Medications
This medication can be an injectable or oral and is used to help with nausea and vomiting.
What is Cerenia?
Max-An 8-Year Old MN Lab presenting for sudden collapse at home. On presentation he is lateral with pale-white gums and HR of 220.
What diagnostics would you order?
What are CBC/Chem/Lytes, AFAST, and Radiographs?
The most common surgical emergency in large breed, deep-chested dogs that present with nonproductive retching and abdominal distension.
What is gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV)?
A 10 kg dog needs enrofloxacin at 5 mg/kg. How many mg?
50 mg
GDV in dogs is best diagnosed on this type of radiographic view.
What is right lateral view?
This antibiotic is commonly used in cats for UTIs.
What is Convenia?
Luna-A 4-Year Old F Frenchie presenting for vomiting and a weird smell coming from her back end. On presentation she is QAR, Gums are Light Pink, and HR is 160. Last Heat Cycle was 2 weeks prior.
What is your top differential?
What is a Pyometra?
This sugar substitute is highly toxic to dogs and can cause hypoglycemia ± hepatic failure.
What is xylitol?
A 20 kg dog needs 80 ml/kg/day. How many ml/day?
1600 ml/day
This is the term for urine with glucose and ketones present.
This is the term for urine with glucose and ketones present.
This is the reversal for Dexmed
What is Antisedan?
Scooter-A 10-Year Old MN Boston presents for tremors and ataxia after getting into his owner's "gummies".
What is your top differential?
What is Weed Toxicity
The emergency stabilization for GDV always includes this step before surgery.
What is gastric decompression (trocarization, orogastric tube)?
A 25 kg dog on fentanyl CRI at 5 µg/kg/hr. How many µg/hr?
125 µg/hr
A “ground glass” appearance in thoracic radiographs often indicates this.
What is pulmonary edema?
Even though it's not the most common use for this medication, it can be used for sedation.
What is Ethanol
May-A 12yr old FS DSH presenting for weightless.
Owner reports weight loss despite an increased appetite for the past 2 months.
Recently more vocal at night, restless, and sometimes aggressive.
Drinking and urinating more.
Vomits small amounts of food every few days.
No meds, indoor-only.
What is your top differential?
What is hyperthyroidism?
This parameter (measured in the blood) is often elevated in shock and used to track perfusion status.
What is lactate?
A 15 kg dog gets hydromorphone 0.1 mg/kg. Drug concentration 2 mg/ml. How many ml?
0.75 ml
he type of anemia seen with chronic kidney disease in dogs.
What is non-regenerative anemia?
This medication is used to reverse opioids
What is Naloxone?
Signalment:
9-year-old FS Miniature Schnauzer
History:
Owner reports polyuria/polydipsia for ~3 weeks.
Over the past 3 days: inappetence, vomiting, lethargy.
Today: weak, unable to get up.
No meds, no known toxin exposure.
What is your first diagnostic?
What is your top differential?
What is CBC/Chem17/Lytes?
What is DKA.
This life-threatening arrhythmia is treated with lidocaine in dogs but not cats.
What is ventricular tachycardia?
A 50 kg dog gets propofol 6 mg/kg IV. Concentration 10 mg/ml. How many ml?
30 ml
A platelet count <20,000/µL increases this risk significantly.
What is spontaneous bleeding?