Medical Math
1 kg is equal to this many pounds
This is the most essential part of every animal’s diet.
What is water?
This insect lives off of the blood of other animals.
What is a flea?
This tool is used to make identifying marks in a pig's ear.
What is an ear notcher?
This is known as the powerhouse of the cell.
What is the mitochondria?
1 mL is equal to ___ cubic centimeters.
What is 1?
Livestock that have stomachs with multiple compartments are collectively referred to as this.
What are ruminants?
This tool is used to remove the testicles of male animals.
What is an elastrator?
Cloth muzzles are typically made of this synthetic material.
What is nylon?
This is a word used to describe diseases that can be transferred from animals to humans, and vice versa.
What is zoonotic?
Sampson a 23-pound Beagle, is brought into the veterinary hospital. Sampson’s weight in kilograms is ____ (round to the nearest tenth).
What is 10.4 kg?
This is the most calorie dense nutrient.
What is fat?
This breed of dairy cow is known for its unique black and white coloring.
What is the Holstein?
If you inject something subcutaneously, you are injecting it into this body part.
Despite being named after an invertebrate, this disease is actually caused by a fungus.
What is ringworm?
Your patient needs 1.5 g of a drug that is available as 750 mg/capsule. If treatments are BID (2x per day) for ten days, this many tablets will be dispensed.
What is 40 tablets?
This term specifically describes a genetic defect present at birth.
What is congenital?
Tape used to seal a double-wrapped surgical pack is called this.
What is autoclave tape?
This is the act of pulling back on a plunger while looking for any signs of blood entering the syringe.
What is aspirating? or What is aspiration?
Correct rabbit restraint is important because when frightened, they can kick hard enough to fracture this body part.
What is the spine?
Hannah brings her 20 kg tortoise into the clinic with an infection. The veterinarian instructs the technician to administer an injection of Baytril. Baytril’s dosage is 10 milligrams/Kilograms of body weight per day. If the concentration of the drug is 50 milligrams/milliliter, the technician will administer _____ mg of Baytril per day.
What is 200 mg/day?
This animal was the carrier of the black plague that killed more than one-fourth of the European population during the 1300’s.
What is a rat? or What is rats?
This breed of goat is easily recognized by its very small outer ears.
What is the LaMancha?
The cephalic vein is found in this body part.
What is the front leg?
Tendons connect muscles to this.
What is bone?