Animal Handling Midterm

Question 1

What does IM stand for?

Answer 1

Intramuscular

Question 2

What does SQ stand for?

Answer 2

Subcutaneous

Question 3

What does IV stand for?

Answer 3

Intravenous

Question 4

What does ID stand for?

Answer 4

Intradermal

Question 5

What does IP stand for?

Answer 5

Intraperitoneal

Question 6

What does IO stand for?

Answer 6

Intraosseous

Question 7

Where would you give a SQ injection?

Answer 7

Any area of loose skin

Question 8

Where would you give a IM injection?

Answer 8

Epaxial, Quadriceps, Semitendinosus/Semimembranosus

Question 9

What veins would you use for blood collection?

Answer 9

Cephalic, Medial Saphenous, Lateral Saphenous, Jugular

Question 10

What is the most common site for feline blood collection?

Answer 10

Medial Saphenous

Question 11

Where is the medial saphenous located?

Answer 11

Inside of the hind leg

Question 12

What is the most common site for canine blood collection?

Answer 12

Lateral Saphenous

Question 13

Where is the lateral saphenous located?

Answer 13

Outside of the hind leg

Question 14

Where is the Jugular vein located?

Answer 14

In the neck, on either side of the trachea

Question 15

What are ID injections used for?

Answer 15

Allergy testing, local blocks

Question 16

What is the purpose of IP injections?

Answer 16

Peritoneal lavage, fluid therapy, hypothermic lambs

Question 17

Where do you give an epidural injection?

Answer 17

Into the epidural space in the spinal cord

Question 18

Why would you administer an epidural?

Answer 18

Help with chronic pain control, during surgery

Question 19

Why would you give an IO injection?

Answer 19

Fluid therapy in neonates

Question 20

Where can you administer large volumes of fluids over a short time?

Answer 20

Intravenously

Question 21

What route would be used to give emergency drugs?

Answer 21

Intravenous

Question 22

What risk should be considered when giving SQ injections to cats?

Answer 22

Injection site sarcoma

Question 23

What are 2 things that can make an IM injection difficult?

Answer 23

Too much fat, muscle wasting

Question 24

What temperature should SQ fluids be?

Answer 24

Body temperature

Question 25

Where is the cephalic vein located?

Answer 25

Front limbs

Question 26

What vein is ideal for catheter placement?

Answer 26

Cephalic

Question 27

What position should a patient be in for cephalic blood draw/injection?

Answer 27

Sitting, sternal

Question 28

What positions should a patient be in for lateral saphenous blood draw/injection?

Answer 28

Standing for large dogs, lateral recumbency for smaller dogs

Question 29

What positions should a patient be in for jugular blood draw?

Answer 29

Sitting, sternal or lateral recumbency

Question 30

What position should a patient be in for medial saphenous blood draw/injection?

Answer 30

Lateral recumbency

Question 31

Define "feral" cat

Answer 31

Has never lived in a home or has been away for a long time, undomesticated

Question 32

What type of capturing tool is most commonly used for TNR?

Answer 32

Live traps

Question 33

Common hazards of veterinary labs

Answer 33

Chemical, mechanical, zoonotic, shipping, non-zoonotic (fomites)

Question 34

What is the purpose of SDS sheets?

Answer 34

Gives information regarding the safe use and handling of each chemical agent, first aid procedures, PPE needed

Question 35

What are the 4 hazard control measures?

Answer 35

Engineering, administrative, procedural, and PPE

Question 36

What is used to determine PCV and total protein?

Answer 36

Microhematocrit tubes

Question 37

What kind of tubes are used to separate liquid from solid material?

Answer 37

Conical tubes

Question 38

What is a culturette?

Answer 38

A specialized applicator used to collect samples for culture and sensitivity procedures

Question 39

What tool is used to transfer fluids of specific volumes?

Answer 39

Pipettes

Question 40

What is one necessary item that is used to prepare samples for microscopic examination?

Answer 40

Glass slides

Question 41

What part of the microscope do slides rest on?

Answer 41

Stage

Question 42

What supports the microscope

Answer 42

Base

Question 43

What is used to carry the microscope

Answer 43

Arm

Question 44

What holds the slide to the stage?

Answer 44

Stage clips

Question 45

What part of the microscope magnifies the image for the viewer?

Answer 45

Ocular eyepiece

Question 46

What holds the objective lenses and rotates into place?

Answer 46

Rotating nosepiece

Question 47

What is the name of the large knob used for focusing under low power?

Answer 47

Course adjustment knob

Question 48

What is the name of the small knob used for focusing under high power?

Answer 48

Fine adjustment knob

Question 49

What controls the amount of light that passes through a specimen?

Answer 49

Diaphragm

Question 50

What provides light for viewing specimens?

Answer 50

Light source

Question 51

What aids in magnification of specimens, under low, medium or high power?

Answer 51

Objective lenses

Question 52

What substance aids in visualization under 1000x magnification?

Answer 52

Immersion oil

Question 53

What substance aids in microscopic visualization of ectoparasites?

Answer 53

Mineral oil

Question 54

What tool is used to perform a skin scraping?

Answer 54

Scalpel blade

Question 55

What would you use tape for in a lab setting?

Answer 55

Impressions, labeling slides

Question 56

What type of PPE must be worn while handling lab samples?

Answer 56

Gloves

Question 57

What organ is associated with BUN (urea)?

Answer 57

Kidney

Question 58

What organ is associated with TBIL?

Answer 58

Liver

Question 59

What organ is associated with CREA?

Answer 59

Kidney

Question 60

What organ is associated with lipase?

Answer 60

Pancreas

Question 61

What organ is associated with ALP?

Answer 61

Liver

Question 62

What organ is associated with amylase?

Answer 62

Pancreas

Question 63

What organ is associated with GGT?

Answer 63

Liver

Question 64

What organ is associated with ALT?

Answer 64

Liver

Question 65

What is GLU?

Answer 65

Blood glucose

Question 66

When would we monitor GLU?

Answer 66

Diabetic animals

Question 67

What are blood tubes used for?

Answer 67

Storing blood for various procedures

Question 68

Used to facilitate blood and sample collection

Answer 68

Needles

Question 69

What are cotton-tipped applicators used for?

Answer 69

Ear cleaning and sample collection

Question 70

What machine is used to separate substances of different densities that are in one solution?

Answer 70

Centrifuge

Question 71

What samples can we evaluate with a microscope?

Answer 71

Blood, urine, semen, bacteria, yeast, transudates/exudates/other bodily fluids, feces, internal/external parasites

Question 72

What types of samples do we require for serological testing?

Answer 72

Serum and plasma

Question 73

What are some examples of ELISA testing (SNAP tests) are?

Answer 73

4Dx Plus, parvovirus, COMBO test (FeLV, FIV), fPL, cPL (feline and canine pancreas-specific lipase)

Question 74

A form of medical imaging that allows the veterinarian to examine internal organs

Answer 74

Ultrasound

Question 75

Why would we ultrasound a patient?

Answer 75

Ultrasound guided cystocentesis, bladder/kidney stones, ultrasound guided liver biopsies, pregnancy (more useful in large animal), cardiology (usually a specialist), view and measure internal organs, check for free fluid in the abdomen

Question 76

What are 4 important steps to setting up an xray before you get the patient?

Answer 76

Measure the patient, set up the machine, fill out x-ray log, put on PPE

Question 77

Why is it so important to collimate an xray beam?

Answer 77

Prevents unnecessary scatter radiation to protect both us and our patients, and prevents fuzziness on x-ray

Question 78

When referring to right lateral and left lateral positions, what side of the patient is touching the table for each one?

Answer 78

Right lateral = patient's right side is touching the table Left lateral = patient's left side is touching the table

Question 79

What does VD mean?

Answer 79

Ventrodorsal

Question 80

What position is a patient held in when a VD radiograph is being taken?

Answer 80

Dorsal recumbency