Medication Administration Flashcards
What is a typical mixer used when giving oral medications to a horse?
Molasses.
corn syrup, apple sauce, peanut butter are used too
What is the desired consistency for oral medications for a horse?
Viscousy syrup (not too watery or will dribble out, and not too viscous or will be spit out)
Despite its rare use, how would you go about mixing drugs directly into the feed?
Mix the drugs with a handful of feed and “binder” (binds it together). Feed directly out of hand
T/F: Balling guns are typically used to administer oral medications to bovine and NOT equine.
True
What anatomical location would you want to place your syringe when giving oral meds?
The diastema. (careful of the rubber stopper falling into the mouth)
What is the main regulatory purpose of IV injections?
To avoid the carotid artery.
What is the most recommended needle size for IV injections in a horse?
18 G 1 1/2” needle
T/F: As you move caudally from the neck, the jugular vein and common carotid artery separate via the omohyoideus muscle.
False. As you move cranially.
What is a disadvantage of placing the needle up when injecting a horse?
It can easily slip off (gravity) if the horse reacts to the poke
T/F: When placing the needle faced down in a jugular stick, you want to make sure your fingers are curled in and away from the needle to avoid contamination.
True.
T/F: You always want the needle to be entirely in the vein when performing injections
True
T/F: If you can only aspirate blood when the jugular vein is held off, keep the vein held down when administering the medication.
True. The expansion of the vein from hold-off is the reason why the needle enters the vein. Depression of the vein may displace the needle back out
What is a side effect that can be noticed if an inadvertent intra-carotid injection were to occur?
An intra-carotid injection associated seizure.
What are some things to do before sticking a needle in an IM injection?
Tap near the area first, and pinch the skin of the desired injection area.
Name the 3 landmarks for IM neck injections.
- ) Ventral to the ligamentum nuchae
- ) Dorsal lateral processes of the cervical vertebrae
- ) leading edge of the shoulder
(try to aim at the base of the triangle)