Week 4

Question 1

what is cardiopulmonary arrest?

Answer 1

The sudden cessation of spontaneous and effective ventilation and systemic perfusion

Question 2

What can cardiopulmonary arrest be caused by in dogs under 1.5 years old?

Answer 2

Gastroenteritis and pnuemonia

Question 3

What causes cardiopulmonary arrest in older dogs?

Answer 3

Heart disease, autoimmune disease, and malignancy

Question 4

What are the 3 phases of CPCR?

Answer 4

Basic life support, advanced life support, and prolonged life support

Question 5

What are the objectives for basic life support?

Answer 5

Oxygen, ventilation, and circulation

Question 6

What are the ABC of CPRC?

Answer 6

Airway, breathing, and CNS

Question 7

What is the first priority in phase 1

Answer 7

Airway

Question 8

How do you deal with breathing in phase 1?

Answer 8

Pump chest every 3 seconds while giving a breath in between

Question 9

How many compressions should they have every minute?

Answer 9

100

Question 10

What is the cardiac pump theory?

Answer 10

The heart is compressed between the 2 thoracic walls

Question 11

What is the thoracic pump theory?

Answer 11

The chest compression’s cause a rise in intrathoracic pressure.

Question 12

What does loss of lean tissue reduce?

Answer 12

Strength, immune function, and wound healing

Question 13

Inadequate calorie intake is a result of what factors?

Answer 13

Loss of appetite, inability to eat, inability to tolerate feedings, vomiting, and dehydration

Question 14

What is the purpose of TPN?

Answer 14

Prolonged feeding of everything the animal needs.

Question 15

What are indicators of overt malnutrition?

Answer 15

10% weight loss, poor hair coat, muscle wasting, and poor wound healing

Question 16

What factors predispose a patient to malnutrition?

Answer 16

Anorexia past 3 days, trauma, disease conditions, and protein loss

Question 17

PPN provides what percent of the animals energy needs?

Answer 17

40-70