Description
**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 with "Essential Purchase" designation in Veterinary Nursing & Technology** Learn to calculate dosages accurately and administer drugs safely! Applied Pharmacology for Veterinary Technicians, 6th Edition shows you how to determine drug dosages, administer prescribed drugs to animals, and instruct clients about side effects and precautions. Coverage of drugs includes pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, clinical uses, dosage forms, and adverse effects. An Evolve companion website offers animations of pharmacologic processes, practice with dosage calculations, and more. Written by veterinary technology educator Lisa Martini-Johnson, this resource provides the pharmacology knowledge you need to succeed as a vet tech!- Quick-access format makes it easy to find important drug information, including clinical uses, dosage forms, and adverse side effects.- Body systems organization follows a logical sequence of study.- Illustrated, step-by-step procedures demonstrate proper administration techniques for common drug forms.- Key terms, chapter outlines, Notes boxes, and learning objectives focus your learning and make studying easier.- Proprietary drug names are listed with the generic drug names, highlighting drugs that have generic options.- Companion Evolve website includes drug dosage calculators with accompanying word problems, animations of pharmacologic processes, and dosage calculation exercises.- Dosage calculation exercises provide practice immediately after new information is presented.- Review questions reinforce your understanding of key concepts, with answers located in the back of the book.- Technician Notes provide useful hints and important reminders to help you avoid common errors and increase your efficiency on the job.- NEW! Emergency Drugs chapter is added.- UPDATED drug information keeps you current with the newest pharmacologic agents and their uses, adverse side effects, and dosage forms.- NEW! Case studies at the end of every chapter introduce real-world scenarios.
Table of Contents
1. General Pharmacology2. Routes and Techniques of Drug Administration3. Practical Calculations4. Drugs Used in Nervous System Disorders5. Drugs Used in Respiratory System Disorders6. Drugs Used in Renal and Urinary Tract Disorders7. Drugs Used in Cardiovascular System Disorders8. Drugs Used in Gastrointestinal System Disorders9. Drugs Used in Hormonal, Endocrine, and Reproductive Disorders10. Drugs Used in Ophthalmic and Otic Disorders11. Drugs Used in Skin Disorders12. Anti-infective Drugs13. Antiparasitic Drugs14. Drugs Used to Relieve Pain and Inflammation15. Therapeutic Nutritional, Fluid, and Electrolyte Replacements16. Blood-Modifying, Antineoplastic, and Immunosuppressant Drugs17. Immunologic Drugs18. Miscellaneous Therapeutic Agents19. Inventory: The Veterinary Technician's Role20. Emergency Drugs NEW!Appendix A: Common Abbreviations Used in Veterinary MedicineAppendix B: Weights and MeasuresAppendix C: AntidotesAppendix D: Common Drugs: Approximate DosagesAppendix E: Listing of Drugs According to Functional and Therapeutic ClassificationAppendix F: Controlled Substances Information SummaryBibliographyGlossary
