CH 25 Emergency

Question 1

What does ABC mean

Answer 1

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

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Triage

Question 3

CRT should be

Answer 3

<2s

Question 4

Orthopnea is

Answer 4

Maintaining a specific posture to ease breathing

Question 5

Abnormally fast HR

Answer 5

Tachycardia

Question 6

Extremely low HR

Answer 6

Bradycardia

Question 7

Breathing that is prolonged and deep

Answer 7

Labored breathing

Question 8

Increased RR

Answer 8

Tachypnea

Question 9

Decreased oxygen in the blood

Answer 9

Hypoxemia

Question 10

Decreased RR

Answer 10

Bradypnea

Question 11

Air trapped between the lungs and the chest wall

Answer 11

Pneumothorax

Question 12

Intestinal sounds

Answer 12

Borborygmi

Question 13

TBI =

Answer 13

traumatic brain injury

Question 14

A normal animal is

Answer 14

Alert and interactive with its environment

Question 15

A dull or depressed animal is

Answer 15

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

Question 16

An obtunded or delirious animal

Answer 16

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

Question 17

A stuporous animal is

Answer 17

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

Question 18

A comatose animal

Answer 18

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

Question 19

Dilated pupils

Answer 19

Mydriatic

Question 20

Different size pupils

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Anisocoria

Question 21

Constricted pupils

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Miosis

Question 22

Arching of the neck and back

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Opisthotonus

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Decerebrate posture

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Decerebellate posture

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Schiff-Sherrington posture

Question 26

Less than _% dehydration is not clinically detectable

Answer 26

5%

Question 27

What percent of dehydration ? Mild MM dryness

Answer 27

5%

Question 28

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

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7%

Question 29

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

Answer 29

10%

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Great than 10%

Question 31

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

Answer 31

Hypovolemia

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Pulse Oximeter

Question 33

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

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Blood gas analyzer

Question 34

Shock results from

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Altered blood flow or impaired oxygen delivery to the tissues

Question 35

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

Question 36

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

Question 37

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

Question 38

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

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Cariogenic shock

Question 39

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

Question 40

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

Answer 40

(SIRS) Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome