Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics for veterinary technicians /

This accessible, comprehensive text explains how drugs work so you can confidently communicate with clients about current drug therapies. Featuring up-to-date drug information and a new full-color design with added illustrations, tables, and boxes, this thorough resource covers drug uses, abuses, ca...

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Main Author: Bill, Robert L. (Author, DVM, PhD, Professor of Veterinary Pharmacology, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, Teaching, and Learning, College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Missouri: Elsevier, 2017
Edition:Fourth edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Veterinary pharmacology and the veterinary technician An introduction to understanding therapeutic applications
  • Pharmacy procedures and dosage calculations
  • Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics: the principles of how drugs work
  • Drugs affecting the gastrointestinal tract
  • Drugs affecting the cardiovascular system
  • Drugs affecting the respiratory system
  • Drugs affecting the endocrine system
  • Drugs affecting the nervous system: analgesics, tranquilizers, sedatives, and anesthetics
  • Drugs affecting the nervous system: anticonvulsants and behavior-modifying drugs
  • Antimicrobials
  • Disinfectants and antiseptics
  • Antiparasitics
  • Antiinflamatory drugs
  • Answers to self-assessment review questions and application questions.