD in the back of the book contains student exercises, including crossword puzzles to help study key terms, picture-it exercises to test knowledge of key illustrations, quiz shows and hangman exercises to make self-study fun, and WebLinks.
- Three new chapters! Care of Geriatric Small Animal Patients, Toxicology, and Nursing Concepts in Alternative Medicine.
- Diagnostic imaging chapter includes new sections on digital radiography, computed radiography, teleradiology, PACS (picture archival computing systems), and RIS (radiology information systems).
- Emergency nursing chapter has been completely rewritten to address rapid changes in clinical knowledge in the field.
- Behavior chapter has been completely rewritten to emphasize prevention of problems and the creation of wellness programs, and to focus on behavioral needs, assessment, and client teaching.
- Birds, Reptiles, and Small Mammals chapter has a new section on behavioral considerations and includes information on feeding, diets, and care of increasingly popular pets: rats, prairie dogs, sugar gliders, and hedgehogs.
- Pain management chapter includes new information of transdermal administration of Fentanyl and epidural administration of opioids. New drugs include hydromorphone, oxymorphone, deracoxib, and meloxicam.
- Pharmacology and pharmacy chapter includes new sections on ivermectin toxicities, expiration dates and disposal of drugs, material data safety sheets, compounding, nutraceuticals, and internet pharmacy and concern about online sites.
- Zoonoses and public health chapter includes up-to-date information on Q fever (coxiellosis), tularemia, and monkey pox.
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 19 reviews)
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Great reference 
I bought this book for my husband, who is a vet tech. He uses it for a reference and is constantly looking something up. I'm surprised that there are used copies, because he would never give his up. It was well worth the money I spent.
Saving Tampa
May 17, 2008 | |
good book but too wordy-too big 
Title says is all. Good book. It was a requirement for my college class. Way too big of a book. Should have been broken down smaller.
April 22, 2008 | |
A Must Have
For those who are studying in the Vet Tech field, to those who are just brushing up on info. Very detailed, easy to read textbook.
February 13, 2008 | |
A great reference and study guide!
This book has been a great help in Intro to Veterinary Technology class. Every time I open it I learn something useful. There are great sections on the inner workings of veterinary hospitals and clinics, and tons of information on safety. It's a very inviting book; easy to read, comprehensive and informative.
I have nothing negative to say about it. I think this book is going to be very useful to me even after I graduate. It will get a prominent spot on my bookshelf.
It's worth every penny and I highly recommend it!
December 09, 2007 | |
Rarely used! 
Not very usefull, rarely used it.
Wouldn't be much different if I never bought it, did not learn much from it.
September 21, 2007 | |
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