This surgical gastropexy technique is most favored due to low complications and simplicity.
What is incisional (also known as musuclar flap) gastropexy?
100
This suture material, made from sheep intestine, elicits a marked inflammatory reaction when broken down by the body.
What is catgut?
100
This category of drugs provides reliable sedation and profound analgesia; the sedation outlasts the analgesia.
What are Alpha-2 agonists?
100
Based on the Wound Classification System, a routine ovariohysterectomy falls under this "contamination" category.
What is clean-contaminated?
100
This is the rib space localization for performing a simple thoracocentesis.
What is 6-8th intercostal space.
200
This is the most common arrhythmia associated with GDV.
What is Ventricular Premature Complexes?
200
This synthetic monofilament suture has high initial tensile strength, but loses 35% by day 14.
What is Monocryl?
200
This category of tranquilizers are not reliable in healthy young dogs and cats and may cause excitement and lack of inhibition.
What are benzodiazepines?
200
This is the golden period within which minimal contaminated wounds can be closed primarily.
What is 6-8 hours?
200
This is the organ most often herniated in a traumatic diaphragmatic hernia.
What is the liver?
300
These are the most common 3 complications encountered with GDV surgery.
What are sepsis, peritonitis, aspiration pneumonia?
300
This organic multifilament nonabsorbable suture is frequently used in cardiovascular surgery.
What is silk?
300
This is a reasonable period of time of post-operative pain management after most procedures.
What is 2-3 days?
300
While waiting for wound granulation (secondary closure) of a contaminated wound, this type of bandage should be used to allow daily debridement.
What is a wet-to-dry bandage?
300
Surgical management is usually warranted for this type of pneumothorax, as opposed to medical management usually indicated in traumatic pneumothorax.
What is spontaneous pneumothorax?
400
This is the direction of gastric rotation most commonly encountered in GDV.
What is clockwise (when surgeon standing on side of patient facing cranially)?
400
Placement of this substance in the dermis may result in granuloma formation or dehiscence, and placement in an infected site may be associated with fistulation.
What is tissue glue?
400
Vagally induced bradycardia, depression of the AV node and inhibition of central respiratory centers are side effects of this category of pain medications.
What are opioids?
400
When skin sutures are removed (10-14 days after closure), the wound has regained only this much of its original strength.
What is 20-30%?
400
This surgical procedure is considered in animals with chylothorax, without underlying disease, and in which medical management has failed.
What is thoracic duct ligation?
500
Measurement of this bloodwork parameter at time of presentation may be a prognostic indicator for survival.
What is lactate?
500
Contact with this is required for suture material to absorb.
What is body fluids?
500
This drug may provide excellent somatic analgesia and is especially recommended for burns and wounds. Side effects include emergency delirium and sensitization to catecholamines.
What is ketamine?
500
This layer of a bandage is used to debride tissue, transmit wound exudate, or form an occlusive seal over the wound
What is the primary (contact) layer?
500
In surgical ligation of a PDA, this nerve must be protected.