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Mosby's Veterinary PDQ SECOND EDITION Margi Sirois, EdD, MS, RVT 2 Table of Contents Cover image Title page Copyright 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 3 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 4 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 5 Copyright 3251 Riverport Lane St. Louis, Missouri 63043 Mosby's Veterinary PDQ ISBN: 978-0-323-24066-6 Copyright © 2014, 2009, by Mosby, Inc., an imprint of Elsevier Inc. 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International Standard Book Number: 978-0-323-24066-6 Vice President and Publisher: Linda Duncan Content Strategy Director: Penny Rudolph Content Manager: Shelly Stringer Publishing Services Manager: Catherine Jackson Senior Project Manager: David Stein Design Direction: Amy Buxton Printed in China Last digit is the print number: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 7 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 8 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 9 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. 10
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