Small Animal Toxicology Essentials - Softcover

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Robert H. Poppenga, D.V.M., Ph.D., DABVT, is a Professor and Head of the Toxicology Section at the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis.

Sharon M. Gwaltney-Brant, D.V.M., Ph.D., DABVT, DABT, is a Toxicology Consultant for Veterinary Information Network (VIN) and Adjunct Instructor at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois.

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Small Animal Toxicology Essentials is a thorough introduction to the principles of veterinary toxicology. Providing a ready reference for the initial triage, collection of diagnostic samples, and management of a poisoning case, the book focuses on the most common poisons encountered by companion animals. From prevention to evaluation, monitoring, and treatment, Small Animal Toxicology Essentials is a guide for veterinary technicians to differentiate between significant and insignificant exposures and effectively manage animal poisonings.

Emphasizing clinical signs, differential diagnoses, and case management, the book includes sections on the fundamentals of veterinary toxicology, the approach to a poisoned patient by body system, and specific toxicants likely to be encountered.

Small Animal Toxicology Essentials is a useful resource for veterinary technicians, especially those with an interest in emergency and critical care, and veterinary technician students, as well as veterinarians looking for an introduction to toxicology.

Key features

• Outlines toxicology basics, from prevention to evaluation, monitoring, and treatment.
• Focuses on nursing care following exposure to the most common poisons seen in small animal practice.
• Emphasizes practical, clinically relevant information such as presenting signs, differential diagnoses, and case management.
• Provides guidance on both the general approach to a poisoned patient and specific poisons.
• Includes access to a companion website providing review questions available for download into Word and color images available for download into PowerPoint at www.wiley.com/go/poppenga

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Small Animal Toxicology Essentials is a thorough introduction to the principles of veterinary toxicology. Providing a ready reference for the initial triage, collection of diagnostic samples, and management of a poisoning case, the book focuses on the most common poisons encountered by companion animals. From prevention to evaluation, monitoring, and treatment, Small Animal Toxicology Essentials is a guide for veterinary technicians to differentiate between significant and insignificant exposures and effectively manage animal poisonings.

Emphasizing clinical signs, differential diagnoses, and case management, the book includes sections on the fundamentals of veterinary toxicology, the approach to a poisoned patient by body system, and specific toxicants likely to be encountered.  Small Animal Toxicology Essentials is a useful resource for veterinary technicians, especially those with an interest in emergency and critical care, and veterinary technician students, as well as veterinarians looking for an introduction to toxicology.  

Key features

• Outlines toxicology basics, from prevention to evaluation, monitoring, and treatment.
• Focuses on nursing care following exposure to the most common poisons seen in small animal practice.
• Emphasizes practical, clinically relevant information such as presenting signs, differential diagnoses, and case management.
• Provides guidance on both the general approach to a poisoned patient and specific poisons.
• Includes access to a companion website providing review questions available for download into Word and color images available for download into PowerPoint at www.wiley.com/go/poppenga.