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WHAT SIZE IVC SHOULD YOU USE FOR EXOTICS & NEONATES?
25 GA (yellow)
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WHAT SIZE IVC SHOULD YOU USE FOR CATS & SMALL - MEDIUM DOGS?
22 GA (blue)
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WHAT SIZE IVC SHOULD YOU USE FOR LARGE DOGS?
20 GA (pink)
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WHAT SIZE IVC SHOULD YOU USE FOR GIANT BREEDS?
18 GA (green)
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WHAT SIZE NEEDLE SHOULD YOU USE FOR EXOTICS ONLY?
27 GA (yellow/gold)
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WHAT SIZE NEEDLE SHOULD YOU USE FOR EXOTICS & NEONATES?
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WHAT NEEDLE SHOULD YOU USE FOR CATS & SMALL- MEDIUM DOGS?
- 22 GA (blue)
- blood draw, IM, IV, SQ inj.
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WHAT SIZE NEEDLE SHOULD YOU USE FOR MEDIUM- LARGE DOGS?
- 20 GA (pink)
- blood draw, IM, IV, SQ inj.
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WHAT SIZE NEEDLE SHOULD YOU USE FOR LARGE DOGS?
- 18 GA (green)
- IM, IV inj, SQ fluids
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TYPES OF IVC'S
- Over the needle catheter
- Through the needle catheter
- Butterfly catheter
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ABOUT HOW LONG CAN YOU HAVE AN OVER THE NEEDLE CATHETER PLACED?
3 days
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WHAT VEIN IS THE OVER THE NEEDLE CATHETER USUALLY PLACED IN?
Cephalic vein
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WHAT ARE TWO OTHER NAMES FOR THE THROUGH THE NEEDLE CATHETER?
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ABOUT HOW LONG CAN THE THROUGH THE NEEDLE CATHETER BE PLACED?
7-10 days (long term)
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WHAT VEIN IS THE THROUGH THE NEEDLE CATHETER USUALLY PLACED IN?
Jugular vein
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WHAT ARE THE WINGS ON THE BUTTERFLY CATHETER FOR?
For suturing catheter into place
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THE BUTTERFLY CATHETER IS ONLY RECOMMENDED FOR ____________________?
Short term use
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WHAT ARE OTHER USES FOR THE RED RUBBER CATHETER?
- Feeding tube
- To deliver oxygen
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THE FOLEY CATHETER CAN BE USED AS __________________?
An indwelling urinary catheter
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WHAT IS ANOTHER USE FOR A PENROSE DRAIN?
Tourniquet
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WHY ARE URINARY CATHETERS USED?
- Collect urine samples
- Relieve pressure in bladder
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WHAT ARE URINARY CATHETERS MEASURED IN?
French units (Fr)
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WHAT IS A TROCAR CATHETER USED FOR?
To pull fluid or air from the chest cavity
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MACRODRIP SET
- No needle in drip chamber
- Used for animals over 20lbs
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MICRODRIP SET
- Has needle in drip chamber
- Used for animals under 20lbs
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AN ET (ENDOTRACHEAL) TUBE IS USED TO ____________________?
- Establish a patent airway
- Restore respiration
- Deliver oxygen
- Deliver anesthetic gas
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WHAT IS THE CUFF ON THE ET TUBE USED FOR?
- Prevent aspiration
- Prevent anesthetic gas from leaking
- Keep room air out
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HOW ARE BANDAGES APPLIED?
Distal to proximal
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WHAT IS THE SCHANZ SOFT PADDED BANDAGE (MODIFIED ROBERT JONES) USED FOR?
- Lower limb bandage (most common)
- Light support
- Reduce swelling (bone/joint sx)
- Cover wounds that require protection
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WHAT IS THE ROBERT JONES BANDAGE USED FOR?
Temporary support of fx/dislocation distal to elbow or stifle (used pre-op)
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WHAT IS A CHEST/ABDOMINAL BANDAGE USED FOR?
Support of soft tissue to prevent hemorrhage & swelling
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WHAT IS A WET TO DRY BANDAGE USED FOR?
Injury where skin was traumatically removed
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WHAT IS A PAW/COMPRESSION BANDAGE USED FOR?
- Post-op declaw
- Bleeding lacerations
- Pressure bandage to control bleeding
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WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF TIME A COMPRESSION BANDAGE SHOULD BE LEFT ON?
48 hours
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WHAT IS A HEAD BANDAGE USED FOR?
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WHAT IS A SCHROEDER THOMAS SPLINT USED FOR?
- Fx of radius/ulna or tibia/fibula in young dogs
- Stabilizing and immobilizing elbow & stifle
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WHAT IS THE EHMER (FIGURE 8) SLING USED FOR?
- Immobilizing hind limb after dislocation
- Rotates hip so femur sits in right place
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WHAT IS THE VELPAU SLING USED FOR?
- Prevents weight bearing on limb after:
- Shoulder injury
- Scapular fx
- Luxation
- Ligament strains
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PLAQUE
- Soft, white, slippery film around the gingival sulcus
- Composed of bacteria, food, dead cells, & glycoproteins from saliva
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WHAT ARE INCISORS USED FOR?
- Biting
- Gnawing
- Hygiene
- Tearing umbilical cords
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WHAT ARE CANINES USED FOR?
- Seizing
- Killing
- Tearing food
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WHAT ARE PREMOLARS & MOLARS USED FOR?
- Grasping
- Shearing soft tissue
- Grinding
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CANINE DENTAL FORMULA
2(I3/3, C1/1, P4/4, M2/3) = 42 teeth
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CANINE DECIDUOUS DENTAL FORMULA
2(Di3/3, Dc1/1, Dp3/3) = 28 teeth
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FELINE DENTAL FORMULA
2(I3/3, C1/1, P3/2, M1/1) = 30 teeth
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FELINE DECIDUOUS DENTAL FORMULA
2(Di3/3, Dc1/1, Dp3/2) = 26 teeth
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HOW LONG IS THE GESTATION PERIOD FOR DOGS?
62-63 days
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HOW LONG IS THE GESTATION PERIOD FOR CATS?
62-67 days (up to 72 days)
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THREE STAGES OF PARTURITION (LABOR)
- Stage 1: Nesting stage, uterine contrations but not visible, restlessness, panting, cramps
- Stage 2: Expulsion of fetus, can see contractions, actually straining, abdominal muscle twitching
- Stage 3: Fetal membranes pass (placenta), mom pulls membrane off within 5-10 mins
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WHAT ARE MEDICAL OPTIONS FOR DYSTOCIA?
- Oxytocin (stimulates contractions)
- 10% Ca Gluconate IV (give slowly)
- Supplement with 5% Dextrose (for energy)
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WHAT IS THE SURGICAL TX FOR DYSTOCIA?
Cesarean section
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WHAT SHOULD THE TEMPERATURE OF A WHELPING BOX BE?
75-85* F
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HOW WOULD YOU PROTECT A NEW BORN FROM GETTING SICK?
Send them home away from the clinic
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BODY WEIGHT FOR PUPPIES
Should gain 5-10% of birth weight per day
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BODY WEIGHT FOR KITTENS
Should gain 10-15 grams per day
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FIRST WEEK OF LIFE TEMPERATURE
97* F
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SECOND WEEK OF LIFE TEMERATURE
97-100* F
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WHEN SHOULD YOU START WEANING FROM LIQUIDS TO SOLIDS?
3 weeks old
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WHEN DO EYES OPEN AND VISION DEVELOP IN NEW BORNS?
- Eyes open: 1-2 weeks
- Develop vision: 4-5 weeks
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WHEN SHOULD VACCINATIONS BE DONE FOR NEW BORNS?
- 8, 12, & 16 weeks old (some are done again at 20 weeks)
- Rabies: 4-6 months old
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DHLPPC
- Distemper
- Hepatitis
- Leptospirosis
- Parvo Virus
- Parainfluenza
- Corona Virus
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FVRCP
- Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis
- Calici virus
- Panleukopenia
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FIP
Feline Infectious Peritonitis
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EUTHANASIA
Act of inducing painless death
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BODY DISPOSAL OPTIONS
- Cemetery burial
- Communal burial
- Individual Cremation
- Communal Cremation
- Home burial
- Have clinic dispose of pet
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CHOOSING A EUTHANASIA METHOD
- Species of animal
- Number of animals
- Use after euthanasia
- Operator (can they do it)
- Presence of client
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MOST COMMON CHEMICAL USED FOR EUTHANASIA
Sodium Pentobarbital
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ADMINISTRATION OF EUTHANASIA DRUG
- Inject into vein as quick as possible
- Can also be given IC & IP slower
- May take 30 sec to 1 min
- Check corneal reflex
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