Past Questions Flashcards
Equine tarsocrural joint injection
- Dorsomedial direction
- Between tibia and talus
Equine tarsometatarsal joint injection
- Medial direction
- Between TC and T3
- Lateral direction
- Between T4 and Mt4
Equine stifle joint injection
- Lateral direction
- The joint recess of extensor groove
- Medial direction
- Between medial and intermediate patellar ligaments
Equine fetlock joint injection
- Through dorsal recess, lateral/medial to the extensor tendon
or
- Through palmar recess
- Between cannon bone and suspensory ligament
- At the level of the splint bones
Canine stifle joint injection
- Cross between:
- Patellar ligament
- Lateral collateral ligament
- Above meniscus
- Behind long digital extensor tendon
Equine common peroneal nerve block
- Lateral aspect
- 12cm prox. to tuber calcanei
- Between long and lateral digital extensors
Canine common peroneal nerve block
- Feel the nerve on the head of the fibula
- Inject just distally to this
Canine deep peroneal nerve block
- Groove between long digital extensor and peroneus longus
- Halfway between stifle and tarsus
Pulse taking in ruminants
Coccygeal artery
Drawing blood in ruminants
- Vena cava cranialis
- V. jugularis
Drawing blood in canine
- External jugular
- Cephalic
- Saphenous
During an equine rectal exam, can you palpate the spermatic cord?
Yes
During an equine rectal exam, which kidney can be palpated?
Caudal part of the left kidney
During an equine rectal exam, which inguinal ring can be felt?
Deep
During a ruminant rectal exam, which diverticulum can you feel?
Suburethral
During a ruminant rectal exam, list what can be palpated on the left?
Left:
- Rumen
- Abomasum
- Spleen
During a ruminant rectal exam, list what can be palpated in the middle?
Middle:
- Kidneys
- Left ureter
- Ovaries
During a ruminant rectal exam, list what can be palpated on the right?
- Small intestine
- Caudal flexure of the duodenum
- Bladder
- Uterus
- Colon
Does the perineum cover the cervix?
No
Does the peritoneum cover the cervix?
Yes
Does the mediastinum cover the cervix?
No
Where is the descending duodenum?
Right side
The direction of the ascending duodenum
Cranially on the left
Difference between left and right uterine horns
- Right is longer/more cranial
- Left is looser (longer suspension)