Name that Tool!
When you are giving Novolin-N, what type of syringe should you use?
U-100 insulin syringe (U-40 is only for Vetsulin and ProZinc)
This common name for a fungal infection correctly describes the shape but incorrectly calls it a common invertebrate found in your garden
Ringworm (Dermatophytosis)
In Norse Mythology, the goddess Frigg promised to kiss anyone under this berry plant after it saved her life
Mistletoe
This element, when elevated (commonly seen in urinary obstructions), can lead to bradycardia and arrhythmias.
Potassium
This medication is used as a histamine blocker primarily in the stomach to decrease acidity which can help protect the stomach lining
Famotidine
When the doctor is about to use a #10 blade to make an incision, they attach it to what instrument?
Scalpel Handle
This normally fatal virus affects the nervous system and is transmitted through saliva and blood. Don't go too crazy!
Rabies virus (lyssavirus)
These first Christmas decorations were made by an Edison fanboy in the 1880's and cost around 300$ a string!
Christmas lights
While mild elevations of this element may be seen with dehydration, clinical signs of toxicity include GI upset, lethargy, twitching, and seizures. But careful not to correct it too fast- we don’t want brain swelling.
Sodium
This enzyme is increased with there is lack of oxygen in an area (like when you get a stitch in your side). We commonly see this increase with GDV patients or patients post-CPR
Lactate
This is necessary to use (between the patient and the syringe) when administering medications like Mannitol, Plasma transfusions, Blood transfusions, and Intralipids.
Hemonate Filter
This parasite can be transmitted through contaminated raw/undercooked meat, contaminated water, or infected blood/organ transplants. But it's most commonly known for being transmitted through infected cat feces (which is why pregnant women need to be careful)
Toxoplasma gondii (Toxoplasmosis)
Candy Canes originated in this country in 1670 as a way to keep choir children quiet. Why isn't there a candy cane-tober fest?
Germany
Progressing from weakness, ataxia, and twitching to seizures and death in severe cases, low levels of this element can affect females of all species, particularly after a new addition to the family.
Calcium
This laxative increases the amount of water in the colon, leading to softer stools and making it easier to go. It also decreases ammonia which is crucial for patients with porto-systemic shunts
Lactulose
This pair of forceps is used to hold more dense tissue and is named for its characteristic interdigitating appearance.
Rat tooth forceps
Bartonella henselae is a bacterial infection which is transmitted from cat to cat by fleas and transmitted to humans this way, giving it this appropriate name
Cat Scratch Disease (though it can be transmitted through bites as well)
This Christmas song (which was originally for Thanksgiving) was the first song played in space in 1965! But can you really dash through snow in a rocket in space?
Jingle Bells
This element is strictly regulated by Vitamin D and Parathyroid hormone, but can be elevated with young animals, Renal disease, and Vitamin D toxicity. If it binds with Calcium in the body, it leads to mineralization in the kidneys, GIT, and skin.
Phosphorous
While used for relaxation and sleep in humans, this flower can cause nausea, vomiting, and decreased appetite in dogs and cats
Lavender
Not only is this tool helpful for getting a specific gravity, it can also be used to measure total protein
Refractometer
This bacteria (transmitted by fleas) caused mass deaths in Europe in the middle ages, but is still present in wild animals today, particularly in Western US, Africa, and Asia. Don't worry, there's an antibiotic for that
Yersinia Pestis (causes Black Plague or Black Death)
Though Mariah Carey may have the most popular song of our generation, this is the most recorded Christmas song with over 733 versions. Not exactly quiet, are we?
Silent Night
Necessary to produce hemoglobin which helps with oxygen transportation in the RBC, when this element is low, we can see target cells (codocytes) aptly named because the red blood cells are paler and smaller than normal (microcytic hypochromic anemia).
Iron
Common in older/large breed dogs, this disease is caused by loss of function in the nerves controlling the voice box, leading to coughing, regurgitating, changes in bark, and in worse cases respiratory distress and cyanosis
Laryngeal Paralysis