Week 6 (Chapter 25 & 26)

Question 1

abdominocentesis

Answer 1

sampling of free fluid within the peritoneal space

Question 2

Acidosis

Answer 2

elevated levels of metabolic acids within the blood or tissue

Question 3

Azotemia

Answer 3

condition in which blood has increased concentrations of nitrogenous wastes such as BUN

Question 4

Capilary refill time

Answer 4

the time it takes for the capillaries in the gums to refill with blood

Question 5

Cardiopulmonary cerebrovascular

Answer 5

emergency procedure performed in an effort to manually preserve intact brain function until further measures are taken to restore spontaneous blood circulation and breathing

Question 6

Choke

Answer 6

obstruction of the esophagus

Question 7

Colic

Answer 7

severe abdominal pain of sudden onset caused by a variety of conditions

Question 8

Defibrillation

Answer 8

process of converting a fibrillation arrhythmia to a normal heartbeat

Question 9

Down Animals

Answer 9

animals that cannot stand

Question 10

Dystocia

Answer 10

problems having birth

Question 11

Emesis

Answer 11

bleeding nose

Question 12

Eructation

Answer 12

act of belching

Question 13

Flail chest

Answer 13

freely movable segment of the chest wall caused by segmental fracture of two or more ribs

Question 14

Hypovolemia

Answer 14

decreased circulating blood volume

Question 15

Hypoxemia

Answer 15

low tissue oxygen levels

Question 16

Jugular vein

Answer 16

the vein next to the trachea

Question 17

perineal

Answer 17

the area between the anus and the dorsal part of the external genitalia

Question 18

pneumothorax

Answer 18

abnormal accumulation of air in the space between the rib cage and the lung

Question 19

pulse oximeter

Answer 19

the amount of oxygen in the blood

Question 20

regional nerve block

Answer 20

procedure whereby a relatively small amount of local anesthetic is injected near a nerve

Question 21

abrasion

Answer 21

an area of skin that has been superficially scraped creating a wound

Question 22

collagen

Answer 22

proteins that make up most of the skin, bone, cartilage, tendons, and other connective tissues

Question 23

dead space

Answer 23

space between tissues created by a wound

Question 24

isotonic

Answer 24

having the same osmolality as that of blood

Question 25

lacerations

Answer 25

sharp cut or tear through the skin

Question 26

moist wound healing

Answer 26

maintaining a moist wound environment by using an occlusive bandage layer

Question 27

occlusive

Answer 27

impermeable to moisture

Question 28

primary closure

Answer 28

closing the wound with sutures right away

Question 29

secondary closure

Answer 29

letting the wound start to heal then closing it with sutures at a later time

Question 30

spica splint

Answer 30

full-limb bandage including a lateral splint that reaches over the shoulder or hip that is used to aid in immobilization