Table Of ContentMosby's Veterinary PDQ
SECOND EDITION
Margi Sirois, EdD, MS, RVT
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Table of Contents
Cover image
Title page
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Chapter 1: PHARMACOLOGY AND MATH
REQUIREMENTS OF PRESCRIPTIONS2
COMMON MEDICATIONS
ANTIPARASITICS24
MEDICAL MATH
Chapter 2: ANIMAL CARE
ANATOMICAL PLANES OF REFERENCE5 21
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION PROCEDURES29
PUPILLARY LIGHT REFLEX33
DESCRIPTION OF HEART MURMURS40
BODY CONDITION SCORING SYSTEM22
MUCOUS MEMBRANE COLOR
COMMON VACCINATIONS FOR DOGS AND CATS
NAIL TRIMMING23
EXPRESSING ANAL SACS23
EAR CLEANING23, 29
AGE EQUIVALENCES
Chapter 3: PROCEDURES
DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING36
Chapter 4: DENTISTRY
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DENTAL FORMULAS FOR CATS AND DOGS29
NORMAL DENTITION18
DENTAL TERMINOLOGY29
CHARTING34
DENTAL INSTRUMENTS31
Chapter 5: SRX/ANESTH NURSING
ANESTHESIA MACHINES18
REBREATHING BAG SIZES4
PERFORMING ANESTHETIC MACHINE CHECK4
OXYGEN FLOW RATE VALUES4,33
ENDOTRACHEAL TUBES4,33
CAPNOGRAPHY
PULSE OXIMETRY33
BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING22,33
ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY
Normal Canine P-QRS-T Complex10
ASSESSING ANESTHETIC DEPTH25
SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS31
PATIENT PREPARATION4
PAIN EVALUATION23
NUMERIC PAIN SCALE33
Chapter 6: URINALYSIS
ROUTINE URINALYSIS PROCEDURE17
URINE SEDIMENT EXAMINATION
Chapter 7: HEMATOLOGY AND SEROLOGY
HEMATOLOGY AND HEMOSTASIS
RBC MORPHOLOGY
RETICULOCYTE COUNT23
WBC MORPHOLOGY8, 15, 17, 19
CORRECTED WBC COUNT17
PLATELET ESTIMATE17
BUCCAL MUCOSAL BLEEDING TIME29
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CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND IMMUNOLOGY
BLOOD CHEMISTRY TESTS34
Chapter 8: PARASITOLOGY
FECAL FLOTATION PROCEDURE17
CENTRIFUGAL FLOTATION PROCEDURE17
FECAL SEDIMENTATION PROCEDURE17
MODIFIED KNOTT'S TECHNIQUE17
COMMON INTERNAL PARASITES
COMMON EXTERNAL PARASITES
Chapter 9: MICRO/CYTOLOGY
SEQUENCE OF TESTING17A
QUADRANT STREAK PROCEDURE17
BACTERIAL COLONY CHARACTERISTICS17
COMMON FUNGAL ORGANISMS
SKIN SCRAPE PROCEDURE17
FINE NEEDLE BIOPSY TECHNIQUES
COMPRESSION SMEAR PREPARATION17
TRACHEAL WASH9
APPEARANCE OF EFFUSIONS17
COMMON CELL TYPES IN CYTOLOGY SAMPLES
EAR SWABS
CELL TYPES FOUND IN LYMPH NODE ASPIRATES17
VAGINAL CYTOLOGY
Chapter 10: NORMAL VALUES
SOURCES
Index
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PHARMACOLOGY AND MATH
PHARMACY AND PHARMACOLOGY
Commonly Used Medical Prescription Abbreviations
Requirements of Prescriptions
Common Medications
Antimicrobials
Antiparasitics
Heartworm Preventives
Preanesthetics, Sedatives, Anesthetics
Constant Rate Infusions
Inhalant Anesthetics
Analgesic and Antiinflammatory Agents
Parenteral Fluids
Blood Products
Cardiovascular Drugs
Respiratory Drugs
Gastrointestinal Drugs
Endocrine Drugs
Antidotes and Reversing Agents
MEDICAL MATH
Conversion Factors
Dosage Calculations
Fluid Therapy Calculations
Intravenous Fluid Rate Calculations
Nutritional Calculations
Commonly Used Medical Prescription Abbreviations2
AbbreviationMeaning
bid Twice daily
disp dispense
g (or gm) gram
gr grain
gtt drop
h (or hr) hour
IC intracardiac
IM intramuscular
IP intraperitoneal
IV intravenous
L liter
mg milligram
mL (or ml) milliliter
OD right eye
OS left eye
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OU both eyes
PO by mouth
prn as needed
q every
q4h every 4 hours
qd every day (daily)
qid four times daily
qod every other day
sid once a day
SQ (or SC) subcutaneous
stat immediately
TBL or Tbsp tablespoon
tid three times daily
TD transdermal
TM transmucosal
tsp teaspoon
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REQUIREMENTS OF PRESCRIPTIONS2
• Name of veterinary hospital or veterinarian, address, and telephone number
• Date on which the prescription was written
• Client's (owner's) name and address and species of animal (animal's name
optional)
• Rx symbol (from the Latin, meaning take thou of)
• Drug name, concentration, and number of units to be dispensed
• Sig (from the Latin signa, meaning write or label), which indicates directions for
treatment of the animal
• Signature of the veterinarian
• DEA registration number if the drug is a controlled substance
A hypothetical prescription for a pharmacist.
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