1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781962503321

Titolo

The educated eye [[electronic resource] ] : visual culture and pedagogy in the life sciences / / Nancy Anderson and Michael R. Dietrich, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hanover, N.H., : Dartmouth College Press, 2012

ISBN

1-283-32090-8

9786613320902

1-61168-212-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 p.)

Collana

Interfaces: Studies in Visual Culture

Altri autori (Persone)

AndersonNancy (Nancy A.)

DietrichMichael R

Disciplina

570.76

Soggetti

Life sciences - Study and teaching

Life sciences - Technique

Visual communication

Communication and culture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Trained Judgment, Intervention, and the Biological Gaze; 2 Facing Animals in the Laboratory; 3 Photography and Medical Observation; 4 Cinematography without Film; 5 Cinema as Universal Language of Health Education; 6 Screening Science; 7 Optical Constancy, Discontinuity, and Nondiscontinuity in the Eameses' ""Rough Sketch""; 8 Educating the High-Speed Eye; 9 On Fate and Specification; 10 Form and Function; 11 Neuroimages, Pedagogy, and Society; 12 The Anatomy of a Surgical Simulation; Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A study of visual culture in the teaching of the life sciences



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910813982303321

Titolo

Field manual for small animal medicine / / edited by Katherine Polak, Ann Therese Kommedal

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2018

ISBN

1-119-24319-X

1-119-24318-1

1-119-38052-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (711 pages)

Disciplina

636.7/0896

Soggetti

Cats - Diseases

Dog - Diseases

Dogs - Diseases

Poverty - Areas

Veterinary medicine

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to working in the field -- Stray dog population management -- Community engagement and education -- Humane canine handling, capture, and transportation -- Operating a field spay/neuter clinic -- General anesthesia and analgesia -- Regional anesthesia and local blocks -- Non-surgical fertility control -- Spay/neuter surgical techniques -- Ancillary surgical procedures -- Sanitation and surgical asepsis -- Euthanasia in veterinary field projects -- Treatment protocols for commonly observed medical conditions -- Diagnostic techniques -- Emergency medicine and procedures -- Wellness and preventive care -- Prevention considerations for common zoonotic diseases -- Emergency animal sheltering -- Program monitoring and evaluation -- Formulary.

Sommario/riassunto

Field Manual for Small Animal Medicine offers anyone working in resource-limited environments a practical resource for delivering veterinary care outside the traditional hospital or clinic setting. *Offers the only comprehensive resource for best practices when practicing veterinary medicine in resource-limited environments. *Integrates



practical and cost-effective protocols where the ideal solution may not be available. *Presents information on vital topics such as operating a field spay/neuter clinic, emergency sheltering, sanitation and surgical asepsis, preventive care practices, zoonotic diseases, and euthanasia. *Serves as a quick reference guide for common surgical procedures, cytology interpretation, anesthesia and treatment protocols, and drug dosing.--Provided by publisher.