Endoscopy for the Veterinary Technician - Paperback

by Susan Cox (Editor)

Endoscopy for the Veterinary Technician is a comprehensive resource for the proper care and handling of endoscopes and accompanying instrumentation for a variety of procedures.

• An inclusive reference on the proper care and handling of endoscopes and instrumentation
• Provides step-by-step details on a variety of endoscopic procedures, highlighting patient preparation, needed equipment, anesthesia, post-procedure care, and complications
• Offers numerous color images to help identify equipment and provide a visual guide to procedures
• Includes specific technician tips throughout the text

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Endoscopy for the Veterinary Technician is a comprehensive resource for the proper care and handling of endoscopes and accompanying instrumentation. Beginning with descriptions and pictures of endoscopy equipment and their care, the book then details patient preparation, needed equipment, anesthesia, post-procedure patient care, and complications for a variety of procedures in gastroscopy, rhinoscopy, bronchoscopy, colonoscopy, urethrocystoscopy, and laparoscopy. A checklist is provided for each procedure that includes the supplies and instrumentation needed so the technician can ensure they are prepared.

Numerous color images help to identify equipment and guide the reader a variety of procedures. In-depth descriptions of endoscopy procedures enable the technician to anticipate what the veterinarian may require; therefore making Endoscopy for the Veterinary Technician an invaluable resource in the veterinary practice.

Key Features:

• An inclusive reference on the proper care and handling of endoscopes and instrumentation
• Provides step-by-step details on a variety of endoscopic procedures, highlighting patient preparation, needed equipment, anesthesia, post-procedure care, and complications
• Offers numerous color images to help identify equipment and provide a visual guide to procedures
• Includes specific technician tips throughout the text

Author Biography

Susan Cox, RVT, VTS (SAIM) is a Small Animal Internal Medicine technician at the William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, School of Veterinary Medicine at University of California, Davis. She is also a charter member of the Academy of Internal Medicine for Veterinary Technicians.