Abbreviations
Anatomy
Medication
Surgery
Misc
100

TPR

What is temperature, pulse, respiration

100

Flap of the ear is called…

What is pinna

100

Gabapentin treats/causes

What is pain and mild sedation

100

The term for cutting into the stomach

What is gastrotomy

100

What are the 3 most common radiograph views for abdomen and thorax

Right lateral, Left lateral, and VD

200

URI

What is upper respiratory infection

200
The muscle along the spine is called…

What is epaxial muscle

200

Trazodone

What is to decrease anxiety and/or mild sedation

200

What arrhythmia can occur during/after removing the spleen?

VPCs; ventricular premature contractions

200

What two additional disease processes does a DKA usually have (besides diabetes)

What is pancreatitis and urinary tract infection

300

CPA

What is cardiopulmonary arrest

300

What is the medical name for kneecap?

What is patella

300

Prazosin

What is urethral relaxation

300

What does PU stand for

Perineal Urethrostomy

300

What are 3 ways to diagnose pancreatitis?

What is CPLi/FPLi, amylase and lipase, and abdominal ultrasound

400

FIV/FeLV

What is feline immunodeficiency virus/feline leukemia virus

400

What type of joint is the shoulder joint?

What is ball and socket joint
400

Vitamin K1

What is minimize bleeding

400

What is the job of a ligasure (vessel sealer)

What is cauterize and transect

400

What blood values (3) and other diagnostic test is needed to evaluate kidney disease.

What is BUN, Creatinine, Phosphorous, and a urinalysis

500

FLUTD

What is feline lower urinary tract disease

500

How many vertebra are in each region of the spine? (Hint: there are 4 regions, not incl the tail)

What is Cervical: 7, Thoracic:13, Lumbar: 7, Sacral: 3

500

Pimobendan (Vetmedin) - 2 answers, but the second is BONUS

What is increase cardiac contractility WITHOUT increasing oxygen consumption

500

Explain how to leak test an anesthetic machine

What is…close pop off valve, place thumb over tube (where patient is usually connected), either use oxygen flush or turn on flow meter to fill reservoir bag and then hold pressure at 20mmHg for at least 10 seconds. LAST STEP - ALWAYS OPEN POP OFF VALVE BEFORE REMOVING THUMB FROM TUBE

500

Explain each heart murmur grade…

What is grades 1-6; 1 is intermittent and quiet, 2 is consistent and quieter than normal beat, 3 is same loudness of normal beat, 4 is louder than normal beat and can hear on both side of chest, 5 is loud with palpable thrill, 6 is the loudest with thrill and can hear with stethoscope off the body