The BSAVA Pocketbook for Veterinary Nurses offers quick access to key information on a wealth of procedures. In this second edition, editor Emma Gerrard has built on the excellent work of Louise O’Dwyer to reflect the expanding responsibilities of the profession whilst retaining handy features, such as emergency doses and a ruler on the inside covers. Notable additions include: Surgical and anaesthetic checklists, pain scales for dogs, cats and rabbits, dental recording charts, and PROTECT ME information on antimicrobial resistance.
Key points
- Expanded and updated to cover more aspects of modern veterinary nursing.
- Arranged in alphabetical order and cross-referenced for ease of use.
- Provides convenient access to condensed knowledge from a range of BSAVA titles.
- Over 70 full-colour illustrations bring life to radiographic positioning, bandaging and more.
- Retains the practical design of the first edition, with emergency doses and a ruler on the inside covers.
Author(s): Emma Gerrard
Series: BSAVA British Small Animal Veterinary Association
Edition: 2
Publisher: BSAVA
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 100
City: Gloucester
Front cover
Useful contacts
Prelims
Contents
Foreword
Preface
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 theature
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
J
K
L
Laboratory samples – packaging for external analysis
M
Mucous membrane colour
Muscle condition scoring scheme – cats
Muscle condition scoring scheme – dogs
N
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
PROTECT ME
Q
R
Radiographic film faults
Radiographic positioning
Lateral view of the skull
Dorsoventral view of the skull
Ventrodorsal view of the skull
Lateral oblique view of the tympanic bullae
Rostrocaudal view of the frontal sinuses
Dorsoventral intraoral view of the maxilla
Ventrodorsal intraoral view of the mandible
Ventrodorsal open-mouth view of the nasal cavity
Open-mouth lateral oblique view of the lower dental arcade
Open-mouth ventrodorsal oblique view of the upper dental arcade
Ventrodorsal oblique view of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ)
Rostrocaudal open-mouth view of the tympanic bullae
Rostrocaudal view of the cranium
Lateral view of the pharynx
The vertebral column
Flexed lateral view of the cervical spine
Extended lateral view of the cervical spine
Ventrodorsal view of the cervical spine
Lateral view of the thoracic spine
Ventrodorsal view of the thoracic spine
Lateral view of the thoracolumbar spine
Ventrodorsal view of the thoracolumbar spine
Lateral view of the lumbar spine
Ventrodorsal view of the lumbar spine
Lateral view of the thorax
Dorsalventral view of the thorax
Ventrodorsal view of the thorax
Mediolateral view of the shoulder
Caudocranial view of the shoulder
Caudocranial view of the scapula
Lateral view of the humerus
Mediolateral view of the elbow
Flexed mediolateral view of the elbow
Craniocaudal view of the elbow
Mediolateral view of the radius and ulna
Craniocaudal view of the radius and ulna
Mediolateral view of the carpus
Dorsopalmar view of the carpus
Lateral view of the abdomen
Ventrodorsal view of the abdomen
Lateral view of the pelvis
Ventrodorsal view of the pelvis – frog leg projection
Ventrodorsal view of the pelvis – extended projection
Mediolateral view of the femur
Craniocaudal view of the femur
Mediolateral view of the stifle
Caudocranial view of the stifle
Lateral view of the tibia and fibula
Caudocranial view of the tibia and fibula
Mediolateral view of the tarsus
Plantarodorsal view of the tarsus
Lateral view of the phalangeal isolation
Radiographic positioning – advanced
Feline tympanic bulla
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ)
Limbs
Carpus (1)
Carpus (2)
Tarsus (1)
Tarsus (2)
Shoulder
Recumbent patient care
Resting energy requirement (RER) calculation
S
Scrubbing
Skin sampling
Sterilization – packing instruments
Sterilization indicators
Surgical checklist
Sutures
Absorbable suture materials
Non-absorbable suture materials
Suture patterns
Continuous
Simple
Intradermal/subcuticular
Interrupted
Simple interrupted appositional (SIA)
Horizontal mattress
Cruciate mattress
Vertical mattress
T
Temperature conversion
Theatre – maintenance of asepsis
Total solids – using a refractometer
U
Urinalysis
Urinary catheters – cats
Catheterizing a tomcat
Catheterizing a queen
Urinary catheters – dogs
Catheterizing a male dog
Catheterizing a bitch
Method 1: Urethra viewed in dorsal recumbency
Method 2: Urethra viewed standing
Method 3: Digital
Urine specific gravity (USG) normal values
V
Vernier scale
Vital signs – normal ranges in common species
W
Wound drain management
Wound dressings
Dry
Interactive
Topical
Wound recognition and treatment
X
Y
Z
References
Emergency doses for dogs and cats
Back cover
