Preventions
What is the active ingredient in ProHeart?
Moxidectin
Emetic of choice for dogs
Apomorphine
"Lucy", a 12 year old 16 kg beagle needs a dose of the antibiotic cefazolin IV to treat her infected bite wound. The dose is 22 mg/kg IV. The concentration is 100 mg/ml. How many mls will you give to "Lucy"?
3.52 mL
16kg x 22mg/kg =352mg
352mg / 100mg/mL = 3.52 mL
This term is used to describe the left ear.
AS
The state of Texas requires all cats and dogs to be vaccinated for Rabies by the age of
4 months
What does Simparica Trio protect against?
Heartworms, hookworms, roundworms, fleas, ticks
Robenacoxib is a pain medication also known as
Onsior
"Lucky" is a 10 year old greyhound weighing 31 kgs that presents with a femur fracture. He is very painful and needs a dose of methadone IV for pain management. The dose is 0.2 mg/kg IV. The concentration is 10 mg/ml. How many mls will you give Lucky?
0.62mL
31kgs x 0.2mg/kg= 6.2mg
6.2mg / 10mg/mL= 0.62mL
Coprophagia describes what behavior?
Consumption of feces
What do FVRCP/FeLV and DHLPP stand for?
Feline viral rhinotracheitis, calicivirus, panleukopenia, feline leukemia & Distemper, hepatitis, leptospirosis, parainfluenza, parvovirus
What are the active ingredients in Simparica Trio?
Sarolaner, Moxidectin, Pyrantel
You have been tasked with performing an ACTH stim test. What injection will need to be given after performing the "Pre" blood draw?
Cosyntropin
"George" the 30lb vizsla was hit by a car, and the doctor has asked you to bolus a 1/4 of a 90ml/kg dose of fluids for shock therapy. How many mLs will you bolus?
306mL
30 / 2.2 = 13.6
13.6kg x 90mL/kg = 1,227mL
1,227mL / 4 = 306mL
This word means low platelets.
Thrombocytopenia
What parasite is the reason doctors recommend pregnant women avoid scooping litter boxes?
Toxoplasma gondii
Which heartworm prevention treats tapeworms?
Interceptor Plus
Name the active ingredient in Thyro-Tabs
Levothyroxine
A 60 lb Bulldog is to receive intravenous fluids at a maintenance rate. Assuming the maintenance rate can be calculated as 60 ml/kg/day, what would the fluid rate be per hour?
68mL/hr
60 /2.2 = 27.27
27.27 x 60 ml/kg = 1636 ml/day.
1636 ml/day / 24hrs/day = 68 ml/hour
This term describes a bloody nose.
Epistaxis
What percentage of ringworm fluoresces under blacklight?
50%
What is the minimum age that Revolution is labeled for?
6 weeks
TTDEX is a medication we use to premed euthanasia patients and it contains a combination of drugs. Name the 4 medications.
Tiletamine & Zolazepam (Telazol)
Dexdomitor, Butorphanol
A 70lb dog needs to be on a fluid rate of 120mL/hr but there are no more fluid pumps available so drip per second rate will need to be calculated. You will utilize a macro drip which is 16 drops per mL. What will the drip rate?
1gtt/2 sec
120 mL/hr / 60minutes/hr = 2mL/min
2 mL/min / 60sec/min = .033mL/sec
.033mL/ sec x 16gtt/mL = 0.53gtt/sec
You can't count half a drop per second. So multiply until you get to a whole number.
0.533gtt/sec x 2 = 1gtt/2sec
Term for unequal sized pupils
Anisocoria
What is the purpose of the dosimeter badge?
Monitor and record the amount of radiation exposure a person receives while working with or around radiation.