Nursing the Feline Patient

Herausgegeben von Schmeltzer, Linda E.; Norsworthy, Gary D.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Nursing the Feline Patient is a comprehensive and accessible clinical manual addressing the unique nursing needs of cats. Covering all aspects of feline nursing care from the examination room to the surgical suite, the book highlights the special considerations for cat patients throughout. Written specifically for veterinary technicians and nurses, topics range from restraint, preventative care, and laboratory procedures to surgery, dentistry, and specific diseases of concern.

Carefully designed for easy reference, chapters are logically organized into sections on patient management, diagnostics, surgery and recovery, and major diseases by body system. Each chapter begins with an overview of the anatomy and physiology required for a full understanding of the disease. Nursing the Feline Patient is an essential resource for veterinary technicians working with feline patients.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 274mm x 218mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9780470959015
• ISBN-10: 0470959010
• Artikelnr.: 34999262

Autorenporträt

Linda E. Schmeltzer, RVT, is the head technician at Alamo Feline Health Center in San Antonio, Texas. Gary D. Norsworthy, DVM, DABVP (Feline), is the owner and head veterinarian at the Alamo Feline Health Center in San Antonio, Texas.

Inhaltsangabe

Editors viii Contributors ix Preface x Section 1: Patient Management 1
Patient History and Physical Examination Nicole Atkens Humphreys 3 2
Restraint Linda E. Schmeltzer 7 3 Environmental Enrichment in the Hospital
Gary D. Norsworthy and Linda E. Schmeltzer 12 4 Preventive Health Programs
Linda E. Schmeltzer 18 5 Gestation, Parturition, and Neonatal Care Linda E.
Schmeltzer 21 6 Geriatric Care Karen M. Lovelace 24 Section 2: Diagnostics
7 Diagnostic Imaging of the Feline Patient Judith Hudson and Merrilee
Holland 31 8 Venipuncture and Cystocentesis Karen M. Lovelace 66 9 Cytology
J. Scot Estep 70 10 In-Office Methodology and Quality Assurance Assessment
Craig M. Tockman 80 11 Interpretation of Common Feline Laboratory Values
Keith DeJong 90 12 Hematology Laura V. Lane and Rick L. Cowell 97 Section
3: Surgery and Recovery 13 Anesthesia: Sedation and General Ludovic
Pelligand 113 14 Surgical Preparation Eric Schmeltzer 119 15 Anesthetic
Monitoring of the Feline Patient Susan Bryant 121 16 Pain Assessment and
Management Susan Bryant 129 17 Postoperative Care Linda E. Schmeltzer 136
18 Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Barbara Bockstahler and David Levine
138 19 Dentistry and Dental Radiography Diana Eubanks 145 Section 4: Major
Diseases of the Cat 20 Cardiology Gary D. Norsworthy 155 21 Dermatology
Gary D. Norsworthy 164 22 Diseases of the Digestive System Linda E.
Schmeltzer and Gary D. Norsworthy 172 23 Endocrine Diseases Linda E.
Schmeltzer 178 24 Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Teija Kaarina Viita-aho 182
25 Feline Infectious Peritonitis Linda E. Schmeltzer 185 26 Feline Leukemia
Virus Diseases Linda E. Schmeltzer 189 27 Parasitology Teija Kaarina
Viita-aho 195 28 Respiratory Diseases Linda E. Schmeltzer 204 29 Toxicoses
Sharon Fooshee Grace 208 30 Urinary Tract Diseases Linda E. Schmeltzer and
Gary D. Norsworthy 213 Index 219 Clinical cases, Q&As for downloading, and
images from the book in PowerPoint are available for download at
www.wiley.com/go/schmeltzernorsworthy