The Small Animal Veterinary Nerdbook

Description

This book has become the profession’s gold standard for finding the information needed for everyday clinical practice when and where needed. Selling more than 30,000 copies, the pocket-sized reference gives immediate access to accurate, practical information on 21 subjects, with handy headers, as well as sleek tables and charts. The Nerdbook places special emphasis on topics critical to the practice of routine clinical medicine, such as cardiology, toxicology, nutrition, critical care, infectious disease and dermatology. Charts, tables, diagrams, and outlines make skimming the information simple. The book features: • Concise tables and charts to illustrate content • Simple diagrams provide an alternative to text information • Index of commonly used drug dosages • Extensive references if more in-depth information is needed New to the third edition: • The anesthesia section contains an illustrated instruction on nerve blocks and more on anesthetic monitoring. • The parasitology section summarizes the most updated CDC and CAPC recommendations and heartworm society recommendations. • The infectious disease section explains how to set up vaccine protocols. • A urinary section that follows the international Renal Interests Society staging system. • The GI section features a clinical diagnostic approach to diseases. Purchasing this resource gives access to additional information on the official Nerdbook website, including: • References and recommended readings • A neurologic exam check-off sheet • An illustrated overview of the nervous system • General protocols for behavior modification • Client handouts for prevention of common behavior problems • Videos illustrating behavior modification techniques In its third edition with loads of new and updated information, the Nerdbook is better organized, easier to understand and more clinically relevant than ever before. Review: Quick guide for veterinarians. Highly recommend - This book helped me so much right out of vet school. Easy to find things and every subject is short, sweet, to the point. The book is small enough to fit in a bag easily and tote around. Great gift idea for a vet school grad! Review: Can't live without my nerdbook - I got my nerdbook in my penultimate year when clinical rotations and rounds were becoming more frequent and serious. I absolutely love my nerdbook and refer to it everyday in small animal practice. I find that it helps to reinforce information and concepts. I really like the logical way that it is written and set out and greatly prefer the nerdbook to "Tschauner's Guide" (which I also have) or "Kim and Poli" (which I bought but couldn't read for the small font). I wholeheartedly recommend the nerdbook for veterinary students and I foresee that it will be an invaluable resource as a new graduate in 2012.