Therapeutic Techniques
This condition means there are low oxygen levels in the tissue level of the body due to oxygen deprivation.
What is hypoxia?
This is the bluish tint to mucous membranes due to a lack of oxygen.
What is cyanosis?
This is the percentage of oxygen in room air.
What is 21%
AKA bed sores, these develop over bony prominences as the result of continuous pressure and damage to the overlying skin.
What are decubital sores?
This is the protective layer of a bandage.
What is the tertiary / outer layer.
This is the subjective evaluation of respiratory difficulty or distress.
What is dyspnea?
Oxygen sources should be ____________ to prevent drying of the mucous membranes.
Humidified
Remember to monitor the patient's temperature while in an oxygen cage to prevent this condition.
What is hyperthermia?
This is the conforming layer of a bandage and consists of an absorbent roll of cast padding, roll cotton, and kling to support the wound.
What is the secondary bandage layer.
Located on the interior of the nail, this matrix contains nerves and blood vessels.
What is the quick?
Physical therapy can be used for rehab of disease or injury to bone, muscle, nerves, ligaments, joints, and ________.
What is skin?
This massage stroke is a gentle stroking of the body.
What is effleurage?
This massage stroke involves shaking, kneading, and compression.
What is petrissage?
This type of bandage is the most commonly used bandage for temporary immobilization of fractures distal to the elbow or stifle.
What is a Robert Jones bandage?
This type of bandage is used to immobilize a dislocated hind limb or a fractured pelvis.
What is an Ehmer Sling?
This type of therapy will cause vasoconstriction, reducing the amount of edema and hemorrhage to an area.
What is cold therapy?
This type of therapy will cause vasodilation, which allows increases circulation of blood to the affected site, increases the amount of oxygen, inflammatory cells, and nutrients to the area.
What is heat therapy?
This type of exercise relies on the VA for movement, putting each affected joint through its normal range of motion 5-10 times.
What is passive exercise?
Therapeutic bathing should be performed in this direction.
What is cranial-caudal?
Meaning, stopping bleeding.
What is hemostatic?
Heat, redness, swelling, and pain.
What are the 4 signs of inflammation?
Orphaned animals may need to be hand fed for this period of time, unless they can be placed and accepted with a lactating mother.
4-6 weeks
When bathing small patients, pay close attention to body temperature. Cold temperatures can cause this condition.
What is hypothermia?
This procedure is performed to soften feces in the distal large intestine, stimulate colonic activity and the urge to defecate.
What is an enema.