Critical Care 🩺
Your canine patient presents in shock. What organ is most likely to be affected?
What is the liver?
Dog presenting with unproductive labor, has had contraction for few hours with no delivery? What abnormality will be seen on her chem panel?
Calcium!!
The Route of Drug administration that usually provides the fastest onset Action.
What is intravenous?
When administering calcium gluconate, what parameter should be monitored?
What is an ECG?
The adrenal glands are closest to which organ
Kidneys
A common Drug that can be given an injectable or a tablet, into the conjunctival sac to induce emesis.
What is Apomorphine?
Your patient with rodenticide toxicity is hemorrhaging and needs a transfusion immediately. What blood product will you use?
What is fresh frozen plasma?
A dog tries to swallow his ball and it gets stuck, his breathing is slowed and he is not ventilating properly. He is currently alert, but his ability to breathe being compromised is a concern. What abnormality would you expect to find?
Respiratory acidosis
Then primary toxic principle that is found in Chocolate Toxicities.
What is theobromine?
The DVM prescribes your patient to total parenteral nutrition. What type of catheter is best?
What is a multi lumen jugular catheter?
Where is the safest place to give an IP injection in a dog or a cat?
Location of umbilicus 2 inches right or left of midline
A Sedative Drug that is used with caution when being administered to Stallions due to its risk of causing paraphimosis, and priapism. (*Hint Phenothiazine Derivatives)
What is Acepromazine?
An owner says that their pet had hit its head shortly before being brought in for respiratory distress. Which part of the brain should you be worried about potential damage?
What is the brain stem?
Aside from diabetes, what is another cause for glucosuria in cats
Excitement
Antimicrobial Drug Class, that should be avoided in young, growing animals due to its side effect of causing damage to the joint cartilages.
What are Fluoroquinolones?