Genetic condition associated with this breed causing dyspnea that can be inspiratory or expiratory and a cough that sounds like a goose.
What is tracheal collapse?
Signalment: 9 year old, intact male German Shepherd Dog
Primary complaint: nonproductive retching, panting, unable to rest. Seemed normal 3 hours ago when owner left to run errands, came home to dog in distress.
What is Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus?
Bonus 100 points: How you should initially treat this patient?
Forward motion of the tibia in relation to the femur during weight bearing
What is cranial drawer or tibial thrust?
Bonus 100 points: If your patient only has this motion when the stifle is flexed, what does this mean?
What is Doyen Intestinal forceps?
Bonus 100 points: What is their intended use?
Terminology for wound closure AFTER granulation tissue has been allowed to form in the wound
What is secondary wound closure or third intention healing?
Suture material with complete absorption time of 180-230 days
What is PDSII or polydioxanone?
Bonus 100 points: How much tensile strength does it lose at 14 days?
What is intestinal resection & anastomosis (R & A)?
Location for temporary tracheostomy tube placement
What is:
-thyroid cartilages (Adams apple)- begin just caudal to that in skin & extend 3-4 cm
-b/w sternohyoid muscles
-b/w 2nd & 3rd tracheal rings caudal to larynx (sagittal (don't exceed 50%) or transverse)
- tube should be about about 6 tracheal rings long
Structures an ET tube is placed between?
What are arytenoid cartilages? (which have corniculate and cuneiform processes :-)
Signalment: 6 month old intact male Labrador
Presenting complaint: unilateral forelimb lameness
What is osteochondrosis (OC) of the caudolateral humeral head? (OCD=osteochondritis dissecans...when there is an actual cartilage flap present)
Bonus 100 points: What other joints does this occur in dogs?
What is type I external skeletal fixator with PMMA for repair of comminuted mandibular fracture?
What are hand-held retractors?
Bonus 100 points: What is each one called?
What is an Ehmer sling?
Bonus 100 points: What problem is this used for?
What is Aberdeen knot?
Bonus 100 points: Is this knot more secure compared with tying a "regular" loop to strand knot?
What is enteroplication?
Bonus 100 points: When do we consider performing this procedure?
Location for gastric trocarization in GDV patient
What is:
patient in right lateral recumbency and insert needle caudal to last rib at highest point of abdominal distension
Name for the far right laryngeal image.
What are fully everted laryngeal saccules?
Signalment: 1.5 year old, neutered male Norwegian Forest Cat
Presenting complaint: anorexia, vomiting for the past 24 hours
What is an obstructive pattern consistent with linear foreign body?
What is pin & tension band wire?
What is electrocautery pen?
Bandage layer that determines how tight it will be
What is the gauze?
Bonus 100 points: What are 2 causes of a bandage causing necrosis of the paw/skin underneath?
Ideal suture material for cystotomy closure
What is Biosyn or Glycomer 631?
Bonus 100 points: What is its tensile strength/absorption time?
What is incisional gastropexy?
Bonus 100 points: Is this the strongest gastropexy procedure?
Location for thoracocentesis in pleural effusion case
What is 7-8th i.c. space, mid-way between dorsal & ventral (but you'd use US guidance); this is caudal to the heart, cranial to the diaphragm, ventral to the epaxial muscles, and dorsal to the caudal vena cava which is more on the R side anyway)?
Name for image on far right.
What is "marked" laryngeal collapse?
Signalment: 2 year old, spayed female Cocker Spaniel
Presenting complaint: unilateral, acute non-weightbearing lameness while playing in the yard; no wounds are apparent
What is a closed, proximally displaced fracture of the lateral humeral condyle
N.B.: Salter-Harris IV fracture, while appropriate for some lateral condylar fractures, is not appropriate here because the growth plates are closed.
Bonus 100 points: What condition in some spaniels and frenchies can make them prone to this fracture?
Patella is palpable medial to the trochlea when the dog is at rest. You are able to reduce it, but as soon as the patient flexes the stifle the patella reluxates.
What is Grade 3 medial patellar luxation?
What is a Balfour abdominal retractor?
Acceptable bandage for temporary management of this injury:
What is a modified Robert Jones bandage or soft padded bandage (saying to include a lateral splint is also acceptable)?
What is a Gambee?
Bonus 100 points: What is its purpose?
Wound classification for a straightforward enterotomy for a foreign body removal (choices: clean, clean-contaminated, contaminated or dirty)
What is clean-contaminated?
Patient position & Location for thoracocentesis
What is lateral recumbency and enter at the highest point of the chest?
1. Stenotic nares
2. Convoluted nasal turbinates
3. Stenotic choanae
4. Elongated / thickened soft palate
5. Everted laryngeal saccules
6. Laryngeal collapse (4 grades)
7. Pharyngeal collapse
8. Hypoplastic trachea
9. Hiatal Hernia?
What are the anatomic component abnormalities possible with BOAS (brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome)?
What is normal laryngeal / tracheal radiographic appearance?
Name and describe the test for laxity of the hip.
The Ortolani test (or Ortolani maneuver)
The patient is sedated. The hip is positioned so that the femur is at 90 degrees to the spine. The stifle is grasped and pushed dorsally toward the spine. The hip is then abducted. A positive test is detection of a click during abduction. The test may be performed in dorsal or lateral recumbency.
What is the Dowling Spay Retractor?
Acceptable bandage for initial management of this injury:
What is a Spica Splint?
Bonus 100 points: Why?
Name of suture type
What is Lembert?
Bonus 100 points: What is its purpose?
Name of this procedure
What is biliary stenting?
Bonus 100 points: When is this procedure indicated?
Emergency drug doses for 10# dog in cardiac/respiratory arrest.
What is
epinephrine: 0.05ml
atropine: 0.4ml
(RECOVER chart)
What is scrotal urethrostomy?
Bonus 100 points: When is this procedure indicated?
What is premature distal ulnar physeal closure with radial bowing and radial head subluxation?
Bonus 100 points: What is the surgical management of this condition?
WORST type of SH fracture:
Bonus 100 points: Why? Why might we also accept III or V?
What is interlocking limited contact plate and screw?
Wound dressing that comes from this
Suture material that doesn't require tying a knot
What is "knotless" or barbed suture (v-Loc)?
Name of this "instrument"
What is an ameroid constrictor ring?
Bonus 100 points: What is it used for?
Bonus 100 points: What are other alternatives?
Method to replace blood without risk of transfusion reaction or when no blood is available
What is auto-transfusion?
Name of structures passing through each arrowed area.
4 A's of fracture assessment on radiographs
What is alignment, apposition, apparatus, activity?
What is MINO (minimally invasive nail osteosynthesis) or Interlocking nail?
Bonus 100 points: What is the advantage of this technique?
What is Finochietto rib retractors?
Bonus 100 points: What procedure is this instrument used for most commonly?
What is a tie-over dressing?
Name for this suture pattern
What is "continuous oversew"?
Bonus 100 points: What are 3 places you could use this?
Name of this condition
What is primary and secondary cleft palate?
Bonus 100 points: How is this repaired?
What is intraosseous catheter?
Bonus 100 points: What are other locations you can do this?
Name of lesion and breed of dog associate with spontaneous occurrence?
What is emphysematous bulla and Siberian Husky?
Anatomical structure at labels.
What is a "toggle pin" or prosthetic ligament of the head of the femur?
Bonus 100 points: What other procedure has been done to the femur?
What is a depth gauge?
Bonus 100 points: What is this instrument used for?
What is NPWT (negative pressure wound therapy) or VAC (vacuum assisted closure)?
Use for the unlabeled suture
What is arytenoid cartilage lateralization, or "tie-back"?
Procedures to correct the abnormality depicted below (E):
What is LEFT sided gastropexy and hiatal herniorraphy?
Bonus 100 points: What is the medical management for the milder forms?
Procedure and why the "x" is present
What is "temporary thoracostomy tube" and don't hold that way without bracing so the tracer doesn't pierce an intra-thoracic structure?