Real-Life Scenarios and Step-by-Step Instructions

Case presentations provide real-life scenarios, allowing students to practice critical thinking and decision-making skills. Step-by-step instructions show students how to perform dozens of procedures, making information easy to access in emergency and clinical situations.

Comprehensive Coverage of Veterinary Technology

The textbook features:

• Over 1,000 full-color photographs and line drawings depicting veterinary technology concepts and techniques
• Comprehensive chapters on pharmacology, pain management, restraint, and veterinary oncology, providing a broader understanding of the responsibilities of a technician
• Coverage of large animal care, including medical records, dentistry, physical examination, surgical instrumentation, surgical assistance, emergency care, and euthanasia, as well as separate Large Animal chapters
• Coverage of zoonotics, describing how a disease may affect the host, how it is spread, how it is treated, and the necessary safety precautions
• A dedicated chapter on Care of Birds, Reptiles, and Small Mammals, describing care and treatment of these increasingly popular pets

Reinforce Your Understanding with the Student Workbook

The student workbook reinforces understanding with review questions, case presentations, and clinical applications, as well as photo-based quizzes and other student exercises. Available separately, this valuable resource helps solidify your knowledge and skills in veterinary technology.

Stay ahead in your veterinary technician education with McCurnin’s Clinical Textbook for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses, 10th Edition.