Level 1 Flashcards
Facility Goal
Evaluating patients as a whole, not just looking at charts
T/F
Assume an animal can/will bite
True
What do you do if you bitten or scratched?
Let go of the patient.
Announce a loose animal.
Fill out bite/scratch report.
Seek medical attention of necessary.
Who makes the decision if an aggressive dog may need sedation?
DOD
Osha rule of thumb for lifting patients
40 pounds or more needs two people.
T/F
You can leave a patient unattended on an elevated surface.
False
Scuffing a cat or young dog is
A last resort, high stress handling technique
Can you scruff respiratory patients?
No.
Will fearful patients bite?
Yes
Tools for fearful/aggressive patients
Basket muzzle
E collar
Slip lead
What is the use of a towel, blanket or cat bag for fearful/aggressive patients?
Allows you to wrap the animal prevent scratches and escaping.
What can you add to a towel or blanket with an aggressive patient to calm them? Cats and dogs
Adaptil for dogs
Feilway for cats
What are the benefits of a collapsing net?
It can catch small, loose, patients that are frantic.
Does a stiff flex lead allow for flexibility?
Yes but at a distance.
When and who would utilize a rabies catch pole?
Experienced staff may use it for larger, aggressive patients.
Can you use a buster collar on aggressive pets?
Yes. It minimizes bite risk as well as preventing scratching or biting at a wound or IV site. You can also use e-collars and plastic cones.
What tool should all pets with a urinary catheter, nasogastric tube, and chest tube wear?
Buster collars / e collars
What types of muzzles does the hospital have for both cats and dogs?
Plastic
Leather
Nylon
Basket
T/F placing a muzzle on a patient instantly calms them?
False. Sometimes it can make a patient more fractious when muzzles.
What measurement system do most drug companies use metric or us?
Metric
Do you record weight in pounds or kilograms?
Both
What is the equation to convert pounds to kilograms?
Pounds/2.2=kilograms
When would you use a gram scale?
For extra small patients such as infants and lab animals.
What pets would you use the small scale for?
Cats and small dogs.
What are large scales used for?
Medium and large breed dogs
How frequently should you check a animals vitals?
DOD will say at what intervals
Why are vitals important?
Provide information about the patients progress or decline.
What does TPR stand for?
Temperature, Pulse, Respiration
What is normal temp for cats and dog non-neonate?
100.0 to 102.5 F
Normal temp for neonates?(<4 days)
95.5 to 98.6 F
Hypothermic
Temp below normal range
Hyperthermic
Twmp above normal ranges
Pyrexia (fever)
Temp above normal caused by inflammatory process or infection
If a patient is receiving supplemental heating/cooling how often should their temp be taken?
At least every hour of adults. And at least every 30 minutes for neonates.
What are some causes of hypothermia?
Over exposure to frigid temperatures
Hypothyroidisms
Shock
What are some causes of hyperthermia?
Inability to self regulate temperature (panting for dogs)
Heat stroke
Ingesting of certain toxins or medication
What does pulse evaluation include?
How the pulse feels when pulsating and the rate of the pulse
Where do you take a patients pulse?
Femoral artery (inside of the rear leg in inguinal area) Carotid artery (the jugular furrow along the neck) Pedal artery (bottom of the paw)
How do you describe a normal pulse?
Adequate or good?
Bounding pulse?
The pulse feels full and spring like on palpation.
Weak pulse?
The pulse is difficult to feel on palpation
Thread pulse
Scarcely perceptible and commonly rapid that feels like a small thread under your finger.
Absent pulse
A pulse that cannot be detected
T/F If a patients pulse is absent they are dead
False. A patient may have an absent pulse due to low blood pressure
What is the range of a normal dogs respiration (breaths per minute)
16 to 30 bpm
Normal cat respiration range in bpm
16 to 30 bpm
T/F Cat panting or open mouth breathing is abnormal.
True
What is a dogs normal range for HR?
70 to 150 beats per minute
Normal HR for cats
140 to 240 bpm
T/F larger animals have a faster hr while small animals have a slower hr.
False,
Large animals have a slower hr while smaller animals have a faster hr.
