Animal Care and Nursing Flashcards
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Castration is a common procedure performed in horses. How is a horse commonly positioned for a procedure?
Lateral Recumbency with upper leg tied around neck
Which of the following is NOT a contraindication of epidural placement in the dog?
a. Obesity
b. Skin infection in the area of needle insertion
c. Coagulopathy
d. Fractures of the sacrum or pelvis
a. Obesity
Not a contraindication but can make finding the landmarks difficult while placing an epidural.
A urinalysis should ideally be performed within 30 minutes of collection. How should urine be stored prior to evaluation if it cannot be evaluated immediately?
Refrigerate
The medication Mirtazipine and Cyproheptadine can both be used for which purpose?
Appetite stimulation
A canine patient presents for his annual exam. The owner states they will be taking a long road trip and “Bailey” gets extremely car sick. What medication has been FDA approved for motion sickness in dogs?
Maropitant (Cerenia) is the only medication that has been approved for motion sickness in dogs.
Which of the following is FALSE regarding the use of Humulin insulin?
a. Shake well before use
b. It causes blood sugar to decrease when administered
c. It can be given intramucularly
d. Keep refrigerated
a. Shake well before use
Most insulin types should never be shaken, only rolled prior to use.
Which of the following is NOT considered good surgical instrument care?
a. Using a brush to scrub the instruments
b. Using tap water
c. Using an ultrasonic cleaner
d. Using cleaning agents at a pH of approximately 10
b. Using tap water
The use of tap water is not recommended as it can leave mineral deposits on the instruments
Which of the following tests amplifies DNA?
a. ELISA (Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay)
b. PCR (Polymerase chain reaction)
c. Flow cytometry
d. Cytology
e. Histopathology
b. PCR
PCR is a method of amplifying a segment of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) segments
When discussing the equine hoof, which structure produces cells that become the hoof wall?
Coronary band
The coronary corium produces sells that become the horn of the hoof wall
Microbiology materials or media that are not in use should be stored where?
Refrigerator
Best stored in a refrigerator and brought to room temperature just before use.
When performing orthopedic surgery, it is sometimes necessary to advance a pin into the medullary canal of a bone. Which instrument would a surgeon use to advance a pin?
Jacobs chuck
What quantity of drug is found in 200 mLs of a 10% solution?
20 grams
When viewing a slide on a microscope, the objects themselves are in focus but there appear to be haloes or fuzzy rings around the objects you are viewing that you cannot eliminate using the focus knobs. What is probably not adjusted correctly?
The condenser
Which cranial nerve is known for three major branches?
CN V
CN V is the Trigeminal nerve and has three major branches
Canine parvovirus causes which of the following changes?
a. Thrombocytopenia
b. Hemolytic anemia
c. Neutrophilia
d. Neutropenia
d. Neutropenia
What is neutropenia?
Low neutrophil count
A 4-year old male Thoroughbred horse presents for colic due to verminous arteritis caused by an equine parasite. An egg of this parasite is shown below. What is the parasite that causes verminous arteritis of the cranial mesenteric artery in horses?
Strongylus vulgaris
Colic with an associated painful mass at the root of the mesenery is seen with verminous arteritis, caused by damage to the cranial mesenteric artery and its branches by Strongylus vulgaris
Accumulations of desquamated cells, food particles, and bacteria along the teeth are known as which of the following?
a. Calculus
b. Tartar
c. Caries
d. Plaque
d. Plaque
When collecting an arterial blood sample, the best location to obtain arterial blood in a standing adult horse is where?
Transverse facial artery
Typically located caudal and ventral to the eye.
A surgeon clamps off a bleeding blood vessel. It could be said that the surgeon achieved which of the following?
a. Coagluation
b. Hemolysis
c. Hemostasis
d. Fibrinolysis
c. Hemostasis
What is fibrinolysis?
The process of breaking down of clot
What is hemolysis?
The rupturing of erythrocytes
What is coagulation?
The complex process by which blood forms clots
Which of the following best describes the therapeutic index of a drug?
a. The range of microbial species that a drug is effective against
b. The number of milligrams of a drug that is needed to be effective divided by 100
c. The ratio between the effective dose and the toxic dose
d. The ratio between the maximum effective dose and the minimum effective dose
e. The amount of variability in the response of a population to a drug
c. The ratio between the effective dose and the toxic dose