🩺 Vet Talk
What does the suffix -itis mean?
What directional term means toward the head?
Cranial
What is pharmacology?
The study of drugs/medications and their effects.
Which drug we've studied is an NSAID used for pain and inflammation and is available as tablets?
Carprofen
What does TPR stand for?
Temperature, Pulse, Respiration
What does the prefix brady- mean?
Slow
What directional term means toward the tail?
Caudal
What route administers medication directly into a vein?
IV / Intravenous
What type of medication is amoxicillin-clavulanate?
Amoxicillin
What color should normal, healthy mucous membranes generally be?
Pink
Break down the term subcutaneous. What does it mean?
Under the skin
What is the difference between dorsal and ventral?
Dorsal = toward the back; Ventral = toward the belly.
What is the difference between otic and ophthalmic medications?`
Otic = ear; Ophthalmic = eye.
What drug is used for sedation?
You press on a dog's gums and count how long it takes for the pink color to return. What are you measuring?
CRT
A patient is described as tachycardia. What does that tell you about the patient?
has an increased heart rate, fast beating heart rate
A dog is lying on its left side for a procedure. What position or recumbency is the dog in?
Left lateral recumbency
A patient weighs 22 lb. Approximately how many kilograms does the patient weigh?
10 kg
What drug can be used to reverse its effects?
Contrased
During patient monitoring, you notice a vital sign has changed significantly from the previous reading. What should you do?
Notify the supervising veterinary professional/veterinarian immediately.
Match all four abbreviations with their routes:
PO, SQ, IM, IV
PO = by mouth/oral
SQ = subcutaneous
IM = intramuscular
IV = intravenous
The veterinarian says an injury is distal on the dog's leg. Is the injury closer to or farther away from where the limb attaches to the body?
Farther away
Your calculated medication volume is 0.4 mL. Which syringe should you choose from our clinic supplies, and what gauge needle is attached?
1 mL with a 25 ga needle
Inflammation and pain
Your patient is in the clinic. Tell me what each of these means or why we check it:TPR — MM — CRT — BCS