Key Features

• Review of all areas of the veterinary technology curriculum is mapped to VTNE^® domains, tasks, and knowledge statements.
• Streamlined outline format makes content easy to read and simplifies the classification and grouping of the material.
• Comprehensive, full-color coverage includes all areas of veterinary technology, such as A&P, clinical sciences, diagnostics, restraint and handling, animal nutrition, pharmacology and anesthesia, and professional and practice management skills.
• Comprehensive 350-question test in the book includes an answer key and provides a solid review of the vet tech curriculum and the information you need to know to pass the VTNE.
• Coverage of dogs, cats, large animals, birds, reptiles, and laboratory animals ensures you are prepared for all aspects of the national board examination.
• Learning features include chapter outlines, key terms, learning objectives, a glossary, summary boxes and tables, and end-of-chapter review questions.
• Online practice exam engine on the Evolve website simulates the computer-based VTNE testing environment with 500 questions (three times the number on the exam), allowing you to take a timed mock examination or to study in quiz mode and to randomize test questions, receive instant feedback, and obtain test scores.
• Practical appendices include abbreviations and symbols, the metric system and equivalents, medical terminology, species names, and normal values.

New Features

• NEW! New photos and illustrations make it easier to understand and recognize essential concepts including histology, hematology, diagnostic microbiology and mycology, virology, urinalysis, and parasitology.
• NEW! Discussion and review questions throughout the book are thoroughly reviewed and updated by experts in the field.