Bandaging/Wound

Question 1

What is a sweat wrap used for?

Answer 1

Soft tissue swelling

Question 2

What is a Robert jones bandage used for?

Answer 2

Temporary stabilization of lower limbs, injuries to distal to carpus or hock

Question 3

What do you look for at a bandage check?

Answer 3

Swelling, heat, pain, odor, discharge, pressure sores, infection

Question 4

What is the purpose of a tail wrap?

Answer 4

Protect tail or tail hairs from entering rectum or vagina

Question 5

What does a bell boot do?

Answer 5

Provide more protection.

Question 6

What is proud flesh?

Answer 6

Exuberant granulation tissue

Question 7

Where do you find proud flesh?

Answer 7

Below carpus or tarsus

Question 8

Why does proud flesh happen?

Answer 8

Skin tension is tighter due to lack of underlying muscleclature

Question 9

Layers of bandaging lower limb?

Answer 9

No adherent dressing over wound, gauze layer to hold in place, cotton wrap layer, conforming gauze secures padding, tape around the edges, vetwrap/elastecon

Question 10

Why do we cut a notch over the accessory carpal bone?

Answer 10

To prevent a pressure sore

Question 11

What can splints be made out of?

Answer 11

Pvc and duct tape

Question 12

What is mandatory when a horse wears a cast?

Answer 12

Stall confinement

Question 13

How to remove a cast?

Answer 13

Stryker saw/ medial and lateral aspects are cut

Question 14

Tearing of irregular wound.

Answer 14

Laceration

Question 15

A segment of a hoof wall that is displaced.

Answer 15

Incomplete avulsion

Question 16

Segment of a hoof wall completely detached.

Answer 16

Complete avulsion

Question 17

Remove gross contamination.

Answer 17

Copious lavage

Question 18

Stages of wound healing?

Answer 18

Inflammation, debridement, repair, maturation

Question 19

Wound strength

Answer 19

Maturation

Question 20

Non traumatic, not infected, operative skin.

Answer 20

Clean

Question 21

Minimal contamination - not aspectic

Answer 21

Clean contaminated

Question 22

Open, traumatic, gross contamination.

Answer 22

Contaminated

Question 23

Old traumatic wounds

Answer 23

Dirty/infected

Question 24

Clean wounds with first intention suturing.

Answer 24

Primary closure

Question 25

Before granulation tissue is present close. (3-5 days)

Answer 25

Delayed primary closure

Question 26

Older wounds - granulation tissue present (5-10 days)

Answer 26

Secondary closure

Question 27

Starting on its own to heal.

Answer 27

Second intention

Question 28

Ideal time to close a wound and remain clean and fresh.

Answer 28

6-8 hours after

Question 29

Bacterial infection of the frog sulcus.

Answer 29

Thrush

Question 30

Thrush medical name

Answer 30

Fusarium necrophorum

Question 31

Symptoms of thrush.

Answer 31

Foul odor, black discharge from hooves

Question 32

Treatment of thrush

Answer 32

Dry well, iodine 7%, keep clean

Question 33

Most common cause of acute and severe lameness.

Answer 33

Abscess

Question 34

More common in warm blooded horses.

Answer 34

Navicular disease

Question 35

Dehydration during bute therapy or excessive dosing.

Answer 35

Phenylbutazone toxicosis