MM Colors
Carbon Monoxide Poisioning, Anaphylaxis, Vasodilation, Sepsis, Fever
What is brick Red?
What is Synchronous breathing?
Athleticism, medications, sedation, increased ICP, electrolyte abnormalities, shock
What is causes for bradycardia?
Unable to rouse
What is comatose?
Hypoxemia
What is Blue/Purple?
Slower, very deep breathes
What is kussmaul breathing?
Pain, anxiety, medications, anemia, arrythmia, hypercapnia
What are causes of tachycardia?
Moderate difficulty reacting to stimuli
What is obtunded?
Observe in normal environment, minimal handling, observe fecal material
What is an exotic triage?
Feline Sepsis, Hyperbilirubinemia, Bile Duct Obstruction
What is Jaundice/Yellow?
High pitched noise in the upper airway - consistent with upper airway obstruction
What is stridor?
Alternating small and large volume pulses
What is left ventricular heart failure?
Only reacts to painful stimulus
What is stuporous?
Very delicate, minimize disease transmission, check BG
What is a neonate?
Anemia, shock, vasoconstriction, poor perfusion
What is pale, muddy, grey, white?
Chest and abdomen move opposite of each other - indicative of pleural space pathology
What is asynchronous breathing?
Pulse volume decreases during inspiration and becomes normal with expiration
What is pulsus paradoxus? Can point to tamponade/pericardial effusion
Some difficultly reacting to stimuli
What is lethargic?
Not life threatening but very stressful for owners, needs e-collar, and pain medications
What is an ocular emergency?
Acetaminophen toxicity
What is brown?
Short, shallow rapid breaths
What is a restrictive breathing pattern?
Inability to hear heart effectively
What is obesity, pericardial or pleural effusion?
Reacts normal to the outside environment
What is alert?
Alteration status, bred status, warm clean, quiet and not stressful
What is a reproductive emergency?