Principles and Practice of Veterinary Technology

By Paul W. Pratt and Paul Pratt VMD

This phenomenally comprehensive text teaches the veterinary assistant student literally everything they need to know. It gives a well-rounded overview of the basic and clinical sciences, then proceeds to specific clinical applications, nursing procedures, and even administrative skills.

Up-to-date content, most notably in the areas of pharmacology, anesthesia, and emergency procedures -- for state-of-the-art information in these rapidly changing areas. Separate chapters on anatomy and physiology, legal/ethical issues, dentistry, geriatrics, and wildlife. Numerous summary boxes throughout cover important assessment and monitoring parameters, signs and symptoms, drug data, and more -- providing rapid access to key information. Step-by-step procedure boxes clearly identify the technician's role in performing independent and interdependent functions. Learning objectives, key terms, and end-of-book study questions help students assess comprehension. Instructor's manual features lecture outlines and a 500-question testbank to assess student performance.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815173083
• ISBN13: 9780815173083
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Mosby
• Length: 730 Pages
• Weight: 4.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and under
• Grade Range: Preschool to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

good book for begginers

I got this book via a home school program for Vet school. It has more information in it then I thought it would. If your just the average person looking for answer on your pet. You will get more out of this book then you thought. It is geared for classroom materials, but good for in general reading too. Lots of examples.