Hospice and Palliative Care for Companion Animals: Principles and Practice – Amir Shanan, Tamara Shearer, Jessica Pierce

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Hospice and Palliative Care for Companion Animals: Principles and Practice   offers the first comprehensive reference to veterinary hospice and palliative care, with practical guidance and best practices for caring for sick and dying animals.   Presents the first thorough resource to providing veterinary hospice and palliative care Offers practical guidance and best practices for caring for sick and dying animals Provides an interdisciplinary team approach, from a variety of different perspectives Gives concrete advice for easing pets more gently through their final stage of life Includes access to a companion website with client education handouts to use in practice   Amir Shanan, DVM, is the Founding President of the International Association for Animal Hospice and Palliative Care, www.iaahpc.org, and the owner of Compassionate Veterinary Hospice, a veterinary practice dedicated to providing end-of-life care services, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Jessica Pierce, BA, M.Div., PhD, is a bioethicist and affiliate faculty at the Center for Bioethics and Humanities, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, USA. Tamara Shearer, DVM, CCRP, CVPP, CVA, is the owner of Western Carolina Animal Pain Clinic / Shearer Pet Health Hospital in Sylva, North Carolina, USA. "The text is well organized and thorough, provides excellent academic knowledge, and covers topics that are most likely to be encountered by a veterinary technician employed. The text involves a depth of knowledge that I believe would be well understood by students. In addition, the book complements the narrative of each chapter with pictorials that students will find to be extremely beneficial." (Vet Med Today, 15 June 2010) The one thing I really like about this text is the sample forms (eg, dental charts, general procedure forms, and client-consent forms) designed specifically for equine patients. This text has great potential for being incorporated into a veterinary technology curriculum." ( Vet Med Today , August 2010) "The text is well organized and thorough, provides excellent academic knowledge, and covers topics that are most likely to be encountered by a veterinary technician employed in equine medicine... the authors did an extremely good job of providing the elements in a complete and compact package for students interested in this topic. The one thing I really like about this text is the sample forms (eg, dental charts, general procedure forms, and client-consent forms) designed specifically for equine patients. This text has great potential for being incorporated into a veterinary technology curriculum." ( JAVMA,  June 2010) “This is a complete and thorough manual for a very specific audience and the quality of the information is first rate.” ( Doody’s , May 2010) ABOUT THE AUTHOR Deborah Reeder,   RVT is the executive director of the American Association of Equine Veterinary Technicians. Sheri Miller,   LVT is the president of the American Association of Equine Veterinary Technicians. DeeAnn Wilfong,   BS, CVT is the president-elect of the American Association of Equine Veterinary Technicians. Midge Leitch,   VMD, DAVCS is the Clinician in Radiology at New Bolton Center at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine. Dana Zimmel,   DVM, DACVIM, DABVP (Equine Practice) is on the faculty at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Florida. PERMISSIONS Request permission   to reuse content from this site TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface vii Midge Leitch Acknowledgments ix Deborah Reeder Contributors xi Medical Acronyms and Abbreviations xiii Deborah Reeder and Sheri Miller 1 General Horse Management 3 Dana Zimmel 2 Equine Nutrition 11 Mary Beth Gordon J. K. Young K. E. Davison and R. H. Raub 3 Applied Anatomy and Physiology 47 Amanda M. House Kira Epstein Laura Riggs and Kelsey A. Hart 4 Equine Reproduction 93 Michelle LeBlanc and Audrey Kelleman 5 Equine Wellness Program 131 Dana Zimmel 6 Foal Care 147 Bonnie S. Barr DeeAnn Wilfong Laura Javsicas Tanya M. Balaam-Morgan and Dana Zimmel 7 Equine Pharmacology 165 Jennifer L. Davis 8 Laboratory Diagnosis in Equine Practice 187 Craig F. Shoemaker 9 Equine Anesthesia 217 Erin M. McNally and Luisito S. Pablo 10 Surgical Assistance 249 Gail Broussard Elizabeth Hinton and Tracy McArthur 11 Nursing Care 265 Bonnie S. Barr Dennis Brooks Laura Javsicas and Dana Zimmel 12 Technical Procedures 301 DeeAnn Wilfong and Bryan Waldridge 13 Diagnostic Procedures 317 Katherine Garrett and Midge Leitch 14 Common Equine Medical Emergencies 341 Michael Porter 15 Equine Office Procedures 355 Deborah Reeder Index 377 REVIEWS "The text is well organized and thorough, provides excellent academic knowledge, and covers topics that are most likely to be encountered by a veterinary technician employed. The text involves a depth of knowledge that I believe would be well understood by students. In addition, the book complements the narrative of each chapter with pictorials that students will find to be extremely beneficial." (Vet Med Today, 15 June 2010) The one thing I really like about this text is the sample forms (eg, dental charts, general procedure forms, and client-consent forms) designed specifically for equine patients. This text has great potential for being incorporated into a veterinary technology curriculum." ( Vet Med Today , August 2010) "The text is well organized and thorough, provides excellent academic knowledge, and covers topics that are most likely to be encountered by a veterinary technician employed in equine medicine... the authors did an extremely good job of providing the elements in a complete and compact package for students interested in this topic. The one thing I really like about this text is the sample forms (eg, dental charts, general procedure forms, and client-consent forms) designed specifically for equine patients. This text has great potential for being incorporated into a veterinary technology curriculum." ( JAVMA,  June 2010) “This is a complete and thorough manual for a very specific audience and the quality of the information is first rate.” ( Doody’s , May 2010) "The text is well organized and thorough, provides excellent academic knowledge, and covers topics that are most likely to be encountered by a veterinary technician employed. The text involves a depth of knowledge that I believe would be well understood by students. In addition, the book complements the narrative of each chapter with pictorials that students will find to be extremely beneficial." (Vet Med Today, 15 June 2010)The one thing I really like about this text is the sample forms (eg, dental charts, general procedure forms, and client-consent forms) designed specifically for equine patients. This text has great potential for being incorporated into a veterinary technology curriculum." ( Vet Med Today , August 2010) "The text is well organized and thorough, provides excellent academic knowledge, and covers topics that are most likely to be encountered by a veterinary technician employed in equine medicine... the authors did an extremely good job of providing the elements in a complete and compact package for students interested in this topic. The one thing I really like about this text is the sample forms (eg, dental charts, general procedure forms, and client-consent forms) designed specifically for equine patients. This text has great potential for being incorporated into a veterinary technology curriculum." ( JAVMA,  June 2010) “This is a complete and thorough manual for a very specific audience and the quality of the information is first rate.” ( Doody’s , May 2010) Vazba: lepená Počet stran: 418 Nakladatel:  Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (27 April 2009) Jazyk: angličtina ISBN-10:  0813829712 ISBN-13:  978-0813829715 Rozměry: 18.8 x 2 x 24.6 cm