The name of a steam sterilizer
What is an autoclave
Rostral indicates which direction
What is towards the nose
A deep skin scrape is used to recover which parasite?
What is Demodex
Typically, what percentage of an animal's body weight consists of blood?
What is 8%
Which anesthetic is short acting, white opaque, and can cause transient apnea on induction?
What is propofol
The three most important things to minimize radiation exposure
What are time, distance, and shielding
The anatomical region where the atlas and axis are found
What is the cervical region
The term pediculousis indicates a problem with what parasite?
What is Lice
A healthy bird can only lose < 10% of its blood volume safely. You have been asked to draw a blood sample from a 1 kg macaw. What is the maximum amount of blood that can be taken from the patient safely?
What is 10ml
Which medication is an osmotic diuretic and may be used to decrease intracranial pressure?
What is Mannitol
Purpose of the rheostat of the light source of a microscope?
What is to adjust light intensity
Which crystal is commonly observed in the Dalmatian and not expected to be seen in other breeds?
What is Ammonium biurate
The best way to recover and identify parasites in the L1 larval form?
What is the Baermann fecal technique?
How many mL of 50% Dextrose should be added to 100ml of LRS to yield a 2.5% Dextrose solution?
What is 5ml
The degree to which an administered drug is absorbed intact into systemic circulation is know as what?
What is bioavailability
Where is the meibomian gland located?
What is the eyelid (they line the eyelids and secret sebum to prevent tear evaporation)
Schiff-Sherrington posture causes what?
What is paralysis of the hindlimbs?
After what procedure is it most important to immediately wash your hands?
What is handling a pet with microsporum canis
A 40kg dog presents to your hospital and is approximately 5% dehydrated. What is the replace volume needed?
What is 2000ml (body weight x percent dehydration = fluid deficit)
Which antiobiotic should NOT be used in a 5 week old kitten receiving emergency laceration repair surgery?
What is Enrofloxacin (risk of cartilage defects in young animals and blindness in cats)
How do the properties of x-rays compare to that of visible light?
What is x-rays have higher frequency and shorter wavelengths
Permanent dental formula for a dog
What is 2(I3/3, C1/1, P4/4, M2/3)
Known in rabbits to cause the appearance of "walking dandruff"
What is Cheyletiella
A cat with a gastrotomy tube must receive 300 kcal daily. A 15 oz can of the prescribed diet has 1500 kcal. The prescribed diet must be diluted 50:50 with water to flow through the tube, and a maximum of 45 mL can be administered at one feeding. Approximately how many feedings does this cat need daily?
What is 4 feedings
Chronic administration of prednisone to animals can cause an iatrogenic form of what condition?
What is cushing's disease