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CH 25 Emergency Flashcards

1
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What does ABC mean

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A:Airway/Attitude
B:Breathing/Bleeding
C:Cardiovascular/ circulation

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2
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A process in sorting I’ll or injured animals into groups based on their need for immediate medical treatment

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Triage

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3
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CRT should be

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<2s

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Orthopnea is

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Maintaining a specific posture to ease breathing

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5
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Abnormally fast HR

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Tachycardia

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6
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Extremely low HR

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Bradycardia

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7
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Breathing that is prolonged and deep

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Labored breathing

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8
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Increased RR

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Tachypnea

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9
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Decreased oxygen in the blood

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Hypoxemia

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10
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Decreased RR

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Bradypnea

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11
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Air trapped between the lungs and the chest wall

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Pneumothorax

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12
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Intestinal sounds

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Borborygmi

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13
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TBI =

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traumatic brain injury

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14
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A normal animal is

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Alert and interactive with its environment

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A dull or depressed animal is

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Interactive with its environment but is not bright and eager to interact

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16
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An obtunded or delirious animal

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reacts appropriately to stimuli, but at a lower level or slower pace than normal

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17
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A stuporous animal is

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Completely disconnected from the environment and reacts only to painful or prolonged stimuli

18
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A comatose animal

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Is completely disconnected from the environment and does not to react to any stimulus at all

19
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Dilated pupils

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Mydriatic

20
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Different size pupils

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Anisocoria

21
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Constricted pupils

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Miosis

22
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Arching of the neck and back

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Opisthotonus

23
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Characterized by extremed rigidity of all four legs and may involve opisthotonus and indicates complete disconnect between the forebrain and the Brainstem.

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Decerebrate posture

24
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Signifies severe injury to the the cerebellum. Typically, the animal presents with rigid forelimbs and flexed hind limbs. Normal mentation

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Decerebellate posture

25
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Can mimic other postures. When the animal is on its side the forelimbs are rigid and the hind limbs are flaccid(limp). Has a normal mentation and often can ambulate when picked up and placed on its feet. Associated with t3-L3 spinal cord lesion

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Schiff-Sherrington posture

26
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Less than _% dehydration is not clinically detectable

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5%

27
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What percent of dehydration ?
Mild MM dryness

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5%

28
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What percent of dehydration ?
Mild loss of skin turgor, dry MM, mild tachycardia

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7%

29
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What percent of dehydration ?
Pronounced loss of skin turgor, weak pulses, sunken eyes, dry MM, tachycardia

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10%

30
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What percent of dehydration ?
Severe loss of skin turgor, sunken eyes, shock, coma, death

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Great than 10%

31
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Loss of intravascular volume and commonly occurs with shock, trauma, hemorrhage , or profuse V or D.

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Hypovolemia

32
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An instrument that determines the percent saturation of hemoglobin with oxygen.

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Pulse Oximeter

33
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Provides information about the acid base and respiratory status of the patient

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Blood gas analyzer

34
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Shock results from

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Altered blood flow or impaired oxygen delivery to the tissues

35
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What type of shock ?
Most common in cats and dogs. Trauma, hemorrhage, severe V/D. Delayed CRT, weak pulses, altered mentation, pale MM

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Hypovolemic

36
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What type of shock ?
Maldistribution of blood flow from inappropriate vasodilation causes pooling of blood in the capillaries. Some causes are sepsis, heatstroke, venom, anaphylaxis.

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Distributive shock

37
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What type of shock ?
When venous returns to the heart is impaired. GDV, cardiac tamponade (intrapericardial pressure causes the right atrium of collapse)

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Obstructive shock

38
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What type of shock ?
Secondary problems to the heart. Weak pulses, cold extremities, pale MM, hypotension.

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Cariogenic shock

39
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What type of shock ?
Severe infectious insult, gastric/intestinal perforation, infected bite wounds, viruses, severe tissue damage, bright red MM, bounding pulse, fevers.

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Septic shock

40
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Activation of red and white blood cells after shock. Results in widespread vasodilation, leading to hypotension, tachycardia, tachypnea,

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(SIRS) Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome

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