Pharmacology
What is one of the most common side effects of opioids?
respiratory depression
When a horse is feeling threatened or is resisting restraint, what is its first instinct to do?
Run Away
Bone is made by which type of cell?
Osteoblasts
Which of the following parasites can a dog acquire by ingesting an infected flea during grooming?
Dipylidium caninum
The surgeon asks for the Brown-Adsons. Which type of instrument is this?
Thumb Forceps
Which medication is considered a gastric "band-aid"?
Sucralfate
What is the most common method of pregnancy diagnosis in cattle?
Manual rectal palpation
What is the term given to the initial milk produced by a female after giving birth?
Colostrum
What are the segments of a tapeworm that are sometimes seen in canine feces called?
Proglottids
What is the maximum time that an ultrasonic scaler can be used on a tooth surface?
10-15 secs
What medication may help in a case of acute glaucoma?
Mannitol
Which bacteria are known for causing a head tilt and neurologic symptoms in ruminants?
Listeria
A 10-year old Golden Retriever presents with a distended abdomen, and when you touch his belly you notice a fluid wave. What is the medical term for free fluid in the abdomen?
Ascites
Casts in the urine generally indicate damage in what part of the urinary system?
Renal Tubules
When performing CPCR (cerebro-cardio pulmonary resuscitation) in lateral recumbency, how far should you press down on the chest during compressions?
about 1/3 of the chest width
Valium is often given with ketamine to provide which effect?
Muscle Relaxation
At what age should pigs be castrated?
5-14 days
A dog has ruptured a chordae tendinae. What condition can this lead to?
Congestive Heart Failure
Blood lactate is a marker of what?
Blood perfusion and oxygen delivery to tissues
Typically, when should a dog or cat be offered food following gastrointestinal surgery?
12-24 hours post-op
Which drug is commonly given IV to humanely euthanize small animals?
pentobarbital
Flunixin meglumine is sometimes used in horses, cattle, and pigs for which purpose?
Analgesia
Name the heart chamber responsible for pumping blood toward the lungs
Right Ventricle
What is the primary toxic principle in chocolate?
Theobromine
Chronic exposure to which hormone leads to a pyometra?
Progesterone