LASx Exam 1: Bandaging and Casting

Question 1

This type of bandage is most commonly used for subsolar abscesses

Answer 1

Foot bandage- diaper and duct tape

Question 2

Primary and secondary layers of bandages are secured with

Answer 2

conforming roll gauze

Question 3

Your “cotton layer” in the bandage is part of the _____ layer

Answer 3

secondary

Question 4

ALWAYS push flexor tendons __________

by bandaging from the _________ aspect of the limb

and moving CRANIALLY around the LATERAL side

Answer 4

ALWAYS push flexor tendons medially

by bandaging from the medial aspect of the limb

and moving CRANIALLY around the LATERAL side

Question 5

What are the indications for a full limb/STACK bandage?

Answer 5

Large wounds

Swelling/cellulitis

Coaptation for temporary fracture stabilization

Question 6

This type of bandage decreases edema and uses DMSO to help.

You must remove it and wash the limb daily otherwise - skin scalding.

Answer 6

Sweat bandage

Question 7

This bandage uses lots and lots of cotton and ends up

being 2x the size of the limb. It is used to preserve blood supply

and support the fracture.

Answer 7

Robert-Jones Bandage

Question 8

What types of fractures require splints (like the Kimzey leg saver splint) for stabilization for transportation?

Answer 8

P1 and P2 fractures.

Anything from humerus/femur up does not get splinted because you’re adding weight which is counterbalancing what you want to do

Question 9

These type of fractures disrupt the stay apparatus

Answer 9

Ulnar and olecranon fractures

Question 10

This splint is used in FARM animals only for radial and

tibial fracture stabilization

Answer 10

THOMAS-SCHROEDER SPLINT

Question 11

The Thomas-Schroeder Splint, used in farm animals,

maintains the limb in _______ and immobilizes the elbow.

Answer 11

extension

Question 12

This splint can be used for gastrocnemius rupture,

but only in farm animals

Answer 12

Thomas-Schroeder Splint

Question 13

Never end a cast or splint in

the middle of a __________

Answer 13

long bone

Question 14

What are the 3 most common complications of immobilization?

Answer 14

Articular cartilage degeneration

Loss of bone density

Decreased muscle strength

Question 15

What 3 areas require extra padding when casting?

Answer 15

Top of the cast

Coronary band/heel bulbs

Proximal sesamoid bones

Question 16

After cast removal, you must stall rest the horse for a

minimum of _____ weeks

Answer 16

12 weeks

Question 17

Casts should be changed every

_______ weeks in ADULTS

and

________ weeks in NEONATES

Answer 17

6 weeks in Adults

1 - 2 weeks in Neonates

Question 18

________ fractures are most common in foals and calves

Answer 18

PHYSEAL

Question 19

What is the most common cause of a physeal fracture in a calf?

Answer 19

Using chains to pull the calf during delivery

Question 20

Salter Harris Types 1 and 2 do not involve the ________ surface

Answer 20

articular

Question 21

What type of cast is used for a Salter Harris Type 2 fracture

Answer 21

HALF limb cast

Question 22

When placing half limb casts in a

________, sedation with xylazine is used, while in a

___________ general anesthesia is required?

Answer 22

CALF- sedate with Xylazine

FOAL - general anesthesia