Foreword
Preface
A few notes on using this book
A
Anaesthetic agents
Anaesthetic checklists
Anaesthetic emergencies
Anaesthetic equipment
ASA physical status and classifications scale
B
Bandaging
Biochemistry reference ranges
Blood cell types
Blood collection tubes
Blood pressure measurement
Blood pressure values for dogs and cats
Blood sampling
Blood smear preparation
Blood staining procedures
Blood transfusion
Body condition scoring scheme -- cats
Body condition scoring scheme -- dogs
Body condition scoring scheme -- rabbits
C
Calculating blood loss
Cleaning the operating theatre
Clinical audits
D
Dental recording chart -- cat
Dental recording chart -- dog
E
Ear cytology
Electrocardiography
F
Faecal examination
Feeding tube selection
Feeding tubes -- nursing considerations
Fine needle aspiration of a mass
Fluid therapy
Folding gowns and drapes
G
Gowning and gloving
H
Haematology reference ranges
Hair and skin sampling procedures
Hand hygiene
I
Infection control
Intravenous catheter management
L
Laboratory samples -- packaging for external analysis
M
Mucous membrane colour
Muscle condition scoring scheme -- cats
Muscle condition scoring scheme -- dogs
O
Opioids
P
Packed Cell Volume -- how to perform a PCV
Pain assessment
Pain scoring -- cat
Pain scoring -- dog
Pain scoring -- rabbit
Patient assessment -- daily tasks
Patient assessment -- routine parameters
Physiotherapy
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R
Radiographic film faults
Radiographic positioning
Radiographic positioning -- advanced
Recumbent patient care
Resting energy requirement (RER) calculation
S
Scrubbing
Sterilization -- packing instruments
Sterilization indicators
Surgical checklist
Sutures
T
Temperature conversion
Theatre -- maintenance of asepsis
Total solids -- using a refractometer
U
Urinalysis
Urinary catheters
Urine specific gravity (USG) normal values
V
Vernier scale
Vital signs -- normal ranges in common species
W
Wound drain management
Wound dressings
Wound recognition and treatment
References
Emergency doses