Tools to buy for clinical rotations

[emyokota]

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Does anyone know what kind of tools and books are pretty essential for clinical rotations? I already have my stethoscope and a thermometer, but what else should I get?

Are there any good pocket references that I just have to have for rotations?

 

[dyachei]

Does anyone know what kind of tools and books are pretty essential for clinical rotations? I already have my stethoscope and a thermometer, but what else should I get?

Are there any good pocket references that I just have to have for rotations?

Bandage scissors, suture scissors, and a small notebook.

The small animal nerdbook is a good friend of mine.

 

[Angelo84]

I would add hemostats, small calculator and lots of pens! The small animal differential lists by thompson were helpful when I was just starting clinics. It fits nicely in a lab coat pocket. Also make sure the thermometer is a fast one ideally less than a minute it will save you tons of time over the course of the year. A small bright light is helpful for cranial nerves and a reflex hammer is also handy in ER and neurology.

We also got a PDF of common anesthesia premeds, induction drugs that I shrunk and laminated to have on hand--makes a nice quick reference so you don't have to go hunting for plumbs.

http://www.amazon.com/Small-Animal-...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1304777593&sr=8-1

 

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