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. INDICE: Editors viiiContributors ixPreface xSection 1: Patient Management1Patient History and Physical ExaminationNicole Atkens Humphreys 32 RestraintLinda E. Schmeltzer 73 Environmental Enrichment in the HospitalGary D. Norsworthy and Linda E. Schmeltzer 124 Preventive Health ProgramsLinda E. Schmeltzer 185 Gestation, Parturition, and Neonatal CareLinda E. Schmeltzer 216 Geriatric CareKaren M. Lovelace 24Section 2: Diagnostics7 Diagnostic Imaging of the Feline PatientJudith Hudson and Merrilee Holland 318 Venipuncture and CystocentesisKaren M. Lovelace 669 CytologyJ. Scot Estep 7010 In-Office Methodology and Quality Assurance AssessmentCraig M. Tockman 8011 Interpretation of Common Feline Laboratory ValuesKeith DeJong 9012 HematologyLaura V. Lane and Rick L. Cowell 97Section 3: Surgery and Recovery13 Anesthesia: Sedation and GeneralLudovic Pelligand 11314 Surgical PreparationEric Schmeltzer 11915 Anesthetic Monitoring of the Feline PatientSusan Bryant 12116 Pain Assessment and ManagementSusan Bryant 12917 Postoperative CareLinda E. Schmeltzer 13618 Physical Therapy and RehabilitationBarbara Bockstahler and David Levine 13819 Dentistry and Dental RadiographyDiana Eubanks 145Section 4: Major Diseases of the Cat20 CardiologyGary D. Norsworthy 15521 DermatologyGary D. Norsworthy 16422 Diseases of the Digestive SystemLinda E. Schmeltzer and Gary D. Norsworthy 17223 Endocrine DiseasesLinda E. Schmeltzer 17824 Feline Immunodeficiency VirusTeija Kaarina Viita-aho 18225 Feline Infectious PeritonitisLinda E. Schmeltzer 18526 Feline Leukemia Virus DiseasesLinda E. Schmeltzer 18927 ParasitologyTeija Kaarina Viita-aho19528 Respiratory DiseasesLinda E. Schmeltzer 20429 ToxicosesSharon Fooshee Grace 20830 Urinary Tract DiseasesLinda E. Schmeltzer and Gary D. Norsworthy 213Index 219Clinical cases, Q&As for downloading, and images from the book in PowerPoint are available for download at www.wiley.com/go/schmeltzernorsworthy
- ISBN: 978-0-470-95901-5
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 240
- Fecha Publicación: 26/03/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés