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Lecture 2 Flashcards

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What does parenteral mean

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Not through the alimentary canal. Aka by injection

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What are the 6 routes of drug administration

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Parenteral
Oral
Topical
Intranasal
Rectal
Aerosol
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What are the parenteral routes

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Injectable
Intraperitoneal
Intralesional
Intradermal

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What are the most common needle gauge sizes for injection

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22,23,25g

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What are the complications to injections

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Irritation
Tissue necrosis
Infection

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Where can injections be given

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Anywhere over the dorsal cervical, thoracic or lumbar regions.

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Where is the ideal site for sub q injections

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Over shoulders and neck

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What is the exception to the ideal sq injection site

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Vaccines, can cause sarcomas which have to be removed due to becoming cancerous

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List a few drugs that can’t be given sub q

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Thiopental

Ketamine

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If you get ️pain while injecting sub q what might be the case

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You’re Intradermal

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Why are solutions injected sub q absorbed more slowly than iv

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It is not going straight into the bloodstream so it has to be absorbed through the smaller blood vessels

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On which muscle group do you do im injections in the thigh

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Semimembranous and Semitendinosis muscle

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What are your im injection landmarks for the thigh

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Distally: no lower than stifle

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What are your landmarks proximally for the thigh

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Don’t go more proximal than hip

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What are your landmarks cranially for the thigh

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Femur

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What is the cranial epaxial muscle landmark

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Last rib

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What is the caudal epaxial muscle landmark

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Crest of illium

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What are the landmarks when injecting into the tricep muscles

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Top of humerus (above elbow), go caudal to humerus

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What are the landmarks when injecting in the quadriceps muscle group

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Cranially to femur

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What direction does venous blood flow

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Toward the heart

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How do you avoid phlebitis

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Inflammation of vessels. Disinfect and change needle

21
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How do you prevent vein collapse

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Don’t withdraw plunger too fast

22
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Which drugs can cause tissue necrosis if injected wrong

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Thiopental
Ketamine
Dextrose

23
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What is intraperitoneal

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Into the peritoneal cavity

24
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What is Intradermal

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In the derm

25
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What is intralesional

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Into a lesion

26
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Name a common clinician sign in cats and dogs where administering an oral drug is contraindicated.

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Vomiting or severe diarrhea

27
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What is the advantage of aerosol over traditional therapy

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Less pancreatitis, diabetes, Polyuria, cystitis, innapropriate urination, behaviour changes

28
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What are the feline core vaccines

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Rhinotracheitis
Calici virus
Panleukopenia
Rabies ***

29
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Give an example of the vaccine schedules for kittens

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At 8 wk, 12wk, 16wk

30
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Give an example of the vaccine schedule for a 16wk old cat

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16wk, 20wk and then 1yr later

31
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Why do we give boosters till 16 weeks of age

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Due to the mda from the mom.

32
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Where do you administer the fvrcp vaccine

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Front Right shoulder

33
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Where do you administer te rabies vaccine

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Rhl

34
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Where do you administer the felv vaccine

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Lhl

35
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What are the core dog vaccines

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Distemper
Adenovirus
Parvoviris
Parainfluenza (incl. in bottle)
Rabies ****
36
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How do you check for cheyletiella

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Scotch tape and microscope

37
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How do you check for demodex mites

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Skin scrapings. Alopecic area

38
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How do you test for sarcoptoc mites

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Skin lesions at ear margins. Do skin scrapings.

39
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What do tapeworms look like

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Rice

40
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What do roundworms look like

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Spaghetti

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What do hookworms look like

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Spaghetti with large head

42
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What does using zinc sulfate allow the visualization of

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Protozoa (giardia, cryptosporidium etc)

Nematodes

43
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What are the deworming schedule recommendations for puppies/kittens

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2,4,6,8,10,12 wk then once a month until 6 months

44
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What is the deworming schedule for adult dogs

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Approx 4x/ year

45
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What is the deworming schedule for a reproductive bitch

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Once during mating, once after giving birth then 2,4 weeks after giving birth

46
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What is the deworming schedule for outdoor cats

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Every 3 months but if it’s a hunter cat then 1x/month

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