Anesthesia and Analgesia for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses (Evolve: Student Resources) 6th Edition

Anesthesia and Analgesia for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses, 6th Edition: Your Definitive Guide to Anesthesia

This book is the definitive guide to the latest drugs, techniques, protocols, and anesthetic equipment. This trusted text prepares you for success in the classroom and on your national exam by providing clear guidelines for anesthesia administration, including pre-anesthetic preparation of the patient, induction procedures, patient monitoring, and postoperative care.

Key Features

• Comprehensive Coverage: It provides comprehensive coverage of dogs, cats, horses, cattle, camelids, and swine, making it an excellent resource for veterinary students and technicians.
• Step-by-Step Guidelines: Illustrated, step-by-step guidelines for common procedures include patient preparation, IV catheter placement, anesthetic induction techniques, endotracheal intubation, anesthetic maintenance techniques, and anesthetic recovery.
• New and Updated Content: New content on anesthetic practices used to improve patient outcomes includes anesthetic safety checklists, anxiolysis, and administration of constant rate infusions. Updates reflect the latest advances in veterinary anesthesia and analgesia, including new fasting recommendations, drugs, and equipment.
• Large Animal Focus: Two large-animal anesthesia chapters cover pain management and anesthetic techniques for equine, ruminant, camelid, and swine patients.
• Quick-Reference Tools: Reference tables and boxes provide quick access to fluid administration rates, properties of anesthetic drugs, oxygen flow rates, anesthetic protocols, normal and abnormal monitoring parameters, and more.
• Learning Aids: Learning features include chapter outlines, learning objectives, key terms, "Technician Notes," key points, and review questions.
• Latest Guidelines: Updated practice guidelines provide the basis for anesthesia information, including the latest pain management and monitoring guidelines for dogs and cats.