Triage
Emesis should not be induced in patients who have ingested...
What is a corrosive substance
In a patient who is in shock, blood supply is routed mainly towards these 2 organs.
What is heart and brain
A male cat presents to the hospital for lethargy and constipation; he was observed straining in the litter box. You suspect this cat is suffering from?
What is urethral obstruction
Plication of the intestines seen on abdominal radiographs is indicative of what
What is a linear foreign body
The first drug of choice for administration in congestive heart failure
What is furosemide
An cat presents to the ER in respiratory distress. What can be administered in the initial stabilization? (2 answers)
What is butorphanol and oxygen
The "shock bolus" of fluids is based on this parameter (80 to 90 ml/kg for a dog and 40 to 60 ml/kg for a cat)
What is total blood volume
Common signs include unproductive retching, abdominal discomfort/distension, hypersalivation, +/- collapse
What is Gastric Dilatation and Volvulus (GDV)
This is the rule that we tell owners when a dog presents with a hemoabdomen due to liver/splenic mass
What is the 2/3rds rule
Most common life threatening respiratory complication in blunt force trauma
What is pneumothorax
A patient has been HBC and arrived with no palpable pulse or detectable heartbeat. Compression should be performed at a rate (per minute) of
What is 100-120 compressions per minute
What part of the eye can be used to indicated fluid overload?
What is conjunctiva
A dog is brought to the hospital for listlessness and dyspnea. While performing venipuncture, you notice that the animal seems to have a prolonged clotting time. A possible cause of prolonged clotting times would be the ingestion of
What is anticoagulant rodenticide
Abdominal radiographs are recommended in parvovirus to look for this secondary complication
What is intussusseption
This electrolyte imbalance is the reason that a blocked cat can arrest, and why you should get them hooked up to an ECG when they present.
What is hyperkalemia
For animals that present with heat stroke, you stop active cooling at this temperature
What is 103 F (to prevent rebound hypothermia)
What are the three classical signs of shock in a cat?
What is hypothermia, bradycardia, and hypotension
The owner finds their farm dog in the pasture lethargic and limping on the left forelimb. He is toe-touching lame on the limb and there is swelling of the carpus. NOVA is WNL. On blood smear, you note a large amount of echinocytes. Top DDx?
What is snake envenomation
In cases of acute pancreatitis, these findings on abdominal ultrasound support your diagnosis
What is a hypoechoic pancreas with surrounding hyperechoic mesentary
Multiple ribs fractures of two or more adjacent ribs is known at this
What is flail chest
These four views are used in AFAST to detect evidence of free fluid in the abdomen
What is diaphragmatic-hepatic (DH), cysto-colic (CC), hepato-renal (HR), and spleno-renal (SR)
What are the four types of shock?
What is cardiogenic, distributive, obstructive, and hypovolemic
A dog presents to the hospital after an episode of acute collapse. Physical examination is WNL. On blood work, you see a high ALT; on AFAST, you see gallbladder wall edema. What is your highest DDx?
What is anaphylaxis
An increase of creatinine by __ in 48 hours is indicative of an acute kidney injury
What is 0.3 mg/dl
If you see the height of the QRS complexes alternating between each beat on ECG, what could this indicate?
What is pericardial effusion