Practice Questions Flashcards
Disease that cause jaundice, fever, and anemia in foals
Congential portocaval shunt
- hemolyzing own red blood cells as a result of an antibody it acquired in colostrum
Normal PCV for Canine
37-55%
Feline PCV
29-50%
Dilated Pupils
Mydriatic
Constricted Pupils
Miosis
The shock organ in the cat is the
Lungs
The shock organ in a dog is the
Liver
Post renal azotemia means
an elevated BUN and creatinine (obstruction)
Pre-renal azotemia means
dehydration and lack of perfusion (shock or hypotension)
Heavy infections of _______ causes anemia
Hookworms (Ancylostoma and Uncinaria)
What causes a falsely elevated PCV?
Dehydration
How to calculate volume deficit
kg x % dehydration = Volume (L)
Convert to mL if necessary
Hypotonic solution will do what to a red blood cell?
Cause it to swell and burst.
A cat with type A blood can receive what type of blood during a transfusion?
Only type A
What temperature should you stop cooling measure on a febrile canine?
103 F
Increased PC02 results in lower pH
Respiratory acidosis
If you are unable to pass an orogastric tube on a canine with GDV, what is the next step?
Tocharize the stomach on the right side
Rattle snake envenomation results in …
Echinocytes on a blood smear
How long can whole blood be stored when refrigerated?
35 days
Erysipelas rhusiopathiae causes what disease in pigs
“Diamond Skin Disease”
Staphylococcus hyicus causes what disease in pigs?
Greasy Pig Disease (exudative epidermitis)
Haemophilus parasuis causes what disease in pigs?
Glasser’s Disease (polyserositis, arthritis, cyanotic ears and skin)
Streptococcus suis
weaning pigs/maybe meningitis
What is the total canine shock dose? isotonic crystalloid
90 mL/kg
A ruptured chordea tendinae happens to do what condition?
Congestive heart failure
Darbopoetin increases
red blood cell production
What to give a patient with a low blood pH (acidic)
Sodium Bicarbonate
Hypermetria is
exaggerated gait
Paresis
patrial loss of movement
A protrusion of the chorioallantois during equine birth is called
“Red bag” - Emergency situation (premature placental separation
Isotonic crystalloid shock dose for a feline
45 mL/kg (40-60)
Schiif-Sherrington posture causes
paralysis of the hind limbs and stiff forelimbs (hypertonicity)
Formula for cardiac output
Stoke Volume x Heart Rate
What is a normal CVP reading?
0-10 cm H2O
Colloid shock doses
Dog: 10-20 ml/kg
Cat: 5 mL/kg
Average Toxic dose of Theobromine in dogs
60-100 mg/kg
Metaldehyde toxin is found in
snail bait
Permethrin toxin is found in
topical flea control (cats)
Minimum volume of water required by mammals to sustain life?
2 - 4 mLs/kg/hr
Obturator nerve paralysis
Corcern: Cow with legs splayed out (dystocia)
