Based on NAVTA-approved guidelines, Elsevier's Veterinary Assisting Textbook by Margi Sirois offers comprehensive coverage of the knowledge and skills you need for a successful career in veterinary assisting. You'll learn about the role of the veterinary assistant and how to perform key responsibilities of the job, including assisting the veterinary technician and the veterinarian by restraining animals, setting up equipment and supplies, cleaning and maintaining practice and laboratory facilities, and feeding and exercising patients. Targeted coverage addresses only those topics that are relevant to veterinary assisting. Authoritative content covers everything you need to know to pass the Approved Veterinary Assistant (AVA) exam and succeed in clinical practice. Authors and contributors are leading experts in veterinary medicine, veterinary technology, and veterinary assisting.Full-color format features a wealth of illustrations and photographs that clarify key concepts and enhance learning.

Master the role and responsibilities of the veterinary assistant! Elsevier's Veterinary Assisting Textbook, 2nd Edition provides a comprehensive overview of all the skills you need to begin a career as a veterinary assistant. NAVTA-approved guidelines help in learning to assist in laboratory and radiographic procedures, properly restraining animals, setting up equipment and supplies, cleaning and maintaining practice facilities, feeding and exercising patients, collecting samples, handling and dispensing medications, grooming patients, and record keeping. From respected veterinary educator Margi Sirois, this book covers everything you need to know to pass the Approved Veterinary Assistant (AVA) exam and succeed in clinical practice. - Comprehensive coverage provides details on the tasks performed by veterinary assistants, and covers everything you need to know to pass the Approved Veterinary Assistant (AVA) exam and succeed in clinical practice. - Step-by-step instructions and hundreds of full-color photographs show veterinary assisting tasks and clarify key concepts. - Information on office procedures and client relations prepares you to be involved in many of the business aspects of veterinary practice and to work closely with management staff. - Expert authors and contributors focus on the topics that are most critical to effective veterinary assisting. - Coverage of the workflow in a veterinary practice helps you understand your role as well as the roles of all the other members of the veterinary health care team. - Critical Concept boxes highlight important points and provide useful tips to improve your knowledge and skills. - Student-friendly features in each chapter include learning objectives, a chapter outline, and key terms, emphasizing the concepts you are expected to learn. - A student workbook provides activities to help you apply concepts to veterinary practice, including definitions of key terms, review questions, crossword puzzles, illustration labeling, sample cases, and clinical applications. Available separately. - NEW! Basic coverage of large animals is included throughout the book, preparing you for the veterinary assistant's increasing role in large animal care. - NEW! Additional radiographic positioning images in the Diagnostic Imaging chapter demonstrate the proper positioning for specific radiographic techniques.

- NEW! Updated activities and questions reflect the new content in Elsevier's Veterinary Assisting Textbook, 3rd Edition.

"Master the role and responsibilities of the veterinary assistant! From respected veterinary educator Margi Sirois, Elsevier's Veterinary Assisting Textbook, 3rd Edition covers everything you need to know to pass the Approved Veterinary Assistant (AVA) exam and succeed in clinical practice. With this comprehensive textbook students will learn to assist in laboratory and radiographic procedures, properly restrain animals, set up equipment and supplies, clean and maintain practice facilities, feed and exercise patients, collect samples, handle and dispense medications, groom patients, and record keeping. Updated content reflects the latest advances in veterinary assisting procedures, and new images illustrate key tasks." -- Provided by publisher.

Prepare for the role and responsibilities of the veterinary assistant! Elsevier's Veterinary Assisting Textbook, 4th Edition, covers everything you need to know to pass the Approved Veterinary Assistant (AVA) Exam and succeed in clinical practice. NAVTA-approved guidelines help in learning to assist in laboratory and radiographic procedures, properly restraining animals, setting up equipment and supplies, cleaning and maintaining practice facilities, feeding and exercising patients, collecting samples, handling and dispensing medications, grooming patients, and record keeping. Updated content reflects the latest Fear-FreeTM handling techniques and the veterinary assistant's role in helping owners through pet loss. - NEW! Hospice, Grief, and Pet Loss chapter discusses the human-animal bond, stages of grief, and other principles of the veterinary assistant's role in helping the owner through pet loss. - EXPANDED! Behavior content includes the latest Fear-FreeTM handling methods. - NEW! Practice quizzes on the companion Evolve website allow you to test your understanding of key concepts. - UPDATED! Drug information covers the newest pharmacologic agents and their uses, adverse side effects, and dosage forms. - UPDATED! Infection control and vaccination coverage keeps you up to date with the latest guidelines and protocols. - Comprehensive coverage provides everything you need to prepare for the Approved Veterinary Assistant (AVA) certification exam. - Step-by-step instructions and hundreds of colorful photographs clearly break down veterinary assisting tasks and clarify essential information. - Discussion of office procedures and client relations prepares you for the business aspects of veterinary practice and how to work closely with management staff. - User-friendly features in each chapter include learning objectives, a chapter outline, and key terms, and an emphasis on the concepts you are expected to learn. - Coverage of the workflow in a veterinary practice clarifies the role of the veterinary assistant in relation to all other members of the veterinary healthcare team. - Critical Concept boxes provide useful tips to improve your knowledge and skills.

Reinforce your understanding of veterinary assisting! Corresponding to the chapters in Elsevier's Veterinary Assisting Textbook, 4th Edition, this workbook provides activities and exercises for additional review and practice of the tasks performed by veterinary assistants. With challenging review questions, sample cases, and more, it's an excellent way to master the material and prepare for success on the AVA Exam and in the veterinary clinic. Updated content reflects the latest Fear-FreeTM handling techniques and the veterinary assistant's role in helping owners through pet loss. - NEW! Multiple-choice questions in each chapter help you prepare for classroom and certification exams. - NEW! Case scenarios present realistic situations and challenge you to apply what you've learned to answer targeted questions and complete focused activities. - NEW! Hospice, Grief, and Pet Loss chapter discusses the human-animal bond, stages of grief, and other principles of the veterinary assistant's role in helping the owner through pet loss. - EXPANDED! Behavior content includes the latest Fear-FreeTM handling methods. - UPDATED! Drug information covers the newest pharmacologic agents and their uses, adverse side effects, and dosage forms. - Comprehensive coverage provides everything you need to prepare for the Approved Veterinary Assistant (AVA) certification exam. - Review questions test simple recall and basic comprehension, including true/false, fill-in-the-blank, matching, and more. - Identification exercises test visual recognition and knowledge based on content presented in the accompanying textbook in preparation for clinical experiences.

Now in full-color with over 750 vivid images located near their text descriptions, Small Animal Diagnostic Ultrasound, 3rd Edition is the must-have resource for coverage of the basic principles of ultrasonography in small animal medical care. Using a logical body-systems approach, where chapters are organized from "head to tail," this third edition offers completely revised and up-to-date information regarding the latest techniques, applications, and developments in ultrasonography ? including expanded coverage of Doppler imaging principles and new gross anatomic and pathological specimen images. Also new to this edition are 100 video clips (housed on a companion website) that demonstrate normal and abnormal conditions as they appear in ultrasound scans. "This is the book that any clinician that has interest in veterinary diagnostic imaging should have." Reviewed by Denis Novak on behalf of European Journal of Companion Animal Practice, June 2015 "There will be very few clinicians who will fail to learn something new within a few minutes of opening it." Reviewed by Louise McLean on behalf of Veterinary Record, July 2015 Video clips accessible on the accompanying website allows the ultrasonographer to visualise organs in motion. The real stuff!" Reviewed by Fabienne Dethioux on behalf of Royal Canin: Vets Today, July 2015 - Head-to-tail chapter organization makes finding specific information quick and easy. - The most up-to-date ultrasound imaging techniques ensure you stay on top of the industry. - Online glossary contains over 400 terms offer a more complete understanding of ultrasonography. - NEW! Color Design includes over 750 images appearing near their text mentions. - NEW! Approximately 100 video clips located on the companion website demonstrate conditions as they appear to an ultrasonographer. - NEW! Updated and expanded coverage of Doppler imaging principles and applications, including non-cardiac organs and abdominal vasculature, keep you up to date in this critical area. - NEW! Gross anatomic and pathological specimen images accompany the ultrasound images to help orient you to the tissues under study.