Animal Nursing Flashcards
Three Main Anatomical Planes
Transverse
Dorsal
Median
What are Anatomical Planes?
Hypothetical and used to transect the body in order to locate structures or directions of movement.
Transverse Plane splits the body into what two parts?
Cranial and Caudal.
Dorsal Plane splits the body into what?
Top and bottom/dorsal and ventral.
Median plane splits the body into what?
Left and right/ differentiae’s between medial and lateral aspects.
S.I.D
Once daily.
B.I.D
Twice daily.
T.I.D
Three times daily.
Q.I.D
Four times daily.
q
Every
q24
Every 24 hours
PO
By mouth
B.W
Body weight
Ad Lib
As you desire/as when
BAR
Bright
Alert
Responsive
Kcal
Kilocalories
CNS
Central Nervous System
dx
Diagnosis
rx or tx
Prescription or treatment
sx
Surgery
FeLv
Feline Leukaemia Virus
FIV
Feline Immunodeficency Virus
C.R.T
Capillary Refill Time
IV
Intravenous
IM
Intramuscular
SC
Subcutaneous
IP
Intraperitoneal
Arthr
Joint
Cardi
Heart