Midterm Flashcards
(149 cards)
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Name the stages of wound healing and the associated times
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0-5 min Coagulation 0-24h min Inflammation 2-5 days Debridement 4-21 days Proliferation 21 days-2 years Maturation
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What is the lag phase of wound healing
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Debridement
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What is the log phase of wound healing
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Proliferation
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In wound healing, what is the hallmark of coagulation
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Platelet plug (by platelets and vWF)
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What time frame indicates Class 1 wound
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First 6 hours, golden period
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What time frame indicates Class 2 wound
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6h- 12 hours
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What time frame indicates Class 3 wound
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> 12 hours
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Describe tissues with accelerated healing times, compare to skin
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Urinary bladder 100% in 14 days
GI - 75% in 14 days
LI - 50% in 14 days
Skin- 20% in 20 days
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Describe a clean surgical wound
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No break in aseptic technique, no GI or respiratory involvement
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Describe a clean-contaminated sx wound
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Small break in asepsis or entry into GI/respiratory
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Describe a contaminated sx wound
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Major break in asepsis, inflammation without infection, GI gross contamination
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Describe a dirty wound
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Devitalized, necrotic, pus/infection, gross debris
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What are the 6 perfusion parameters
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MM, mentation, CRT, extremity temperature, pulse strength/deficit, BP
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What suture should be used for body wall closures
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40 kg - 1
Horse 3
(or 0-5, 5-25, >25)- 3-0, 2-0, 0
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Describe primary closure
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Immediate closure in less than 6 hours (golden period
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Describe delayed primary closure
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Closure between 6h and 2d, in debridement phase prior to granulation
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Describe delayed secondary closure
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Greater than 2 days, after appearance of granulation tissue
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Describe second intention closure
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Allowing wound to heal on its own, no sx
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Describe “skin sutures”
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Epidermis and dermis
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Describe “subcutaneous” sutures
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Subcutis only
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Describe “subcuticular” sutures
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Subcutis and small amount of dermis
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Describe “intradermal” sutures
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In dermis only
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What is the most versatile forceps
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Brown adson
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What direction are serrations on halstead mosquito; What directions are serrations on Carmalt
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Perpendicular to jaw; parallel to jaw
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What grip is like palm but has third finger in ring
Thenar eminence
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Longer needle holders give more ___, shorter needle holders give more _____
Power, precision
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What retractors are best for abdomen
Balfour (think belly)
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What retractors are best for thorax
Finochetto (think fino-chest-o)
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Which retractors are best for orthopedics
Gelpi and hohmann
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What should instruments be rinsed in
Distilled or tap water
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When are eyed needles used
First stitch of extracapsular repair
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What needle does Dujo recommend for subcuticular tissue and why
Reverse cutting (taperpoint can dull)
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How do reverse cutting needles open the skin
Cut rather than dilate like taperpoint
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What needle is used for eye surgery
Spatula point
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What type of pattern is cruciate
appositional, low/mod tension relief
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What type of pattern is horizontal mattress
everting, tension relieving
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What kind of pattern is vertical mattress? Describe the pattern
Everting but not as much as horizontal, stronger tension relief than horizontal, far far near near
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What pattern is used in intestinal surgery? Why?
Gambee - reduces mucosal eversion
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What layers does gambee go through
Mucosa and muscularis
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What is the holding layer of the intestines
Submucosa
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What type of pattern is lembert? what is it used for
Inverting continuous, used in stomach, bladder mucosa
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What kind of patterns are Connell and Cushing, what is the difference between them
Inverting continuous; Connell enters lumen and Cushing does not- only goes to submucosal
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What knot is used in extracapsular repair
Half hitch
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What makes up the epidermis
Cuboidal and stratified epithelium
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What makes up the dermis
Mostly collagen
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What makes up the hypodermis
Fat and connective tissue
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Where is the direct cutaneous artery and vein
Hypodermis
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What are the clotting factors of the intrinsic pathway
12, 11, 9, 8
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What are the clotting factors of the extrinsic pathway
3, 7
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What are the clotting factors of the common pathway
10, 5, 2, 1
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What is primary coagulation
Platelet plug
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What is secondary coagulation
Fibrin plug from clotting cascade cleaving fibrinogen to fibrin
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How long does the inflammation phase of wound healing last
0-24 hours
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Describe the inflammation phase of wound healing
Platelets release cytokines (TGF, TNF, PDGF) to recruit neutrophils
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When do macrophages enter the wound?
At max 36 hours, during inflammatory phase, after neutrophils are ramping down
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What marks the beginning of the debridement phase
Macrophages
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How do bacteria prolong debridement
Metalloproteinase and collagenase, change in pH
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How long is the proliferation phase
4-21 days
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What marks the start of proliferation phase
Influx of fibroblasts from cytokine release by macrophages (FGF, TGF, PDGF)
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What material provides wound strength in proliferation phase
Type 1 collagen
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When does contact inhibition occur
At end of epithelialization phase within proliferation phase when epithelial cells cross basement membrane and touch
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What is contraction
Second intention healing at about 1 week, myofibroblasts produce actin and myosin to contract the wound by pulling ECM at 1mm/day
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When is the second lag phase
21d-2y - Maturation phase
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What happens in the maturation phase
reorganization of fibers, cross linking, linearization
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T/F tensile strength is increased in Maturation phase
False- minimal at best
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Name intrinsic wound healing factors
Hypoproteinemia, DM, malnutrition, anemia, cushings, infection, uremia
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How does uremia affect wound healing
Down-regulates epithelialization and decreases collagen deposition
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How does hypoproteinemia affect wound healing
Less protein for factors, less fibrous tissue deposition
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How does DM affect wound healing
peripheral ischemia
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What are the extrinsic factors of wound healing
Mechanism of injury (crush, shear, laceration), foreign materia, irradiation, antiseptics
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When in wound healing should abx be used; which kind?
Class 2/3, clean-contaminated/dirty; broad penicillins, cephalosporins
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What should lavage be performed with and at
Physiologic 0.9% saline at 6/7-8 psi via pressure cuff at 300mmHg
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Layers of wet to dry
4x4 soaked in physio or hypertonic saline, dry lap sponges, vet wrap
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When shouldnt wet to dry be used
After debridement
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When are drains indicated
Dead space, pocketing, abscess
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What is the preferred drain type, describe
Active (vs passive) - creates vacuum to remove fluid/dead space (butterfly and red top tube)
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Describe passive drain
Penrose tubing using gravity
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How long should drains be left in
3-5 days
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What is the gold standard dx for septic peritonitis
Cytology (BG more than 20 difference, lactate
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Name the causes of perforation
Foreign body, intuss, volvulus, abscess, granuloma, trauma, tumor
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How does perforation affect wound healing
Decreased collagen synthesis (elevation in TNFa), collagen destruction by collagenases from bacteria
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How can obstruction be diagnosed
US > rads - SI > 2 times L5 vertebral body
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Diagnose peritonitis via abdominocentesis cytology
>13000 nucleated cells, intracellular bacteria
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Describe bilroth I sx
Pylorectomy with gastroduodenostomy
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Describe bilroth II sx
Pylorectomy with gastrojejunostomy
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Complication of bilroth I sx
Removal of common bile duct
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What three things can cause surgical failure
Pre-existing peritonitis, foreign body in intestine, albumin less than 2.5 g/dL
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Compare open vs closed drainage for peritonitis sx
Open many bandage changes, needs second sx, but can continually eval; closed less hospitalization, less infection, higher survival, no second surgery
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What type of drainage does UF prefer
Closed
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When should OVH/E be done to avoid mammary neoplasia
before 1st or 2nd heat in dogs, before 6 months in cats
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What causes pyometra
Luteal phase progesterone
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Vascular pedicle knots
Strangle or Miller's
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Preferred terminal knot- repro
Aberdeen bc smaller, les trauma, less infection
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Closed vs open castration
Open enters vaginal tunic
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#1 complication- castration
Hemorrhage (hematoma, hemoabdomen, urerteral or urethral ligation)
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#1 complication- OVE
Hemorrhage, ureteral ligation, ORS
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What is ORS
Ovarian remnant syndrome - worse on R side
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Preferred peritoneal access in laproscopy
Modified Hasson (vs veress)
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Light source- laproscopy
Xenon 100-300 watts
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Telescope size- laproscopy
5mm (sometimes 10mm) bigger= wider field of view
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Ligasure stats
vessels up to 7mm, withstand 3x systolic pressure (300mmHg)
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Sterilize tools- laproscopy
Ethylene oxide or gas plasma
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Cold sterilization of scopes- laproscopy
2% glutaraldehyde
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Contraindications- laproscopy
Advanced or exploratory (adrenalectomy, choecystectomy, splenectomy)
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Physio effects- laproscopy
Respiratory pressure, vena cava collapse at 20mmHg
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Target pressures- laproscopy
Dogs-
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Pain sources- laproscopy
Incision, peritoneal CO2 acidosis/irritation, neuropraxia of nerves from pressure)
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Preferred technique- OVH, OVE laproscopy
OVH: 3 ports, on midline (pitcher- scope, instruments at 1st and 3rd);
OVE 2 ports- 1cm caudal to umbilicus (camera), 2-4 cm cranial to umbilicus
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Closure of ports- laproscopy
5mm- Subcutaneous and skin; 10mm- linea, subcutaneous, skin
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Common complication- gastropexy via scope
Seroma, splenic laceration, serosal tearing
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Body wall closure- holding layers
Linea alba and external rectus abdominus sheath/fascia
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Body wall closure- linea bites
Cranial- full thickness through linea; caudal 1/3 wide, partial thickness of ext. rectus fascia
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Suture peritoneum?
No! Increases adhesion risks, mesothelial cells close on own in three days
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Body wall closure- pattern
Continuous, 5 throws at start, 7 throws at end
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Body wall closure- suture SA
PDS (or maxon polyglyconate) ( monofil absorbable
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Body wall closure- suture LA
Vicryl #3 horses
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Body wall closure- bite sizes/position
0.5-1cm from incision, apart
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Suture material- most tensile strength
PDS, maxon (aka polydioxanone, polyglyconate)
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How should you incise the skin
Parallel to Langers lines of tension
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What is undermining
Removing subcu from skin
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Skin closure- typical closure combination
Subcutaneous (or intradermal to avoid licking complications) and skin with continuous pattern (5-10mm between bites)
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Subcutaneous skin closure- material, size, pattern
Non-reactive monofil absorbable PDS, vicryl, Maxon, monocryl; interrupted or continuous; 1-2 sizes smaller than linea (0- 4-0)
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T/F subcutaneous is a holding layer
FALSE, need additional layer above
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Cutaneous- material, pattern
(skin suture) Nylon mono NO BRAIDED, abs or non, Cruciate or simple interrupted
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Intradermal- material, pattern
Absorb monofilament (vicryl, PDS, monocryl), 3-0 to 4-0; Deep-sup- sup-deep; 4 throws in knots
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Brand name polydioxanone
PDS
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Brand name polyglyconate
Maxon
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Brand name polyglactin 910
Vicryl #3
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Brand name polyglecaprone
Monocryl
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Intradermal cons and pros
Difficult, slow, no dead space elimination, low tension only- cosmetic, no suture removal
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Laparotomy (GI explore) advantages
Full biopsy, excision, address hemorrhage, intervention
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Indications for laparotomy- diagnostic
PLE, hepatopathy (MVD, copper storage), neoplasia
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Indications for laparotomy- therapeutic
Rads (free gas, dilated SI, foreign, herniation, GDV); abdominocentesis (high PCV, clots=acute hemorrhage, urine (creat/K >in fluid than serum), cylotoly( neutrophils, intracell bacteria), bile pigment
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What is the holding layer for abdominal wall
External rectus fascia
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Peri-op Abx
Cefazolin
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Laparotomy prep- scrub skin
Clorhex gluconate 10 min, then 5 min in OR
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Visualization in abdomen, L and R side help
L- mesocolon; R mesoduodenum
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Where is the portal vein
Epiploic foramen under duodenum and ventral
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Peritoneal lavage amount in contamination
50mL/kg
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LA- most common sx complications- anesthesia
myopathy, neuropathy
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LA- most common sx complications- sx
hemorrhage, airway obstruction
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LA- most common sx complications- post op
Infection, dehiscence, colic, laminitis
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Reduce anesthesia complications
MAP >60mmHg, pCO2 45-65, pO2 >60
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pO2 saturation at 90%
Dog- 57/58mmHg; Horse 54mmHg
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PCV/TP min- LA sx
20%, 3.5g/dL
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How much blood in a 500kg horse
40L (8% body) (25L plasma)
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Acute blood loss max horse
20-25% shock, 50% death - transfuse >10L lost
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Safe amount blood from donor
20% blood total (1.6% BW kg)
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Transfusion formula
(PCVdesired-PCVactual)/PCVdonated x patient blood volume (8% BW)
