Large Animal Medicine for Veterinary Technicians

Laura Lien, CVT, MS, VTS (LAIM) is a member of the Association of Veterinary Technician Educators and holds a Veterinary Technician Specialty in Large Animal Internal Medicine with the Academy of Internal Medicine for Veterinary Technicians. She was awarded Veterinary Technician of the Year by the Wisconsin Veterinary Technician Association in 2009. Susan Loly, LVT, VTS (EVN) is Large Animal Hospital Technical Supervisor at the University of Minnesota Equine Clinical Services Center. She holds a Veterinary Technician Specialty in Equine Veterinary Nursing and was voted AAEVT Member of the Year in 2012. Sheryl Ferguson, CVT, VTS (LAIM) is Large Animal Hospital Manager at the University of Minnesota Veterinary Medical Center. She is a member of the Large Animal Internal Medicine Academy for Veterinary Technicians and has plays active member of the AIMVT credentialing committee.

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Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Hospital Biosecurity
Leslie Hiber, CVT, BS

Chapter 2: Restraint
Ann Elizabeth Goplen, DVM
Sergio Gonzales, BS
Sheryl Ferguson, CVT, VTS(LAIM)
Darcy DeCrescenza, CVT
Laura Lien MS, CVT, VTS(LAIMVT)

Chapter 3: History
Stacie K Seymour, DVM
Chapter 4: Physical exams
Scott R. R. Haskell, DVM
Carrie J. Finno, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM
Kristen Wegner, DVM, DACVA
Jamie DeFazio, AS, CVT, VTS-EVN

Chapter 5: Nutrition
Kara M. Burns, MS, MEd, LVT, VTS (Nutrition)

Chapter 6: Clinical Procedures
Annette M McCoy, DVM, MS, DACVS
Erica McKenzie BSc, BVMS, PhD. DACVIM, DACVSMR
Sue Loly, LVT,VTS(EVN)

Chapter 7: Diagnostic Procedures
Sue Loly, LVT, VTS (EVN)
JoAnn Slack, DVM, MS, DACVIM, LAIM
Laura Lien MS, CVT, VTS(LAIMVT)
Rolf B. Modesto, VMD
Sheryl Ferguson, CVT, VTS (LAIM)

Chapter 8: Medical Imaging
Myra F. Barrett DVM, MS, DACVR
Kurt Selberg MS, DVM, MS
Sheryl Ferguson CVT, VTS (LAIM)
Joanne Slack DVM, MS, DACVIM
Susan Steward, RT (CT) (MR)

Chapter 9: Reproduction
Harry Momont, DVM PhD Dipl. ACT
Celina M. Checura, DVM MS PhD Dipl. ACT

Chapter 10: Neonatology
Laura Lien MS, CVT, VTS(LAIMVT)

Chapter 11 Diseases
Fernando J. Marques, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (LAIM)
William Gilsenan, VMD, Diplomate ACVIM (LAIM)
Amy L. Johnson, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM (LAIM & Neurology)
Shirley Sandoval, BAS, LVT, VTS (LAIM)
Sian Durward-Akhurst, BVMS
Stephanie Rutten-Ramos, DVM, PhD
Sue Loly, CVT, VTS (EVN)
Heather Hopkinson, RVT, VTS (EVN)

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