I'm probably on death's door
The mucous membranes of a dog in septic shock are:
Hyperemic
What bacteria is responsible for kennel cough?
Bordetella bronchiseptica
A Doppler is used to measure:
Systolic blood pressure
What is the most common sign of a blood transfusion reaction?
Fever
While writing in a patient's medical record you make a mistake. What should you do?
Write a line through it and initial
While monitoring a patient you note the EKG suddenly flatlines. You immediately:
Listen to the patient's heart with your stethascope.
How should a patient with a potential spinal injury be transported to the hospital?
Lying on a flat board.
Which of the following medications should not be used to control seizures in a patient with liver disease?
Phenobarbital
What is the correct formula when discussing cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP)?
What is the correct formula when discussing cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP)?
Knuckling is an abnormality of which system?
Neuro
A client has just treated his 5-week-old kitten with a flea dip that contains lindane. The cat is acting slightly lethargic, and the client then notices that the label on the dip reads "for dogs only." The client calls the practice. What advice should be given?
Bathe the kitten immediately in dishsoap and then come into the clinic asap!
A dehydrated patient presents. Which solutions would be the most appropriate fluid choice?
Crystalloids
In trauma cases, fluid therapy should be used with caution in which scenarios?
Cardiac contusions, CHF
What is the minimum concentration of hemoglobin required to detect cyanosis?
5 g/dL
Your patient most likely has a PCV of around 15%!
A veterinarian is assessing a cat with a spinal injury. When the doctor pinches the cat's toe, a positive response to deep pain would be indicated by:
Withdrawal of the foot while vocalizing
A free-roaming dog is brought to the hospital for listlessness and dyspnea. While performing venipuncture, you notice that the animal seems to have a prolonged clotting time. A possible cause of prolonged clotting times would be the ingestion of _______________________.
Rodenticide poisoning
When measuring central venous pressure, where should the zero on the manometer be positioned?
At the level of the right atrium
How many days after a tick attaches itself to a dog will one see neurological signs associated with tick paralysis?
7
What is the expected difference between a patient's end-tidal CO2 (EtCO2) and the actual PaCO2 (carbon dioxide in the arterial blood)?
EtCO2 2–5 mm Hg less than the PaCO2
A patient receives a packed red blood cell transfusion. How many days can pass before he will require a crossmatch for a second transfusion?
5
To place a nasal oxygenation catheter in a dog, a veterinary technician would measure to the:
Medial canthus of the eye
The most desirable induction agent for an emergency cesarean section in a dog is:
Propofol
What is the most common cause of hypercalcemia in dogs?
Cancer
What coagulation factors are tested by a prothrombin time?
I, II, V, VII, X
If the hindquarters were elevated in a dog with a severe diaphragmatic hernia, what effect would this have on respiration?
Respiratory rate decreases and respiration becomes less labored