Liver
How many liver lobes do dogs and cats have? Bonus: receive 100pts for each lobe you can name.
Six
Bonus: right medial, right lateral, left medial, left lateral, quadrate, and caudate.
What does each of the following mean: hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, normoglycemia?
low blood glucose = HYPOglycemia
high blood glucose = HYPERglycemia
normal blood glucose = NORMOglycemia
Unasyn is 187.5 mg/ml. You are instructed to give 2.5ml. How many mg is that?
468.75mg
What does not belong? Clavamox, enrofloxacin, carprofen, Simplecef?
Carprofen is an NSAID. The others are antibiotics.
Where is a renolith?
Kidney stone
Which lab value tells use about the liver? ALT or BUN
BOTH! 100pts for ALT alone. 500pts if you said both! ALT tells us about liver cell damage. BUN tells us about liver function. The liver makes BUN. The kidney filters it out of the body. We measure kidney function based on its ability to rid the body of BUN (and other things).
What solution can be given IV or PO for a hypoglycemic patient?
Dextrose
You are to give 2 mcg/kg DexDomitor to a 35kg dog. How many mls do you draw up to give?
0.14ml
What does not belong? hydromorphone, methadone, fentanyl, butorphanol?
Butorphanol is a partial agonist. The others are full agonists.
Where is a cystolith?
Bladder stone
What is the name for a liver cell?
Hepatocyte
What endocrine disease does a patient have if they have a persistently elevated blood glucose?
Diabetes mellitus. Only 100 points if you said diabetes - can't forget about diabetes insipidus!
Your bird weighs 188g. How many pounds is that?
0.41lbs
What does not belong? Clavamox, Baytril, Veraflox
Clavamox is a penicillin derivative. The others are fluoroquinolones.
Where is a cholelith?
Gall stone
What does PSS stand for?
Portosystemic Shunt
What test can be performed to "look back in time" to determine if a patient has chronically been hyperglycemic?
Fructosamine
You are instructed to put a dog on 1.5x maintenance or LRS. Maintenance = 60 ml/kg/d. The dog weight 12kg. What do you set the fluid pup to?
45 ml/hr
What does not belong? Keppra, Galliprant, KBr, zonisamide, phenobarbital.
Galliprant is an NSAID. The others are anti-convulsants.
Where is a tonsillolith?
Tonsil stones
Hepatic encephalopathy is a neurologic disorder secondary to liver disease because of the excessive build up of _______
Ammonia (NH3+)
Are cats insulin deficient or insulin resistant? What about dogs?
MOST of the time, dogs are insulin resistant (Type 1) and cats are insulin deficient (Type 2).
Dr. Brands wants to increase the fluids from 20 mEq/L KCl to 50 mEq/L KCl. The current bag has 1,400 ml left. How much additional KCl do you add?
10.7ml (11ml)
What does not belong? lidocaine, sotalol, mexiletine, enalapril
Enalapril is an ACE inhibitor. The others are anti-arrhythmics.
Where is a urolith?
Anywhere in the urinary system: kidney, ureter, bladder, urethra