ER Flashcards
What are the three main body systems evaluated during an initial triage examination?
Cardiovascular, respiratory, neurologic
Student #1 MA McCurnin Tenth Edition pp. 776-777
When is placement of a thoracic drain indicated?
When more than two thoracocenteses are needed within a few hours
Student #1 MA McCurnin Tenth Edition pg. 782
What are things to include in nursing care to keep a recumbent patient comfortable?
Absorbent, padded bedding, personal toys and/or blankets, pain control (as ordered by DVM)
Student #1 MA McCurnin Tenth Edition pg. 789
You have a blocked Tom come into the clinic and after running bloodwork, he is found to have hyperkalemia. What drug will likely be administered based on that information?
Calcium gluconate
Student #1 MA McCurnin Tenth Edition pg. 790
What is the proper way to apply obstetric chains to a calf during a dystocia?
Wrapped around the calf’s leg proximal to the fetlock with a half-hitch placed below the fetlock.
Student #1 MA McCurnin Tenth Edition pg. 819
Chest compressions should be continued for how long if no heart beat is detected?
Two minute cycles
LB Student #2 McCurnin 9th Edition pg. 852
How much ethanol does a dog or cat need to consume to cause ethanol poisoning?
5.5ml.kg - dog
6ml/kg - cat
LB Student #2 McCurnin 9th Edition pg. 914
What one of the household food are not dangerous:
A: Onions
B: Cheese
C: Chocolate
D: Xylitol
B: Cheese
LB Student #2 McCurnin 9th Edition pg. 904
What in chocolate makes it hazards?
Theobromine
LB Student #2 McCurnin 9th Edition pg. 902
What plant causes cardiotoxic and neurotoxic
Milkweed
LB Student #2 McCurnin 9th Edition pg. 907-908
What is the primary survey?
Brief targeted exam based on the ABC’s (Airway, Breathing, Circulation)
ML, Student #6, McCurnin 10th Edition pg. 775
In regards to CPR, what is the difference between basic life support and advanced life support?
Basic life support is chest compression and ventilation. Advanced life support is medications, defibrillation, and open-chest procedures, and should be employed if the patient is still in cardiac arrest.
ML, Student #6, McCurnin 10th Edition pg. 784-786
What are considered normal arrhythmias?
Sinus arrhythmia, sinus bradycardia and sinus tachycardia
ML, Student #6, McCurnin 10th Edition pg.796
What is included in the standard list of supplies for a colic work up in equine?
NG supplies (NG tube, buckets, towels, tape, 3mL syringe case), BW supplies (needles, syringes, tubes), sedation drugs (Xylazine, detomidine, butorphanol, romifidine, acepromazine), IVC supplies (IVC, extension, suture, saline flush, clippers, scrub, gloves), US machine with gel/alcohol, rectal exam supplies, and supplies for an abdominocentesis (clipper, scrub, mepivacaine, gloves, needles, teat cannula, metal bitch catheter, Tuohy needle, gauze, scalpel, tubes).
ML, Student #6, McCurnin 10th Edition pg. 803
Where is a c-section in a ruminant typically performed? And what are the clipping margins
Left flank, clip liberally from eh tuber coxae to the 12th intercostal space to the flank fold
ML, Student #6, McCurnin 10th Edition pg.820
In larger patients, where is hand placement during CPR?
Over the widest part of the chest.
BH, Student #5, McCurnin 9th Edition pg 852
During CPR, how many respirations should be administered per minute?
8-12 respirations per minute
BH, Student #5, McCurnin 9th Edition pg 853
What is the acupuncture point that can be used to stimulate respiration when other measures have failed?
Governor Vessel 26, which is located at the nasal philtrum at the level of the ventral edge of the nares.
BH, Student #5, McCurnin 9th Edition pg 853
When using a CVP, what vein is used for placement for the long central venous catheter?
The jugular vein
BH, Student #5, McCurnin 9th Edition pg. 856
What monitoring equipment should always be performed on patients with a history of syncope or episodic weakness?
An ECG because these conditions are commonly caused by cardiac arrhythmias, some of which are life threatening.
BH, Student #5, McCurnin 9th Edition pg. 862
What diagnostics are often performed after the initial triage examination?
PCV, total protein, blood glucose, blood gas, blood pressure, pulse ox, ECG, and ultrasound.
MS, Student #10, McCurnin 10th Ed. pg 778
If a dehydrated patient’s lab results include azotemia, what else should he checked?
Urine specific gravity. A USG of >1.050 is considered prerenal and secondary to dehydration while isothenuria in the face of dehydration and azotemia can indicate renal disease.
MS, Student #10, McCurnin 10th Ed. pg 778