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9780813814841

Fluid Therapy for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses

by Donohoe, Charlotte
  • ISBN13:

    9780813814841

  • ISBN10:

    0813814847

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2012-04-03
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

Fluid Therapy for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses provides veterinary support staff with essential information on administering fluid therapy. Encompassing catheter placement, monitoring of intravenous fluid therapy, long-term fluid therapy, intravenous nutrition, equipment, and potential complications, the book supports the reader in obtaining and maintaining intravenous access, monitoring patient responses, and reacting to changes in the patient's condition. With complete coverage of the principles and procedures, Fluid Therapy for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses offers both a solid grounding in the fundamentals and more advanced information for experienced technician. Designed for ease of use, each chapter begins with the basics, giving a thorough foundation of information, and then moves into more advanced information, with potential nursing concerns and complications highlighted within the text. A companion website offers images from the book in PowerPoint and review questions and answers for download. Fluid Therapy for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses is a useful resource for experienced veterinary technicians and vet tech students alike.

Author Biography

Charlotte Donohoe, RVT, VTS (ECC), is an Emergency and Critical Care Service technician at the University of Guelph's Ontario Veterinary College Teaching Hospital.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. ix
Body Waterp. 3
Patient Assessmentp. 15
Routes of Administrationp. 35
Fluid Pumps and Tools of Administrationp. 67
Calculating Rates of Administrationp. 87
Patient Monitoringp. 107
Complications of Fluid Therapyp. 135
Fluid Typesp. 149
Fluid Selectionp. 167
Parenteral Nutritionp. 179
Blood Transfusions and Blood Component Therapyp. 195
Appendix: Answers to Review Questionsp. 221
Indexp. 227
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