Administration Routes In Small Animals

Question 1

What is a red needle?

Answer 1

25g

Question 2

What is a blue needle?

Answer 2

22g

Question 3

What is a pink needle?

Answer 3

20g

Question 4

What is a green needle?

Answer 4

18

Question 5

What is a 1.0ml syringe called?

Answer 5

Tuberculin or TB

Question 6

What administration do you use for allergy testing?

Answer 6

Intradermal

Question 7

What size blade do you use to shave the animals?

Answer 7

40

Question 8

What is the easiest and most frequently performed injection?

Answer 8

Subcutaneous

Question 9

Where are the most SC injections done?

Answer 9

-Dorsolateral region

Question 10

Where do you perform a SC injection in cats?

Answer 10

• as distally as possible in a limb

- always avoid Intrascapular

Question 11

What type of injection is not recommended in severely dehydrated animals?

Answer 11

SC

Question 12

What are the fastest ways to administer drugs in order?

Answer 12

• IV
• IM
• SQ
• Oral

Question 13

What nerve do you avoid when doing IM injections in the leg?

Answer 13

sciatic

Question 14

What is the most painful injection?

Answer 14

IM

Question 15

Where are IM injection sites?

Answer 15

• lumbosacral muscle (epaxial)
• semimembranosus or semitendinosus
• triceps
• quadriceps

Question 16

What are the benefits in using IV injections?

Answer 16

• predictible concentration of drug
• produces immediate response
• rapidly reaching high blood vessels, achieving rapid onset of action

Question 17

What are IV injection sites in dogs?

Answer 17

• cephalic vein

- lateral saphenous vein

Question 18

What are the IV injection sites in cats?

Answer 18

• cephalic vein

- medial sapheous vein

Question 19

When can a jugular IV be done?

Answer 19

if intravenous catheter is placed

Question 20

What are the most common tourniquets?

Answer 20

• nye

- penrose drain

Question 21

What should you always do with the syringe prior to administering the drug?

Answer 21

aspirate

Question 22

What position should the bevel be in when injecting?

Answer 22

up

Question 23

What is the muscle located on the dorsal spine of the body, adjacent to the vertebral column?

Answer 23

epaxial

Question 24

What muscle is located on the caudal aspect of the hind limb?

Answer 24

Semimembranosus/Semitendinosus

Question 25

What muscle is located on the cranial aspect of the hind limb?

Answer 25

quadriceps

Question 26

What muscle is located on the caudal/lateral aspect of the front limb?

Answer 26

triceps

Question 27

What may result from unexpelled air bubbles injected into a patient?

Answer 27

air embolus

Question 28

What is the hollow portion of the needle?

Answer 28

lumen

Question 29

What is a systemic disease associated with using a non sterile technique when doing an IV injection?

Answer 29

septicemia

Question 30

What is an administration route that is not thru the alimentary canal? includes IM, SC, IV and ID?

Answer 30

parenteral

Question 31

What type of injection is best suited for emergency situations where drug has to enter quickly?

Answer 31

IV

Question 32

What is the portion of the syringe that has graduated markings and contains medication?

Answer 32

barrel

Question 33

Where do you never inject a cat?

Answer 33

intrascapular

Question 34

What is a small, glass bottle that contains and injectable drug, either single or multi use?

Answer 34

vial

Question 35

What is the outermost layer of skin?

Answer 35

epidermis

Question 36

What is a small, glass vial containing a single dose of meds?

Answer 36

ampule

Question 37

What is a pressure device used to apply pressure?

Answer 37

tourniquet

Question 38

What portion of a syringe is used to draw meds or push out of barrel?

Answer 38

plunger

Question 39

What is “towards the tail”?

Answer 39

caudal

Question 40

What is the layer of skin that contains nerves, blood vessels and accessory organs?

Answer 40

dermis

Question 41

What is controlling bleed, stopping the flow of blood out of a vessel?

Answer 41

hemostasis