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008			191122s2020 pau 000 0 eng
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020			_a9780323681452 _q(paperback)
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC
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050		4	_aSF745 _b.S56 2021
100	1		_aSirois, Margi, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aElsevier's veterinary assisting textbook / _cMargi Sirois.
246	1		_aVeterinary assisting textbook
250			_aThird edition.
264		1	_aPhiladelphia : _bElsevier, Inc, _c2020.
300			_a483 pages : _bcolor illustrations _c28 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_a1. Overview of the Veterinary Profession -- 2. Office Procedures and Client Relations -- 3. Medical Terminology -- 4. Animal Behavior and Restraint -- 5. Animal Husbandry and Nutrition -- 6. Animal Care and Nursing -- 7. Anatomy and Physiology -- 8. Pharmacology and Pharmacy -- 9. Anesthesia and Surgical Assisting -- 10. Laboratory Procedures -- 11. Diagnostic Imaging -- 12. Avian and Exotic Animal Care and Nursing -- 13. Large Animal Nursing and Husbandry -- Glossary -- Appendices -- A: Normal Physiologic Data in Adult Dogs and Cats -- B: Summary of Lengths of Estrous Cycle and Gestation Periods in Dogs and Cats -- C: Normal Daily Urine Production for Dogs and Cats -- D: Normal Blood Gas Values -- E: Normal Heart Rate and Blood Pressure in Dogs and Cats -- F: Hematology Reference Range Values -- G: Normal Chemistry Values -- H: Normal Urinalysis Findings -- I: Hemostasis Reference Range Values -- J: Veterinary Assistant Model Curriculum Association of Veterinary Technician Educators -- K: Policy on Assistant Training Curriculum Approval.
520			_aMaster the role and responsibilities of the veterinary assistant! From respected veterinary educator Margi Sirois, Elsevier’s Veterinary Assisting Textbook, 3rd Edition covers everything you need to know to pass the Approved Veterinary Assistant (AVA) exam and succeed in clinical practice. With this comprehensive textbook students will learn to assist in laboratory and radiographic procedures, properly restrain animals, set up equipment and supplies, clean and maintain practice facilities, feed and exercise patients, collect samples, handle and dispense medications, groom patients, and record keeping. Updated content reflects the latest advances in veterinary assisting procedures, and new images illustrate key tasks.
650		0	_9185261 _aVeterinary medicine
650		0	_9300228 _aVeterinary nursing.
650		0	_9300229 _aAnimal Technicians.
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