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Small Animal Toxicology Essentials

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Providing a ready reference for the initial triage, collection of diagnostic samples, and management of a poisoning case, Small Animal Toxicology Essentials focuses on the most common poisons encountered by companion animals. From prevention to evaluation, monitoring, and treatment, the book 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…

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Providing a ready reference for the initial triage, collection of diagnostic samples, and management of a poisoning case, Small Animal Toxicology Essentials focuses on the most common poisons encountered by companion animals. From prevention to evaluation, monitoring, and treatment, the book 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 ebook begins with the principles of veterinary toxicology, such as terminology, history-taking, and decontamination. The second half of the ebook is devoted to specific toxicants, including plants, metals, drugs, and household poisons. Useful resource for veterinary technicians, especially those with a interest in emergency and critical care, and technician students, as well as practicing veterinarians looking for an introduction to toxicology. 1,031 p.

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Authors expertises affiliations

  • Robert H. Poppenga. D.V.M., Ph.D., DABVT, Professor and Head of the Toxicology Section. University of California-Davis, Davis, CA (USA), California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, School of Veterinary Medicine.
  • Sharon M. Gwaltney-Brant. D.V.M., Ph.D., DABVT, DABT, Toxicology Consultant, Adjunct Instructor. Veterinary Information Network (VIN), online Services. And University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL (USA), College of Veterinary Medicine.
  • Publication date (digital version): 2011-11 – Wiley-Blackwell; Copyright © 2011 by John Wiley and Sons, Inc.