Practical Cardiology for Veterinary Nurses 1st Edition

Your Comprehensive Guide to Veterinary Cardiac Nursing

This concise textbook is a comprehensive and practical guide for veterinary nurses and technicians who wish to develop their knowledge, confidence, and skills when nursing the cardiac patient. It is vital that nurses understand how to look after dogs or cats with heart disease appropriately and support owners through what can often be challenging times.

Key Features

• Foundational Knowledge: The book begins with basic anatomy and physiology, the foundations required to understand the disease processes explained in later chapters.
• Hands-on Skills: It covers the hands-on requirements of the veterinary nurse, such as heart auscultation and feeling patient pulses. It also provides a sound understanding of electrocardiography, thoracic radiography, and cardiac ultrasound.
• Comprehensive Coverage: It covers the most common diseases seen in small animal practice, including congenital disease and heart failure.
• Pharmacology and First Aid: It lists cardiac drugs, explaining when and why pharmacology would be used, as well as side effects. It also has a dedicated chapter on first aid.
• Chronic Management: It discusses chronic nursing management of heart conditions, including remote monitoring, support, and care planning.
• Learning Aids: The book is packed with learning features, including a glossary, diagrams, illustrations, and tables in full color, concise end-of-chapter key points, and further reading lists.
• Target Audience: Essential reading for student nurses and technicians, as well as those in practice who need a quick reference "on the ground."