CPR
How many minutes should a CPR cycle be preformed before reevaluating the patient for return of spontaneous circulation?
2 minutes
When performing a primary survey of a patient who has presented with an emergency, the heart rate should be the first parameter that is assessed.
False
Airway
ABCD
ABCD
Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability (seizure/conscious etc)
The mucus membranes of a dog that is in septic shock are what color?
Brick Red
The condition in which air becomes trapped between the body wall and the lung is called:
Pneumothorax
When performing CPR, monitoring the ETCO2 is very important what value should on the ETCO2 would show that chest compression are being performed properly?
>15 mmHg
Normal range 32-35 cat, 35-46 dog
>30 mmHg indicated of ROSC
Bounding pulses are indication for poor perfusion.
False
*Usually strong go with shock, sepsis and PDAs
ROSC
Return Of Systemic Circulation
ETCO2
Hypoglycemia is most common in patients that experience what type of shock?
Septic Shock
An animal that assumes a praying or play bowing position most likely has ____ pain
Abdominal
CPCR performed in a 10 year old, English Bulldog, presenting in Cardiopulmonary Arrest, how would you position your patient?
Dorsal recumbency
Yellow or icteric gums are clinical signs of hypoxia.
False
Liver and gallbladder disease along hemolytic anemia
ALS
Advance Life Support
Monitoring, drug therapy, defibrillator
Diminished blood volume leading to perfusion failure is what type of shock
Hypovolemic Shock
A patient has increased muscular tone in the thoracic limbs and flaccid paralysis in the pelvic limbs when lying on his side. He is able to ambulate when placed on his feet and has a normal mentation. What posture do these clinical signs indicate?
schiff-sherrington
What is the treatment of choice for ventricular fibrillation?
Electrical defibrillation
A tail to head exam, complete physical examination should be included in the primary survey of a patient during triage.
False
Primary Survey -ABCD
Secondary Survey-remaining exam with temp
CVP
Central Venous Pressure
*Pressure in thoracic vena cava
0-5 normal
>12 hypertension
A patient that has presented for shock has been diagnosed with bacterial endocarditis? What type of shock is this patient most likely experiencing?
Septic Shock
Dystocia in the dog or cat may be defined as active straining without delivery of a fetus for more than _________ minutes.
60 minutes
To prepare for thoracic drain placement, which area on the thorax is clip and prepared?
7, 8, 9 intercostal space
Defibrillation is indicated for asystole/pulseless electrical activity.
Used ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia.
Asystole- epi/atropine
NAVEL
Naloxone, Atropine, Vaspressen, Epinephrine, Lidocaine
**Drugs used in IT
**Dilute saline
Tissue perfusion failure due to inadequate cardia output is what type of shock?
Cardiogenic Shock
What electrolyte imbalance is most likely to be found in a cat with total urethral obstruction?
Hyperkalemia
*Bradycardia
*Calcium gluconate