First Aid
What do blue gums often times mean?
What is lack of oxygen?
What's the purpose of bandaging?
What is protect wounds from infection, control bleeding, provide support, reduce swelling, and absorbing fluids?
Should you ever do a sedation free dentistry?
What is No?
In veterinary medical instructions, this abbreviation means "twice a day".
What is BID?
What's the first step when conducting CPR?
What is extend the head, pull the tongue forward and CHECK FOR OBSTRUCTIONS?
What type of suture utilizes a single strand of thread to create a spiral of stitches across the incision, using knots only at the beginning and the end of the closure?
What is simple continuous suture?
At what age do puppies and kittens typically have all their permanent teeth erupted?
What is 6 months?
This dangerous, sometimes fatal parasite lives in the heart and lungs of infected pets and is spread by mosquitoes.
What are heartworms?
What flower is toxic to cats?
What are Lillies?
This is the common term for sutures that will naturally degrade and be absorbed by the body over time.
The gold standard imaging used in vet med to visualize the roots and jawbone underneath the gumline.
What is dental radiography (X-rays)?
This is the direction pointing away from the head or towards the tail.
What is caudal?
This is the recommended rate of chest compressions per minute when preforming CPR on a dog or cat.
What is 100 to 120 compressions per minute?
This is a rolled, absorbent strip of cotton or gauze that is wrapped securely over a sterile pad to protect a wound from dirt and bacteria.
What is a bandage (or roller gauze)?
The total number of adult teeth in a canine
What is 42?
Dogs and cats walk directly on their toes. This makes them what?
What is a digitigrade?
What is it called when it seems as if the eye is popped out of a dogs eye socket? (often times seen within pugs, boston terriers etc.)
What is Eye Proptosis?
Up to how many months can it take for a absorbable suture to dissolve?
What is 9 months?
How long does it take for plaque to form?
What is 24 hours?
This is the standard root word suffix that indicates "inflammation" in medical terminology (e.g., dermatitis
What is -itis?