Blood tubes
Latin names
Pharmacy abbreviations
Definitions
Vitals per species
100

CBC

purple

100

cat

feline

100
twice a day

BID

100

external ear infection

otitis externa

100

This animal has a respiratory rate of 15-30

dog or cat

200

Chemistry panel

Red top

200

dog

canine

200

Three times a day

TID

200

middle ear infection

otitis media
200
This animal has a heart rate of 40bpm

horse

300
Electrolyte panel

Green top

300

cow

bovine

300

every day

qd

300

two word explanation of decubitus ulcer

pressure sore

300

This animal has a heart rate of 200bpm

cats

400

Coagulation panel

blue top

400

Horse

equine

400

as needed

prn

400

injury where whole areas of skin are ripped away, such as during a hit by car accident

degloving

400

this animal has respiratory rate of 10 breaths per minute.

Horse or pig

500

A jungle top is the appropriate tube for which medical test(s)?

Chemistry, electrolytes

500

Goat

Caprine

500

every other day

qod
500
necrosis

cell death

500

This animal has a normal temperature of 103.

Goat

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