nursing care and meds:equine

Question 1

most common site for IM injection

Answer 1

lateral cervical neck muscles, viborgs triangle

Question 2

dont exceed … for the viborgs triangle

Answer 2

10ml

Question 3

SQ injection site

Answer 3

lateral aspect of neck

Question 4

what site not to use for fluid therapy

Answer 4

SQ

Question 5

what can cause hematomas or more serious reactions

Answer 5

carotid sticks

Question 6

to avoid carotid artery… use

Answer 6

cranial half of groove

Question 7

opaque fluids typically go which route

Answer 7

not IV

Question 8

nasogastric tube measured

Answer 8

nostril to 14th rib

Question 9

longest naval passage in horse

Answer 9

ventral meatus

Question 10

if nasogastric tube is in esophagus.. or stomach

Answer 10

esophagus- get pressure

stomach- hear, smell gas and reflex

Question 11

short term use of jugular vs long term use

Answer 11

short-maintain for anesthesia, surgery

long- fluid therapy, IV meds, etc

Question 12

most common diameter for jugular

Answer 12

10, 14, 16g

Question 13

surgically prep for jugular

Answer 13

4 inches wide, 6 inches long

Question 14

14g vs 16g

Answer 14

14g- general purpose

16g- foals or young horses

Question 15

adult maintenance vs neonatal maintenance

Answer 15

adult-50 ml/kg/day

neonatal- 75-100 ml/kg/day

Question 16

gram + abx

Answer 16

penicillin, cephalosporin, tetracycline, trimethoprim-sulfa

Question 17

gram - abx

Answer 17

cephalosporin, tetracycline, trimethoprim-sulfa, aminoglycosides, fluoroquinolones

Question 18

gram +/- abx

Answer 18

tetracycline
trimethoprim-sulfa
cephalosporin

Question 19

most commonly used NSAID for musculoskeletal pain

Answer 19

phenylbutazone

Question 20

whats used on front end/ back end

Answer 20

front end- xylazine

back end- acepromazine

Question 21

four drugs that could cause gastric ulcers

Answer 21

phenylbutazone, 
flunixin meglumine (banamine), ketoprofen, firocoxib