Veterinary clinical skills manual /
edited by Nichola Coombes and Ayona Silva-Fletcher.
- Wallingford, Oxfordshire ; Boston, MA : CAB International, c2018.
- xxiv, 397 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
"Includes eBook Vitalsource."--Front cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Developing veterinary clinical skills, the pedagogy / Stephen May. -- The modern outcome-based curriculum and the role of clinical skills laboratory / Ayona Silva-Fletcher. -- The variety of clinical skills centre models relevant to location / Nichola Coombes, Ayona Silva-Fletcher, Julie Williamson, Stacy Anderson, B. Otgontugs, N. Odontsetseg, Aruna Amarasinghe, M.L.A.N.R Deepani, Catherine. J. Wager and Desiree Karlsson. -- Theatre practice / Fiona Brown. -- Surgical instruments / Alison Young. -- The fundamentals of suturing / Nicola Kulendra. -- The anaesthetic machine / Dr Christopher Seymour and Fiona Brown. -- Breathing systems / Dr Christopher Seymour and Fiona Brown. -- Intubation and monitoring anaesthesia / Caroline Hoy, Dr Christopher Seymour and Fiona Brown. -- Introduction to laboratory / Kate English and Alison Langridge. -- Principles in sample collection / Kate English and Alison Langridge. -- Using a microscope and preparing samples / Kate English and Alison Langridge. -- Urine and faecal analysis / Kate English and Alison Langridge. -- Physical examination, fluid therapy, tube and drain management / Karen Humm. -- Principles of small animal bandaging / Alison Langridge. -- Pharmacy / Hilary Orpet. -- General principles of animal handling / Dr.\ Isobel Vincent. -- Diagnostic imaging / Dr Pete Mantis and Victoria Watts. -- Radiography of the equine tarsus / Renate Weller. -- Udder health / John Fishwick and Dr Isobel Vincent. -- Equine procedures / Dr Imogen Johns. -- Equine shoe removal / Renate Weller. -- Practical assessments : the basis of scoring performance in assessments in a simulated environment / Matthew Pead. -- OSCES - the practicalities in the CSC environment / Nichola Coombes. -- Model design, creation, validation & use / Rachel Lumbis -- Simulators in a simulated environment, variation and use / Tierney Kinnison. -- Transition between the skills lab and the real world / Desiree Janine Herrick.
"Down-to-earth and intensely practical, this book and video package describes in a step-by-step way the essential clinical skills that veterinary students need to acquire before they face clinical situations in the real world of the busy veterinary clinic.
Covering the essential need-to-know skills, the book contains step-by-step illustrations, photographs, and videos of clinical procedures which can be accessed via desktop, smartphone or tablet. It details a whole range of skills from surgical, anaesthesia, and laboratory through to everyday essential and diagnostic skills for both farm and companion animals."--Back cover.