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Fourth Edition
By
Boyce Wanamaker, DVM, MS, Program Director, Veterinary Technology Program, Columbia State Community College, Columbia, TN
Kathy Massey, LVMT, Instructor, Veterinary Technology Department, Columbia State Community College, Columbia, TN
Description
Designed specifically for veterinary technicians, this essential resource offers detailed guidance on key topics such as managing medication
inventory, dispensing veterinarian prescribed drugs, calculating drug dosages, administering medications to animals, and educating clients
about drug side effects and precautions. Up-to-date drug information is presented in a consistent, easy-to-use format that includes pharmacokinetics,
pharmacodynamics, clinical uses, dosage forms, and adverse side effects. Illustrated, step-by-step procedures demonstrate proper administration
techniques for common drug forms.
Contents
1. General Pharmacology
2. Routes and Techniques of Drug Administration
3. Practical Calculations in Pharmacology
4.
Drugs Used in Nervous System Disorders
5. Drugs Used in Respiratory System Disorders
6. Drugs Used in Renal and Urinary
Tract Disorders
7. Drugs Used in Cardiovascular System Disorders
8. Drugs Used in Gastrointestinal System Disorders
9.
Drugs Used in Hormonal, Endocrine, and Reproductive Disorders
10. Drugs Used in Ophthalmic and Otic Disorders
11. Drugs
Used in Skin Disorders
12. Antiinfective Drugs
13. Antiparasitic Drugs
14. Drugs Used to Relieve Pain and Inflammation
15.
Therapeutic Nutritional, Fluid, and Electrolyte Replacements
16. Blood-Modifying, Antineoplastic, and Immunosuppressant Drugs
17.
Miscellaneous Therapeutic Agents
18. Veterinary Technician's Role
Appendix A: Common Abbreviations Used in Veterinary
Medicine
Appendix B: Weights and Measures
Appendix C: Resource Information
Appendix D: Controlled Substances
Information Summary
Bibliography
Review Question Answers
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Paperback, 504 pages, publication date: MAY-2008
ISBN-13: 978-1-4160-5633-1
Imprint: SAUNDERS
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Last update: 25 Nov 2009
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