Heartworm Treatment
What is the cause of heartworm disease in dogs and cats?
Mosquitoes
What tubes are typically used when running in house labwork?
Micro purple, Micro green
During a glucose curve a blood glucose should be checked every _________ hours?
Bonus 100pts: What blood glucose number should be addressed right away with your doctor if it comes up?
2
anything that goes below 75-100
If a doctor is wanting to submit any sort of Chemistry panel what type of tube/sample should be submitted?
Tiger top tube or a red tube that has been spun down and serum has been separated.
The Adult Canine Careclub includes what diagnostics?
AC, CBC, UA, HWag, Fecal
What 2 things are recommended but not required to be done prior to starting heartworm treatment ?
Bloodwork and radiographs
If a doctor is wanting in house preop labwork what test would need to be requested in woofware
VetScan Prep Profile + CBC IHLAB
A dog thyroid sample should be drawn ______ hours post pill and the requisition form should have T4 post pill checked if the patient is already on medication.
Bonus 200pts: A cat thyroid should be ran the same? Y/N
4-6
No; cat thyroid testing doesn't require 4-6 hours post pill
What does a BTT test for ?
Bonus question 100pts: What type of test in Woofware would include a BTT?
Clotting times
PT/PTT
The Senior Canine Careclub includes what diagnositics?
Bonus 100pts: Ashlee knows :]
TBF, UA, Accuplex, Radiographs, Blood pressure, Fecal
Lyme disease,
heartworm, Ehrlichia, and Anaplasma.
What medication should be started as soon as we are diagnosed with HW's and owner would like to start Treatment
Bonus: 100pts A 22# dog needs to start this medication at 10mg/kg BID for 4 weeks what would the dose be?
Doxycycline
100mg BID X28days 56#
PCV
One team member walk us all through how to correctly run a PCV/TP and present to doctor.
YAYYY
Phenobarbital level testing measures how much phenobarbital is in the pets blood stream, therefore it helps decide if the medication dosing needs to be changed. The type of sample that should be submitted for that test is ___________.
Bonus 100pts: What is super important when collecting and submitting this sample?
Serum
Sample can never be put into a tiger top tube. Do not use a gel-barrier tube. The use of gel-barrier tubes is not recommended due to slow absorption of the drug by the gel.
Tiger top, LTT, white top (urine)
True or False: Careclub patients benefit from no charge sedation with radiographs even if they are on the adult plan?
True!
Why is a steroid started at the beginning of the first injection?
Bonus 100pts: A 22# dog needs Prednisone 0.5mg/kg BID for first week, 0.5mg/kg SID for the second week, 0.5mg/kg EOD for the 3rd and 4th weeks. What should be set home?
To help reduce inflammation in the lungs and vessels, caused by the worms before and after they die.
5mg BID for 7 days, 5mg SID for 7 days, 5mg EOD for 14 days.
Specific gravity
One teammate walk us through step by step instructions on how to correctly run and present a specific gravity.
Yayyy
When patient is here for ACTH STIM testing they would need to have pre sample drawn ______ hrs after Vetoryl, then patient should get ________________ IV and then a pre-sample drawn _________ hr after IV medication given.
4-6, Cortrosyn, 1 hour
If your doctor is wanting an AC, CBC, HWT what tubes are needed?
Tiger top, LTT
The Junior paws does not include labwork unless....
Bonus 100pts: If a patient is on the junior paws CC plan when would it be appropriate to discount the HWT?
You add on a spay or neuter
If a patient is renewing to the Adult plan
Melarsomine also known most often to us as ______________ or ______________ is given _______________________ by a doctor.
Bonus 200pts: A 22# dog needs 2.5mg/kg of 25mg/ml Melarsomine given what is the dose?
Diroban, immiticide, IM
1ml IM
IHLAB
One teammate walk us through step by step how to run a chemistry profile and CBC in house
Yayyyy
If a doctor has recommended GI testing to be sent directly to the GI lab what type of sample should be sent?
Bonus Question 300pts: What must the client do prior to coming in for the sample to be drawn, also how should this sample be sent ?
Serum
Fast patient for 12 hours; get on to their website and print label for shipping package, print and fill out paperwork that goes with sample then package sample with ice and call fedex for pick up.
If a client brings their senior pet in for preop labwork and is wanting a Senior EDD with add on PT/PTT what tubes are needed?
Tiger Top, LTT, BTT, White top (urine)
How would you explain the reason why its important for senior patients to get wellness radiographs?
Bonus 200pts: What views are all included in senior wellness radiographs?
Good job!
Right and left lateral chest and VD of chest
Right or left lateral abdomen and VD of abdomen