Pharmacology
This sticker is added to the label of Antibiotics, Steroids, and NSAIDs sent home with patients to remind their parents to do this to prevent GI upset.
What is "Give with Food"?
This anticoagulant is found in green top blood tubes.
What is Lithium Heparin?
This common Easter plant is toxic to cats from ingestion or contact and can cause an Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) and lead to renal failure if left untreated.
What is a Lily?
Under ideal anesthetic conditions, the ideal range for EtCO2 readings.
What is 35-45 mmHg?
These parameters are monitored and recorded every 15 minutes for the first hour of transfusions and every 30 minutes following.
What are Mentation, HR, RR/effort, Temp, MM/CRT, and BP
This oral medication is used an appetite stimulant in dogs and cats.
What is Capromorelin?
This machine analyzes EDTA whole blood samples for the red blood cell (RBC), white blood cell (WBC), and platelet quantities.
What is the CBC Procyte?
This common sweetener, found in sugar-free gum and other products, is extremely toxic to dogs and can lead to hypoglycemia and liver failure.
What is Xylitol?
The most profound adverse effect of Alpha-2 Agonist class drugs such as Dexmedetomidine.
What is bradycardia?
According to VEG guidelines, HemoNate filters used for blood transfusions via syringe should be changed every this many mLs.
What is 50mLs?
This drug is the reversal for opioids.
What is Naloxone?
This diagnostic tool uses sound waves to create images of internal organs and is often used for evaluating heart function in animals.
What is a Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)?
This toxic substance, found in antifreeze, is particularly dangerous to dogs and cats and can cause renal failure.
What is Ethylene Glycol?
The anatomical marker for correct endotracheal tube placement.
What is the thoracic inlet?
This is the process of matching a donor’s blood with a recipient’s blood to ensure compatibility, typically done to prevent transfusion reactions.
What is Crossmatching?
This medication is reconstituted to 4mg/mL and given over 15 minutes to serve as a proton pump inhibitor to decrease acid production in the stomach.
A medical procedure that involves inserting a thin needle into a lump or mass to collect cells or tissue for examination under a microscope
What is a Fine Needle Aspirate (FNA)?
This compound is found in chocolate, making it toxic to pets, and increases in concentration the darker the chocolate.
What is Theobromine?
This synthetic opioid analgesic is often used as a CRI in combination with other agents to provide balanced anesthesia and is commonly used as a powerful pain reliever in both preoperative and postoperative settings.
What is Fentanyl?
This blood product is rich in clotting factors and can be transfused to treat patients with coagulopathies.
What is Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP)?
This broad-spectrum antibiotic can be diluted with either sterile water or D5W and is given over 30-60 minutes and cannot be run with other medications or IVF.
What is Enrofloxacin?
A measure of the concentration of solutes (such as proteins, salts, and glucose) in urine compared to pure water.
What is Urine Specific Gravity (USG)?
This toxin is commonly found in residential areas and some may cause hypocoagulation if ingested leading to internal bleeding.
What is Rodenticide?
This medication is commonly used as a premedication for anesthetic procedures, but has no analgesic properties.
What is Midazolam?
This is the most common adverse reaction seen in blood product transfusion recipients.
What is Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR)?