A patient is laying in right lateral recumbency. Pressure is being added to the left upper side. What anatomy is being manipulated?
Left lateral recumbency
What instrument is used when you are auscultating a patient?
What is a stethoscope
What are the 5 vowels?
1. Audition
2. Evaluation
3. Inquiry
4. Observation
5 Understanding
IV, IO, ID, IM, IP, epidural, and SQ are all examples of
Parenteral Injections
When placing a catheter, you notice that the arm is irritated and swollen. What is the term for this?
Phlebitis
A condition of inflammation of veins causing pain, discomfort and swelling. Happens when a site is used several times to insert a catheter.
An IV catheter that is placed in the right forelimb is in which vein?
Cephalic
What are the two names of a nail trimmer?
Resco and White
What are the 5 mentation?
BAR – BRIGHT ALERT RESPONSIVE (NORMAL DOG)
QAR – QUIET ALERT RESPONSIVE (OLDER INTERACTIVE BUT QUIET)
DEPRESSED – INTERACT BUT NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO SURROUNDINGS/LETHARGIC
OBTUNDED – NO INTERACTION - ONLY REACT TO NOXIOUS STIMULI
COMATOSE – NO RESPONSE TO ANY STIMULI
Which of the following is NOT a route of medication administration?
Urethral
Patient has had a history of diarrhea and vomiting. This is not very important
False
IO catheters are placed into the ____________________.
Bone Marrow
Long IV catheters are ____________ stable than shorter IV catheters!
more
Normal heartrate on a cat?
150-210 bpm
You are cutting nails and notice that you have went too far and the patient starts bleeding. What did you nick?
The Quick
What type of injection we will, as assistants, administer most frequently?
SQ
What is a normal CPR
Less than 2 seconds
Hiding pills and medications in meatballs of food is an effective way of medicating BOTH sick dogs and sick cats!
False
These types of injections are absorbed the 3rd fastest?
SQ
What are the foundations of medical advice and nursing interventions: physical examination and patient______
History
The center of the nail takes on a fleshy, shining appearance in the region next to the quick. This is an indicator to trim no farther.
True
When administering SQ fluids, you should use a small gauge needle so as not to hurt or upset the patient!
False. The bigger the better, will flow quicker