Triage
In the veterinary aspects of the ABC assessment. This letter is assessed first when a stat patient comes in.
What is B- Breathing
A cat has received dexmedetomidine for sedation. Which medication can be used to reverse its effects?
What is atipamezole/antisedan?
This handheld test provides a rapid measurement of blood glucose and can quickly identify an important reversible cause of altered mentation.
What is a glucometer?
Ingenstion of even small amounts of any part of this popular spring flower can cause acute, irreversible kidney failure in cats.
What is a lily?
This is the loss of water and electrolytes from the body that can result in decreased circulating volume.
What is dehydration?
A patient actively losing a large amount of blood should receive immediate attention for this problem.
What is hemorrhage?
These are the two most common, essential first-line drugs drawn from the crash cart with a patient in cardiopulmonary arrest.
What are epinephrine an atropine?
This bedside ultrasound technique can rapidly assess the thorax, abdomen, heart, and volume status in selected emergency patients.
What is a point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS)?
This artificial sweetener found in sugar-free gum causes a massive insulin surge, resulting in severe hypoglycemia and potential liver failure in dogs.
What is xylitol?
Before administering a blood product, this compatibility step helps reduce the risk of transfusion reactions.
What are blood typing and/or crossmatching?
This term describes the chaotic, gasping, involuntary breaths often seen in a patient approaching or currently experiencing cardiopulmonary arrest.
What are agonal breaths
Which medication is used to reverse opioid-induced respiratory and CNS depression?
A. Flumazenil
B. Naloxone
C. Atipamezole
D. Diphenhydramine
B. Naloxone
A patient with suspected sepsis has a CBC performed. This type of white blood cell abnormality can support an inflammatory response.
What is leukocytosis or leukopenia?
A cat develops tremors, seizures, and hyperthermia after exposure to this class of insecticide.
What are pyrethroids/pyrethrins?
Severe decreases in this electrolyte can cause weakness, arrhythmias, and potentially life-threatening cardiac complications.
What is potassium?
A dyspneic dog arrives cyanotic. This intervention should generally be prioritized before extensive diagnostics. Additionally this form is most appropriate for an anxious patient.
What is oxygen supplementation. O2 chamber
This loop diuretic is the immediate drug of choice to reduce fluid overload in a dog presenting with acute congestive heart failure.
What is furosemide?
A dog comes in with a glucose of 627. These 2 diagnostics are the next step in determining the kind of diabetic crisis.
What are a blood gas and ketones?
This is the specific toxic mechanism component in chocolate that pets cannot metabolize efficiently, leading to tachycardia, tremors, and seizures.
What are methylxanthines (specifically theobromine and caffeine)?
This type of fluid replaces fluid primarily within the extracellular compartment and is commonly used for routine IV fluid therapy.
What is an isotonic crystalloid?
A dog presents after a traumatic injury. It is initially alert but becomes increasingly obtunded over 20 minutes. The heart rate decreases from 160 to 80 bpm, and the mucous membranes become pale. Which interpretation is most concerning?
A. The patient is improving
B. The patient is becoming more relaxed
C. The patient may be experiencing decompensated shock
D. The patient is developing normal physiologic bradycardia
C. The patient may be experiencing decompensated shock
This antidote is administered to counter the severe coagulopathy and active bleeding caused by anticoagulant rodenticide poisoning.
What is vitamin K1?
These coagulation test evaluates the extrinsic and intrinsic common pathways.
What are PT- prothrombin time (extrinsic) and aPTT-activated partial thromboplastin time (intrinsic).
This antidote is used for acetaminophen toxicity and helps replenish glutathione.
What is N-acetylcystine (NAC)?
This protein in red blood cells binds and transports oxygen.
What is hemoglobin?