Emergency Procedures 1

The insertion of a needle(attatched to a syringe) into the abdominal cavity using a sterile technique to obtain free abdominal fluid for evaluation

An abnormal breathing pattern seen during cardiopulmonary areest, characterized by gasping and labored breathing

A brand name self-inflating resevoir bag used to provide manual ventilation when the aneshetic machine is not available

Absence of pain

An exaggerated allergic reaction to a foreign protein or substance in the body

An abnormal heartbeat rhythm detected during palpation of the chest or pulse during auscultation or recorded on an ECG

The act of cutting off the supply of oxygen. suffocation 

Inability to coordinate movement 

Collapse of a portion or all of one or both lungs

Intestinal noises audible with or without a stethoscope, caused by gas moving through the intestinal tract

Also known as an end-tidal co2 in the air that is breathed in and out by the patient, by sampling air passing between the endotracheal tube connector and the breathing circuit 

Medications, through their chemical effects, that serve to increase the clearing of intestinal contents

A blue discoloration of the mucous membranes or skin as a result of severe reduction of oxygen in the blood

Any pattern of cardiace electric activity that differs from that of the healthy awake animal

Large-molecular-weight plasma proteins that provide oncotic pressure

In a sleep-like state. unresponsive to all stimuli including pain

Blue discoloration of the mucous membranes 

Excessive loss of water from the body tissues rewsulting in decreased extracelluar fluid volume 

An increased excretion of urine

Anxiety, uneasiness, and restlessness most often produced by opiods; the opposite of euphoria

Difficult or labored breathing 

Large bruises. Discoloration of the skin or mucous membranes caused by leakage of blood into the tissues

crenated RBCs that have multiple speculated projections, commonly seen with snake envenomation or other toxins

The accumulation of fluid in a space that is not normally fluid filled resulting from venous or lymphatic obstruction, increased vascular permeability, or decreased oncotic pressure

bleeding from the nose

disorganized, rapid, random and ineffective contraction of cardiac muscle cells 

lacking any muscle tone

A freely moveable segment of the chest wall caused by segmental fracture of two or more ribs 

a dangerous gastrointestinal condition, occuring primarily in deep chested dogs

blood in the urine

abnormal accumulation of blood in the abdomen

Elevated carbon dioxide levels in the blood 

high blood pressure; the opposite of hypotension

low blood pressure; the oppostie of hypertension 

low tissue oxygen level 

yellow discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes 

destention of teh intestines caused by inhibition of bowel motility; also referred to as gastrointestinal stasis 

Administration of a drug or fluid into the bone 

Provision of oxygen by placement of an oxygen supply tube inside an endotracheal tube, nasopharyngeal tube, or nostril

the presence of excess ketone bodies in the urine in conditions such as diabetes mellitus, involving reduced or distrurbed carbohydrate metabolism

A relexive closure of the glottis in response to contract with any object or substance

depressed but able to be aroused with minimal difficulty 

instrument used to measure the pressure of liquids, such as blood

constriction of the pupil of the eye; opposite of mydriasis

dilation of the pupil of the eye, opposite of miosis 

a rythmic, involuntary oscillation of both eyes

a monitoring device used to measure systolic, mean and diastolic blood pressure by detecting and analyzing pulsations of blood in the arteries of an extremity 

weakness of a body part caused by loss of nerve function. partial paralysis

small, visible pinpoint hemorrhage lesions less than 1mm in diameter

a clot, consisting of fibrin, platelets, RBCs, and WBCs that forms within a blood vessel or in a chamber of the heart and can obstruct blood flow