Vet ER Jeopardy

Triage

100

3yr old MN Husky presenting for coughing after boarding at a facility last week

Kennel Cough

200

5yr old MN DSH presenting for vocalizing and straining to urinate.

Urinary Obstruction.

300

1yr old MI Doodle presenting for vomiting.

Foreign body obstruction

400

4yr old FS Doberman presenting for retching and pacing. On exam, has a visual distended abdomen. 

Gastric Dilatation Volvulus

500

3yr old MN Labrador Retriever presenting lethargic and painful with a swollen snout and muzzle. Patient has petechia present on body and is febrile. It is mid July and patient was playing near a creek. 

Snake Envenomation 

Pharmacology

100

Veterinary antiemetic.

Injectable Dose(10mg/ml): 1mg/kg q24hr 

Oral Dose: 2mg/kg q24hr

Maropitant(Cerenia)

200

Reversal for Benzodiazepines

Flumazenil

300

Intravenous opioid(50mcg/ml). Bolus dose 2mcg-5mcg/kg.CRI dose 1-8mcg/kg/hr but typically not administered over 5mcg/kg/hr due to the risk of apnea.

Fentanyl

400

Injectable antibiotic-concentration 30mg/ml.

Dosing of 22-30mg/kg and up to 50mg/kg for septic patients.

Unasyn

500

Neurotransmitter, also known as adrenaline. Activates both alpha and beta receptors in the body. 

Epinephrine

Terminology

100

Pupil Dilation

Mydriasis

200

Increased RBCs(high HCT)

Polycythemia

300

Fluid accumulation around the heart in the pericardial sac

Pericardial Effusion

400

Coughing up blood

Hemoptysis

500

Terminology for number of calories per day required for maintaining homeostasis at rest. 

Resting Energy Requirements(RER)

Anatomy

100

Dog's uterus shape

Y shape

200

What intestinal section is the longest portion?

Jejunum

300

Sphincter between stomach and duodenum

Pylorus

400

Endocrine organ that produces digestive enzymes(trypsin, lipase, amylase)

Pancreas

500

Shock organ for cats

Lungs

Clinical Pathology and Cytology

100

Colorless, disc-shaped cell fragment without a nucleus that is directly involved with clotting. Smallest component of our blood

Platelet

200

Urine crystal caused by ethylene glycol toxicity

Calcium Oxalate(typically dihydrates but can also see monohydrates)

300

In house test used for FIP that consists of 1 drop of vinegar into 10ml of distilled water and 1 drop of effusion. (Not gold standard test but utilized in hospitals)

Rivalta Test

400

Terminology for more band neutrophils than segmented neutrophils

Degenerative Left Shift

500

Rodenticide may cause increased hematological findings of the intrinsic and extrinsic coagulation pathways. What are the two tests?

Prothrombin time and Partial Thromboplastin Time(PT & PTT)