Surgery
An intravenous anesthetic drug that can cause respiratory distress if administered too quickly or too much at one time.
What is Propofol?
The directional term used to describe the front paw's surface that touches the ground.
What is palmar?
This term means "toward the tail" and is commonly used to describe locations on the body.
What is caudal?
A form of radiation that is pointed in the direction of the patient in order to produce radiographs in veterinary medicine.
What is a primary beam?
The medication used to treat coccidia.
What is sulfadimethoxine (Albon)?
The name of the part of an anesthetic machine that turns liquid anesthetic into vapor form for inhalation.
What is a vaporizer?
The 3 types of muscles.
What are skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscles?
This condition, common in deep-chested dogs, causes the stomach to twist on itself and is considered a medical emergency (medical term only).
What is gastric dilation-volvulus (GDV)?
The term used when a radiograph image is too dark.
What is overexposed?
Interceptor Plus provides protection against this special parasite that is not covered by Trifexis, Heartgard Plus or Proheart.
What are tapeworms?
A complication that can be caused by conditions like blood loss, circulatory problems, shock, or certain diseases. The most common symptom is pale-grey mucous membranes.
What is poor tissue perfusion?
The organ that produces bile, which aids in the digestion of fats, processes nutrients from food and stores them for later use, removes harmful substances, drugs, and toxins, from the blood and filters and cleans blood before it returns to the heart.
What is the liver?
The layman's term to describe the “olecranon” bone.
What is the bony tip of the elbow?
A type of radiation that you can only be protected from with lead PPE.
What is scatter radiation?
The type of medication that should not be used on an eye with a corneal ulcer.
What are steroids?
The technical name of a dual purpose surgical instrument, combining the functions of a needle holder and surgical scissors into one instrument.
What is an Olsen Hegar?
The part of the body that is found on the front legs of dogs and cats, also called the "wrist".
What is the carpus?
The words that describe anisocoria.
What is unequal pupil size?
When adjusting this setting you are adjusting the "density" of an image.
What is mA (milliamperes)?
This synthetic hormone is used to treat hypothyroidism in dogs, requiring careful dose adjustments based on regular bloodwork.
What is Levothyroxine (Thyro-Tabs)?
This can cause a high capnograph reading in a patient that is under general anesthesia.
What is hypoventilation?
Air passes through this structure after the larynx and before entering the bronchi.
What is the trachea?
This occurs when excess fluid accumulates in the sac-like structure that surrounds and protects the heart.
What is pericardial effusion?
A medical imaging procedure that uses a contrast agent to examine the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
What is a Barium Study?
This medication is used to manage hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing’s disease) by inhibiting cortisol production in the adrenal gland.
What is Trilostane (Vetoryl)?