veterinary nursing Flashcards
ideal body temperature for a cat?
38-38.5
which care plan has 12 activities?
roper, Tierney, logan
how many activities does the ability model have? and who made it?
10 activities, orpet and jeffrey
what are the stages of gibbs reflective cycle?
assess, plan, do, evaluate
what is soaping?
subjective, objective, assessment, plan
stertor?
noise made when breathing in
strider?
noise made when breathing out
what is diasterna?
gap between incisors and pre-molars
icteric?
yellow mm, jaunice
what could be the causes for rapid CRT?
severe sepsis
fever
aniscoria?
unequal pupils
what is the term for disease of the lymph nodes?
lymphadenopathies
name the 6 lymph nodes?
popliteal auxillary submandibular prescapular inguinal parotid
in what species are there no lymph nodes present?
reptiles and birds
what is cerumen?
ear wax
what is psoroptes cuniculi?
rabbit ear mite
disease in which there is hyeradrenocorticism?
cushings
where is the navicular bone located?
sesamoid bone in the horse hoof
what species would the cloaca prolapse if egg bound?
snake
what is the S.G in dogs?
1.015-1.045
a decrease in SG can indicate what?
chronic renal failure,
diabetes insipidus
patient could be on IVFT
steroids
what can an elevated SG be a sign of?
dehydration
acute renal failure
shock
diabetes mellitus
what is the normal urinary output of cats and dogs?
1-2ml/kg/hour
how much water intake should a horse have?
50-60ml/kg/day
how many air changes should there be in an air con unit?
6-12 air changes per hour
what is EPI?
exocrine pancreatic insufficiancy
what species are partial to meconium impaction?
foals
name of the syringe used for enemas?
Higginson syringe
what is ketoacidosis?
severe complication of diabetes melllitus
what is cachexia?
loss of body mass
