Academy of Veterinary Surgical Technicians (AVST)
Academy of Veterinary Surgical Technicians (AVST) Reading list
Analgesia | Exotics | Imaging |
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Instruments & Surgical Nursing | Minimally Invasive Surgery | Pharmacology |
Rehabilitation | Small Animal Surgery | Sterlization/Disinfection |
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Library Note: Per e-mail from the AVST, students should study with the most recent edition. Editions listed on this page reflect that sentiment, so they may not match what is on the AVST website.
Analgesia
Title | Author(s)/Editor(s) | Edition | Copyright/Year |
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Pain Management for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses (Print book) | Goldberg, Shaffran | 1st ed. | 2015 |
Exotics
Title | Author(s)/Editor(s) | Edition | Copyright/Year |
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Exotic Animal Medicine for the Veterinary Technician (Not available at NC State Libraries; request via Tripsaver) | Ballard and Cheek | 3rd ed. | 2016 |
Imaging
Title | Author(s)/Editor(s) | Edition | Copyright/Year |
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Lavin's Radiography for Veterinary Technicians [Title is incorrect in AVST list] | Brown, Brown | 6th ed. | 2018 |
Instruments & Surgical Nursing
Title | Author(s)/Editor(s) | Edition | Copyright/Year |
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Veterinary Instruments & Equipment | Sonsthagen | 4th ed. | 2019 |
Surgical Patient Care for Veterinary Tech & Nurses (Print book) | Holzman & Raffel | 1st ed. | 2015 |
BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Advanced Veterinary Nursing | Moore, Rudd | 2nd ed. | 2008 |
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Title | Author(s)/Editor(s) | Edition | Copyright/Year |
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Small Animal Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy (Print book) | Fransson, Mayhew | 1st ed. | 2015 |
Pharmacology
Title | Author(s)/Editor(s) | Edition | Copyright/Year |
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Practical Pharmacology for Veterinary Techs (Not available at NC State Libraries; request via Tripsaver) | Serling, Arnold | 3rd ed. | 2020 |
Rehabilitation
Title | Author(s)/Editor(s) | Edition | Copyright/Year |
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Physical Rehabilitation for Technicians & Nurses (Print book) | Goldberg, Tomlinson | 1st ed. | 2018 |
Small Animal Surgery
Title | Author(s)/Editor(s) | Edition | Copyright/Year |
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BSAVA Manual of Canine & Feline Surgical Principles A Foundation Manual | Baines, Lipscomb, Hutchinson | 1st ed. | 2012 |
Small Animal Surgery (Print book) | Fossum | 5th ed. | 2019 |
Small Animal Surgery Errors & Complications in Surgery (Not available at NC State Libraries; request via Tripsaver) | Day, Martinez, Meyer, Gomez | 1st ed. | 2018 |
Surgical Techniques - Small Animal Surgery (Not available at NC State Libraries; request via Tripsaver) | Gomez | 1st ed. | 2016 |
Veterinary Surgery: Small Animal (Print book) | Johnston, Tobias | 2nd ed. | 2018 |
Sterilization/Disinfection
Title | Author(s)/Editor(s) | Edition | Copyright/Year |
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ANSI/AAMI (ST79:2017) Comprehensive guide to steam sterilization & sterility assurance in health care facilities (Not available at NC State Libraries; request via Tripsaver) | ANSI & AAMI | N/A | 2017 |
CDC Guidelines for Disinfection & Sterlization in Healthcare Facilities | Rutala, Weber | N/A | 2008 |
Veterinary Infection Prevention & Control (Print book) | Caveney, Jones | 1st ed. | 2012 |
Suture
Ethicon Wound Closure |
Library Tips
Search the catalog for additional surgery resources available at NCSU Libraries.
More Info
“This is only a convenience copy of the reading list to help find copies of reading materials in the NCSU Libraries. It does not replace the official reading list. Candidates are responsible for ensuring they use the latest reading list.”
Visit the AVST website for more information. The reading list can be found here.
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Page updated on 11/09/2020