Medical Mysteries
Normal resting heart rate for most adult dogs
What is 60-120 bpm?
What is a Queen?
The abbreviation PO when giving medication means
What is by mouth
CPR stands for
What is cardiopulmonary resuscitation?
A daycare dog presents for acute coughing after daycare. He attends this facility
The medical term for low blood sugar
What is hypoglycemia
The anatomical term for a dog's kneecap
What is the patella?
The anticoagulent commonly found in green top tubes
What is heparin
This life-threatening condition involved the stomach filling with gas and twisting on itself
What is GDV?
This patient is constantly seen for ear infections, NT's, AGE, and dermatitis (as well as overweight status)
Who is Stanley Lewis the Bassett Hound
The organ that produces insulin
What is the pancreas?
Total amount of permanent teeth the typical adult dog has
What are 42 teeth?
This urine measurement helps assess the kidney's ability to concentrate urine
What is specific gravity?
The A in ABC approach to emergency care stands for
What is airway?
The town collects our trash on this day
What is Wednesday?
The type of white blood cell that is commonly associated with allergic reactions and parasitic infections
What are eosinophils?
This part of the cell controls genetic information
What is the nucleus?
Medication commonly used to reverse opioid effects
What is naloxone?
A male cat repeatedly straining in the litterbox cannot producre suspects
What is a urethral obstruction?
Timeclocks need to be completed by this time
This potentially life-threatening condition occurs when the body's immune system destroys its own red blood cells
What is immune-mediated hemolytic anemia? (IMHA)
The dorsal metatarsal vein is located here
What is the top of the hind paw, distal to the hock?
The amount of mg a dog should receive if the dog is 20kg and needs medication at 5mg/kg
What is 100mg?
The RECOVER guidelines recommended this amount of chest compressions for dogs and cats
What is 100-120 compressions per minute?
This patient presented for a tick check in June of 2025 and had over 175 ticks removed
Who is Buzz McCain?