Pharmacology
This class of drug is used to prevent vomiting
What is Antiemetics?
A reflex checked to monitor anesthetic depth, involving the eyelids.
What is the palpebral reflex?
The anticoagulant in lavender-top tubes.
What is EDTA?
This valve separates the left atrium and left ventricle.
What is the mitral valve?
The normal heart rate of a dog (range).
What is 60–160 bpm?
This antibiotic is toxic to rabbits, guinea pigs, and hamsters.
What is penicillin?
This reflex is typically lost first as an animal becomes deeper under anesthesia.
What is the swallowing reflex?
In a PCV tube, this layer contains WBCs and platelets.
What is the Buffy coat?
The functional unit of the kidney.
What is the nephron?
Capillary refill time should normally be under this many seconds.
What is 2-3 seconds?
This controlled substance is a potent opioid reversal agent.
What is naloxone?
A dissociative anesthetic often combined with diazepam.
What is ketamine?
A left shift indicates an increase in these cells.
What are immature neutrophils?
The bone located in the distal forelimb of horses, also called the coffin bone.
What is P3?
This instrument measures intraocular pressure.
What is a tonometer?
The NSAID commonly used in dogs but not in cats.
What is carprofen?
Minimum alveolar concentration (MAC) is used to describe this property of inhalants.
What is potency?
The parasite detected with the Baermann technique.
What are lungworms?
The cranial nerve responsible for smell.
What is cranial nerve I / olfactory nerve?
The medical term for difficulty breathing.
What is dyspnea?
This drug is used to treat organophosphate toxicity.
What is atropine?
The maximum safe dose of lidocaine in dogs
What is about 10mg/kg?
BUN is used to evaluate function of this organ.
What is the kidney?
Ruminants have this many stomach compartments.
What is four?
A urinary catheter placed in male dogs is most often made of this material.
What is polypropylene?