Acid-Base and Electrolyte Handbook for Veterinary Technicians - by Angela Randels-Thorp & David Liss (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

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

From the Back Cover

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

Review Quotes

"This is an affordable, useful addition to the veterinary acid-base literature and could be used by students or practitioners of veterinary medicine or veterinary technology...The book is written by veterinary technicians for veterinary technicians. It is of high quality and moderate complexity...The editors are to be commended for including a chapter on the strong ion approach to acid-base in veterinary patients. This feature is still lacking in many books, despite the wide scientific acceptance of the strong ion approach. It is often omitted for its mathematical complexity and potential lack of utility, but the author of that chapter does a good job of explaining the easy utility of strong ion difference clinically even if the total strong ion approach remains out of reach practically." (Doody Enterprises 17/03/2017)


"Too often, veterinarians expect the veterinary technicians working alongside them to aid in patient care without a complete understanding of the complex pathophysiology of the disease or condition that is affecting the patient. Acid-Base and Electrolyte Handbook for Veterinary Technicians aims to correct this deficiency and hits the mark with only a few caveats"....."This book provides readers the information necessary to achieve that level of understanding. This slim and fairly priced book is perfect for experienced technicians working in a specialty practice, especially an intensive care unit or emergency service, or those seeking specialty certification who want a better understanding of acid-base and electrolyte disorders"......"it is an excellent reference for experienced technicians who wish to expand their knowledge and understanding of common acid-base and electrolyte disturbances" (Reviewed by Anthony Johnson, DVM, DACVECC, Veterinary Information Network, Davis, Calif 15th June 2017 AVMA)

About the Author

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.