Veterinary Medical Team Handbook, 2nd Edition

Veterinary Medical Team Handbook provides a unique training resource and reference guide for all members of the medical team as they may progress from new hire to experienced technician.  Organized to assist the medical team in their progression, sections include information on the first two days on the job, diseases, diagnostics, treatment and overall wellness.

Now in full color, this new edition features updates throughout with 16 new or significantly expanded chapters, including building an effective medical team, understanding disease process and zoonotic disease, obtaining the emergency clinical database, acid / base and lactate, evaluating the heart, dental radiography, ultrasound and emergency FAST scans, pharmacology, pain management, approaches to dentistry, shock, emergency medicine syndromes, fluids, and wellness of juvenile, adult and geriatric patients.  

Designed to help the paraprofessional understand the basic concepts and use this knowledge to help the client, as well as support the doctor and the medical team, Veterinary Medical Team Handbook  will help refine the skills of the staff and make them greater resources within the hospital team.  A companion website offers training modules and interactive case studies.