Anesthesia
What is the difference between Isoflurane and Sevoflurane?
Isoflurane is 2x stronger than Sevoflurane
Sevoflurane causes a patient to go under faster and wake up faster.
Systolic Arterial Pressure
What side of the refractometer has the USG vs TS (TP)?
USG: Right / TS: Left
Give 0.3mL TM TID x 3 days. What does "TM" stand for and how should a patient receive this medication?
Transmucosal, along the gum lines or under the tongue. DO NOT SWALLOW
What is the term for overgrowth of the gums?
Gingival Hyperplasia
When placing an ET tube, how do you measure the correct depth the tube will be placed in the trachea?
Tip of ET tube should be placed at the point of the shoulder and the connector at the incisor arcade.
What type of machine reads Systolic, Diastolic and Mean Arterial Pressure?
Oscillometric System
Dr. Lusk asks you to draw for a Basic Profile on an animal, what tubes do you need and what order of operation should the blood be placed into the tubes?
Red top (tiger top) and Lavender top. Lavender top should always be used last, as EDTA can interfere with the chemistry results.
What is the abbreviation for left, right and both ears?
AS, AD, AU
What is the most common dental issue with Felines?
Feline Tooth Resorption
Your 80lb canine patient is under anesthesia for a routine OHE, but the heart rate has been reading low. What heart rate is concerning and should be brought to the DVM's attention?
Under 40 bpm
What positioning is best for obtaining a blood pressure reading and how do you ensure you have the proper cuff size for your patient?
Right lateral recumbency.
BP cuff should be 1/3 of the circumference of the leg
Dr. Hogan is requesting an Avian Basic to Moichor, what type of lab samples do you need in order to complete this lab to be sent off?
2 HCT, 2 Blood Smears, 1 Green Lithium Heparin Tube with Serum Separator.
What is BCS stand for?
Body condition scoring
What numbers are the canine teeth?
104, 204, 304, 404
Your patient is flailing and you cannot deflate the cuff prior to pulling the tube. What do you do?
Rip off the cuff inflator and extubate
If a systolic reading is over ___ is considered hypertension
160 mmHg
Serum.
What is the proper terminology for an abnormally fast heart rate?
Tachycardia
What is the name of the dental instrument most commonly used for losing teeth to extract?
Dental elevators
What specific exotic animal do we intubate with an inflated cuff?
Ferret
What BP medication is used for canines?
Enalapril / Prazosin
Your doctor needs a 1:5 dilution, what is the formula?
1 part drug, 4 parts diluent/saline
What does 2x IVF maintenance mean?
Multiply calculated maintenance rate by 2
Formula: (dog kg) x 2mL/kg/hr
23.6kg x 2mL/kg/hr = 47.2mL/hr
47.2mL/hr x 2(x) maintenance = 94.4mL/hr
What is consil?