Acid-Base and Electrolyte Handbook for Veterinary Technicians - Paperback

by Angela Randels-Thorp (Editor), David Liss (Editor)

Acid-Base and Electrolyte Handbook for Veterinary Technicians provides an easy to understand yet comprehensive approach to acid-base and electrolyte balance.

• Covers the physiology of fluids and their effect on acid-base and electrolyte balance
• Offers detailed information on managing acid-base and electrolyte derangements in disease
• Includes access to a companion website with case studies and multiple choice questions

Back Jacket

Acid-Base and Electrolyte Handbook for Veterinary Technicians provides an easy to understand yet comprehensive approach to acid-base and electrolyte balance. The text begins with a thorough introduction to these subjects, followed by detailed chapters on sodium, chloride, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, calcium, metabolic and respiratory acid-base, blood gas, and mixed acid-base disorders. Included are the traditional along with strong ion approaches to acid-base.

With complete coverage of the principles and procedures, Acid-Base and Electrolyte Handbook for Veterinary Technicians offers both a solid grounding in the fundamentals and more advanced information. A companion website provides case studies and multiple choice questions.

Recently graduated and experienced veterinary technicians alike will find Acid-Base and Electrolyte Handbook for Veterinary Technicians is a useful resource.

Key features:

- Covers the physiology of fluids and their effect on acid-base and electrolyte balance

- Provides detailed information on managing acid-base and electrolyte derangements in disease

- Includes access to a companion website with case studies and multiple choice questions

Author Biography

Angela Randels-Thorp, CVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM), is Team Director for 1^st Pet Veterinary Centers, an emergency, specialty, and general practice hospital with three locations in Arizona. She is a published author and routinely lectures internationally on both critical care and internal medicine topics, including acid-base and electrolyte imbalances.

David Liss, RVT, VTS (ECC, SAIM), is Program Director of a Veterinary Technology program at Platt College in Los Angeles, California, is an ICU technician at VCA Veterinary Specialists of the Valley in Woodland Hills, CA, and is the owner of a consulting business, Veterinary Training and Consulting, Inc. He routinely lectures nationally on critical care topics, and is a widely regarded educator and teacher.