CRIs
Allows continuous low-dose administration of various analgesics
What is a CRI?
End of life breathing, gasps spread apart by time
What is agonal breathing?
The preliminary assessment of patients or casualties in order to determine the urgency of their need for treatment and the nature of treatment required
What is Triage?
Distilled water
What is used to calibrate the refractometer?
Dextrose 5% in water
What is D5W?
How long do we keep diluted insulin for?
What is 24 hours?
0.5mg/kg Midazolam
What is WLA's standard seizure protocol?
A medical history that focuses on the most relevant current or past medical conditions
What is a pertinent history?
2 dry and 1 wet swab sample from ocular, nasal and oral sites
What is needed for a respiratory PCR submission?
The body's extreme response to an infection that happens when an infection one already has triggers a chain reaction throughout the body
What is sepsis?
A technique that uses multiple drugs to create an anesthetic state while minimizing side effects and maximizing desired effects
What is multimodal Anesthesia?
A tissue injury that occurs more or less suddenly due to violence or accident and is accountable for initiating hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis and immunologic and metabolic responses responsible for restoring homeostasis
What is trauma?
Airway, breathing, and circulation
What are the ABCs?
Cerenia and subcutaneous fluids
What is the ETO special?
A chronic condition of the heart's inability to pump adequate blood to the body
What is CHF?
Dexdomitor, Butorphanol, and Ketamine
What is kitty magic?
A diuretic that also treats swelling around the brain or in the eyes
What is Mannitol?
Mentation, heart rate, pulse quality, mucous membrane color, CRT, extremity temperature, and blood pressure.
What are perfusion parameters?
iStat Chem8/CG4/PCV
What is ETO's standard in-house bloodwork?
An arrhythmias characterized by a heart rhythm whereby the sinus node does not discharge an impulse to trigger the heart to contract. As a result the heart literally stops beating. If the heart stops for more than 8 seconds then the dog will collapse/faint.
Sick Sinus Syndrome
How many mLs to add to 100 mLs for 2mg/kg/day of Reglan at 10mL/hr for a 4kg patient?
What is 0.67mLs [5mg/mL]?
1:4
What is standard Dextrose dilution?
Subtle loss of skin elasticity and possibly tacky mucous membranes
What is 5-6% dehydrated?
10-25mmHG
What is the normal canine IOP range?
A medical emergency that occurs when there is not enough insulin in the body to control glucose levels or the body cannot use the insulin effectively
What is DKA?