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Level 1 Flashcards

1
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Facility Goal

A

Evaluating patients as a whole, not just looking at charts

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2
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T/F

Assume an animal can/will bite

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True

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3
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What do you do if you bitten or scratched?

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Let go of the patient.
Announce a loose animal.
Fill out bite/scratch report.
Seek medical attention of necessary.

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4
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Who makes the decision if an aggressive dog may need sedation?

A

DOD

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5
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Osha rule of thumb for lifting patients

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40 pounds or more needs two people.

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6
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T/F

You can leave a patient unattended on an elevated surface.

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False

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7
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Scuffing a cat or young dog is

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A last resort, high stress handling technique

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8
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Can you scruff respiratory patients?

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No.

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9
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Will fearful patients bite?

A

Yes

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10
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Tools for fearful/aggressive patients

A

Basket muzzle
E collar
Slip lead

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11
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What is the use of a towel, blanket or cat bag for fearful/aggressive patients?

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Allows you to wrap the animal prevent scratches and escaping.

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12
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What can you add to a towel or blanket with an aggressive patient to calm them? Cats and dogs

A

Adaptil for dogs

Feilway for cats

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13
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What are the benefits of a collapsing net?

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It can catch small, loose, patients that are frantic.

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14
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Does a stiff flex lead allow for flexibility?

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Yes but at a distance.

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15
Q

When and who would utilize a rabies catch pole?

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Experienced staff may use it for larger, aggressive patients.

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16
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Can you use a buster collar on aggressive pets?

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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.

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17
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What tool should all pets with a urinary catheter, nasogastric tube, and chest tube wear?

A

Buster collars / e collars

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18
Q

What types of muzzles does the hospital have for both cats and dogs?

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Plastic
Leather
Nylon
Basket

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19
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T/F placing a muzzle on a patient instantly calms them?

A

False. Sometimes it can make a patient more fractious when muzzles.

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20
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What measurement system do most drug companies use metric or us?

A

Metric

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21
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Do you record weight in pounds or kilograms?

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Both

22
Q

What is the equation to convert pounds to kilograms?

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Pounds/2.2=kilograms

23
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When would you use a gram scale?

A

For extra small patients such as infants and lab animals.

24
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What pets would you use the small scale for?

A

Cats and small dogs.

25
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What are large scales used for?

A

Medium and large breed dogs

26
Q

How frequently should you check a animals vitals?

A

DOD will say at what intervals

27
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Why are vitals important?

A

Provide information about the patients progress or decline.

28
Q

What does TPR stand for?

A

Temperature, Pulse, Respiration

29
Q

What is normal temp for cats and dog non-neonate?

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100.0 to 102.5 F

30
Q

Normal temp for neonates?(<4 days)

A

95.5 to 98.6 F

31
Q

Hypothermic

A

Temp below normal range

32
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Hyperthermic

A

Twmp above normal ranges

33
Q

Pyrexia (fever)

A

Temp above normal caused by inflammatory process or infection

34
Q

If a patient is receiving supplemental heating/cooling how often should their temp be taken?

A

At least every hour of adults. And at least every 30 minutes for neonates.

35
Q

What are some causes of hypothermia?

A

Over exposure to frigid temperatures
Hypothyroidisms
Shock

36
Q

What are some causes of hyperthermia?

A

Inability to self regulate temperature (panting for dogs)
Heat stroke
Ingesting of certain toxins or medication

37
Q

What does pulse evaluation include?

A

How the pulse feels when pulsating and the rate of the pulse

38
Q

Where do you take a patients pulse?

A 
Femoral artery (inside of the rear leg in inguinal area)
Carotid artery (the jugular furrow along the neck)
Pedal artery (bottom of the paw)
39
Q

How do you describe a normal pulse?

A

Adequate or good?

40
Q

Bounding pulse?

A

The pulse feels full and spring like on palpation.

41
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Weak pulse?

A

The pulse is difficult to feel on palpation

42
Q

Thread pulse

A

Scarcely perceptible and commonly rapid that feels like a small thread under your finger.

43
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Absent pulse

A

A pulse that cannot be detected

44
Q

T/F If a patients pulse is absent they are dead

A

False. A patient may have an absent pulse due to low blood pressure

45
Q

What is the range of a normal dogs respiration (breaths per minute)

A

16 to 30 bpm

46
Q

Normal cat respiration range in bpm

A

16 to 30 bpm

47
Q

T/F Cat panting or open mouth breathing is abnormal.

A

True

48
Q

What is a dogs normal range for HR?

A

70 to 150 beats per minute

49
Q

Normal HR for cats

A

140 to 240 bpm

50
Q

T/F larger animals have a faster hr while small animals have a slower hr.

A

False,

Large animals have a slower hr while smaller animals have a faster hr.

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