Medication Station
Everyone Loves Math
Surgery-Ish
Abbreviation Nation
Disease
GP Shtuff
100
Core 4 - what are they? What are they used for?
Cerenia - anti-emetic
Famotidine - antacid
Unasyn - antibiotic - essentially injectable version of clavamox - many uses
Metronidazole - antibiotic - primarily used for GI disease
100
A 12.7 kg Dog needs 2.2 mg/kg Diphenhydramine. What volume is given? What route do you give this?
0.56 mL IM
100
Curved kelly hemostats
100
ADR/NAR
Aint doing right (yuck)
Not acting right
100
Chronic Kidney Disease
Explain CKD to me. What are the important BW and urine changes? What is Dr. B's pedestal about CKD?? How do we manage this disease
100
What does FVRCP stand for?
Feline viral rhinotracheitis, calicivirus, panleukopenia
200
Opioids - give an example of one and what we'd use it for? What is a common side effect?
Morphine, Hydromorphone, Fentanyl
PAIN!
Dysphoria, vocalization, sedation
200
A 43 pound dog presents in shock and the VOD wants a 1/4 shock bolus of Norm R given over 15 minutes. How much is this?
90ml/kg is the shock dose
43/2.2 = 19.54 kg x 90ml = 1759 ml x 25% (0.25) = 440 ml bolus
200
Rat tooth forceps
200
IVDD
Intervertebral Disk Disease
200
Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD, FIC) & Urethral Obstruction
Explain these to me. What is the importance of a diet change and environmental management?
What is the most dangerous thing about UO? WHY?
200
What does DHPP stand for?
Distemper, hepatitis/adenovirus, parovirus, parainfluenza
300
Ondansetron
Anti-emetic
Often added in when Cerenia is not enough. Powerful anti-emetic, used for chemo related nausea and other forms of nausea in humans
300
A 32.9 pound FS lab is hospitalized. What is this p's RER?
532.3 kilocalories (calories)
300
What do you need to get out for a laceration repair in the ICU (not the OR)?
Cold pack, drains, scalpel blade, suture, drape, gauze, chlorhex flush, anything else the VOD wants
300
IMHA
Immune mediated hemolytic anemia
300
Pancreatitis
What is pancreatitis. Why does this occur in dogs? In cats? How severe is it? How do we treat?
300
What is the vaccine protocol for puppies and kittens
They both get vaccines starting at 8/9 weeks and then get boosters every 3-4 weeks until 16 weeks of age (i.e. 3 sets of vaccines to be fully vaccinated).
At 8 weeks - puppies get DHPP/Bordetella; kittens get FVRCP
At 12 weeks - puppies get 2nd DHPP and lepto; kittens get FVRCP and FeLV if indicated and tested negative
At 16 weeks - puppies get final DHPP, final lepto, and a rabies; kittens get final FVRCP, final FeLV and a rabies
400
Ace-inhibitor
Enalapril, Benazepril
ACEI are used for high blood pressure (hypertension in humans). In animals, most commonly used for treating CHF. Other uses include: protein loss in urine and chronic kidney disease because they decrease glomerular resistance and can be "reno-protective".
400
A 12.4 pound Chihuahua needs a lasix CRI. What is the mg/kg/hr? What volume of lasix do you need? What volume of saline? What is the rate that this is run at for 24 hours?
1 mg/kg/hr for 24 hours
135.3 mg of Lasix - 2.7 mL of lasix - 21.3 ml saline
400
What do you need to prepare for a GDV surgery?
Surgery pack, table and patient drapes, lap sponges, suture, scalpel blade, gauze, cautery gun/ligasure, stomach tube and bucket, suction, intestinal clamps, bowl and saline
400
ITP
Immune mediated thrombocytopenia
400
DKA
Explain this to me. What causes a diabetic patient to go into DKA? What is the overall prognosis? How do we treat?
400
What is the reasoning behind doing an ear cytology?
Not all ear medications are created equal - some are better for yeast, some are better for cocci, and some are better for rods. Rod infections tend to be the most difficult to treat - these infections also tend to be the most malodorous and painful.
i.e. Claro only treats yeast/cocci, not rods - need mometamax, baytril, easotic, posatex for rods.
500
Doxapram (Dopram)
Stimulates the respiratory center during and after anesthesia and in neonatal patients to help initiate respiration after c-section
500
A 28.6 pound dog needs an insulin CRI made up. Tell me what to do. What type of insulin? What type of fluids? What is important about this?
8.8 units/kg in a liter bag - 114 units of Novolin R in 0.9% NaCl. Binds to plastic. Cover the bag and the line.
500
What do you need to prepare for an orthopedic procedure with Dr. Johnson?
Surgery pack, ortho pack, patient and table drapes, bovie/cautery, lap sponges, bowl and saline, drill and saw, appropriate orthopedic hardware, sterile foil and sterile vet wrap
500
DIC
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
AKA "Death is coming"
500
Evan's Syndrome
Evan's Syndrome is when IMHA and ITP occur together. Explain this to me. What is the overall prognosis? How do we treat? Is treatment short or long term?
500
What is the importance of heartworm and flea/tick prevention? What is the life cycle of these bugs?
HW prevention prevents HW disease that can be fatal. Heartworm prevention works by killing the larvae introduced by a positive mosquito biting your pet. The larvae mature over the course of a month; after a certain time frame, they then mature to the next larval stage. HW prevention ONLY works during the first larval stage, so if you are a week late giving HW prevention, that larva has a chance to mature and not be receptive to the prevention, leading to HW disease. This is why it is so important to give HW prevention every month ideally on the same day. Or to use ProHeart. Do you know why Proheart is different?
(Most) Flea and tick prevention starts killing fleas within 1-2 hours after given, and kills all flea within 24 hours. It lasts 30-90 days depending on the product. The flea life cycle lasts for 90 days, so if you have an active flea infestation, you NEED to treat for at least 3 months to break the life cycle, otherwise the previous eggs will turn into adults and bite your pet and the cycle starts all over again.
BONUS - what detrimental disease in history was spread by fleas?