Equipment
This apparatus is used to auscult heart murmurs.
What is a stethoscope?
This reverse agent counteracts dexmedetomidine.
What is Antisedan/Atipamezole?
This test is used to evaluate a corneal ulcer.
What is a fluorescein stain?
This is the space between the skin and underlying muscles.
What is the subcutaneous space?
This solution creates an osmotic gradient and increases the concentration of blood.
What is hypertonic saline?
This apparatus contains a light and is used to facilitate intubation.
What is a laryngoscope?
What is buprenorphine?
This condition describes a pet with two different-sized pupils.
What is aniscoria?
What is a diaphragm?
Unlike dogs, cats in shock typically have this term for their heart rate.
What is bradycardia?
A purple (lavender) top blood tube contains this anticoagulant substance to prevent blood from clotting.
What is EDTA?
This substance is given orally to bind toxins in the GI tract AND contains a cathartic.
What is Activated Charcoal with Sorbitol?
This condition is characterized by excess fluid buildup in the thorax (surrounding the lungs), resulting in difficulty breathing.
What is pleural effusion?
These two structures connect the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
What are ureters?
This human food can be toxic and cause vomiting, diarrhea, and hemolysis at very high doses.
What are onions/garlic?
This in-house test can confirm that a diabetic patient is acidotic (low pH of blood).
What is a CG8+ test?
This medication is used to induce emesis via ophthalmic drops in dogs.
What is Clevor or Ropinirole?
This is what bloat or GDV stands for.
What is Gastric Dilation-Volvulus?
This cartilage structure in the back of the mouth is gently pressed down in intubation and prevents aspiration.
What is the epiglottis?
This rodenticide causes coagulopathies due to vitamin K antagonist–independent mechanisms.
What is bromethalin?
This handheld device with a light and lens is used to evaluate the eyes and optic nerve.
What is an ophthalmoscope?
This medication targets interleukin-31 (IL-31), which reduces pruritus in dogs with atopic dermatitis.
What is Cytopoint?
This type of injury involves skin shearing away from the underlying tissue, typically when dragged by a car.
What is a degloving injury?
This is the medical term for an eardrum.
What is the tympanic membrane?
This syndrome describes a Frenchie that has difficulty breathing due to narrowed airways and an elongated soft palate.
What is BOAS (Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome)?