All About That Base
Isomer measured by hand-held lactate meter?
What is L-lactate
Maximum number of breaths per minute given to a patient during CPR?
What is 10 breaths per minute
Thyroid function test results consistent with hypothyroidism in dogs?
Low T4
High TSH
Common arrhythmia observed following splenectomy?
What are ventricular premature contractions
Hyperthermia and tremors ("shake and bake") are associated with ingestion of this toxin
What is metaldehyde (snail bait)
Common electrolyte disturbance associated with fluid shifts that occur secondary to hyperglycemia?
What is dilutional hyponatremia
Bradycardia is differentiated from pulseless electrical activity on ECG based on the presence of this finding on physical exam?
What is a palpable pulse
Medication used to treat insulin overdose?
What is glucagon
Right ventricular overload secondary to pulmonary hypertension?
What is cor pulmonale
Clinical signs of paintball toxicosis are related to this common laboratory finding
What is hypernatremia
Four electrolyte and acid-base abnormalities associated with gastrointestinal foreign bodies in dogs?
Hypochloremia
Hypokalemia
Metabolic alkalosis
Paradoxical aciduria
Criteria for identifying SIRS in dogs?
What is tachycardia, tachypnea, hypothermia or hyperthermia and leukocytosis or leukopenia
Most commonly used test for diagnosis of feline acromegaly?
What is serum insulin-like growth factor
Two things that must be ruled out before diagnosing feline HCM?
Hyperthyroidism
Systemic hypertension
Clinical signs associated with Bufo Toad toxicity
Hypersalivation
Gastrointestinal
CNS
Cardiotoxicity
5 causes for high anion gap metabolic acidosis?
Uremia
Ketoacidosis
Lactic acidosis
Aspirin
Ethylene glycol
An ETCO2 greater than _____ is predictive of successful resuscitation during CPR
What is 10 mmHg
Four major categories of clinical signs associated with thyroid storm?
CNS dysfunction
GI/liver dysfunction
Fever
Cardiovascular
Two causes for eccentric cardiac hypertrophy?
valve regurgitation
volume overload
Used in the treatment of acute metal poisoning
What is calcium disodium edetate calcium - EDTA
Gold standard for measuring serum osmolality?
What is freezing point depression test
Cardiac output generated during normal closed chest compressions?
What is 20-30%
Most common hypothalamic-anterior pituitary hormone deficiency following traumatic brain injury in dogs?
What is insulin-like growth factor
Heart valves most commonly affected with endocarditis?
Mitral
Aortic
Tricuspid and Pulmonic
Metabolites of ethylene glycol
Glycoaldehyde
Glycolic acid (Glycolate)
Glyoxylic acid
Oxalic acid
Calcium oxylate