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Usually ships in 1 business days | | Only 1 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | 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.
- Written by respected veterinary technology educator Margi Sirois, RVT, MS, EdD, this collection of commonly used but rarely memorized clinical information, such as charts, graphs, formulas, conversions, and lab values offers quick access to the data you need to deliver safe and efficient veterinary care.
- Information is easy to find in 10 tabbed, color-coded sections: Pharmacology and Math, Animal Care, Procedures, Dentistry, Surgical/Anesthetic Nursing, Urinalysis, Hematology and Serology, Parasitology, Microbiology/Cytology, and Normal Values
- Color-coded tabs feature a table of contents with page references, making it easy to quickly locate key information within each section.
- Full-color format includes illustrations that highlight and clarify important concepts.
- Convenient pocket size lets you keep this reference with you and refer to it in any setting.
- Spiral binding allows you to lay the booklet flat for easy reference.
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Margi Sirois EdD MS RVT | | Spiral-bound: | 210 pages | | Publisher: | Mosby | | Publication Date: | September 29, 2008 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0323055753 | | Package Length: | 5.51 inches | | Package Width: | 3.78 inches | | Package Height: | 0.79 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.26 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 12 reviews |
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 mistakes found Aug 10, 2010
while the book arrived as described and on time i found that some pages were ommitted from a section of the book while others were duplicated
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Some mistakes Jul 18, 2010
After reading good reviews, I asked for and received this book as a birthday present late last year. As I flipped through the first section (Pharmacology), however, I noticed some glaring mistakes and omissions which have made me doubt the veracity of the info throughout the whole book.
Some mistakes: dexamethazone is listed as 'long acting' IM, IV, SC, PO, while Depo-Medrol is listed as intermediate acting (along with prednisone); pimobendan listed as 'available in Canada and Europe'--t's been available in this country for quite a few years, and this is the 2009 edition I'm reviewing; benazepril is listed as an "Angiotensin Converting Enzyme" (!) rather than an ACE-inhibitor, while enalapril is listed as an ACE-I all by itself; enalapril is listed as 'give on an empty stomach'; Pepto-Bismol carries no warning not to use in cats; and the most egregious mistake is listing methylene blue as a reversal agent for Valium! Yep, it's listed in the 'antidotes and reversing agents' section, and of course doesn't carry a warning about how it kills cats. There is no mention of flumazenil so I don't know what was supposed to be listed as a reversal for benzodiazepines. The methylene blue is probably in there as an antidote for acetominophen toxicity though it has largely been supplanted by n-acetylcysteine b/c of safety issues.
Some omissions: immipenem/meropenem from antibiotics; fentanyl from opioids; atenolol and sotalol not listed as beta-blockers (these are the two most commonly used in cats & dogs); mexiletine and sotalol from anti-arrhythmics (the two most common used PO in dogs); fenbendazole is now an accepted treatment for Giardia (not listed as such); hydrochlorathiazide from diuretics; maropitant from anti-emetics; xylazine from emetics.
I would hesitate to trust the book now because I can see so many errors in the info I'm already familiar with--who knows how many mistakes are in the info I am not familiar with? The purpose of a reference book isn't, of course, to read and then have to verify the info independently; I just want to read it and trust it which I certainly can't do now (seriously, methylene blue??).
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 Most Information per Inch Jun 24, 2010
I'm in school studying to be a vet tech and this book is a life saver, especially when I need a quick reference when running a fecal sample. The PDQ has tabs out to the side so you can find exactly what you're looking for quickly. It also is packed with useful information that I use just about every day.
very useful and quick to use Apr 30, 2010
It's a pocket book very complete, very easy to consult, with the basic concepts ready to apply. Indispensable to wear when you are working and have a doubt.
I am a vet tech and keep this in my pocket most days Jan 07, 2010
This has been a great pocket review for me on every day stuff being that I was out of the field for a while and needed helpful refreshers like how to do a urinanalysis, identifying parasites, instruments and such. This is a great gift for a vet tech or a great helpful pocket guide. I think it is a bit over priced but its still quite handy. Would buy again and recommend.
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