VT102 Critical Care questions and
answers
What is another common name for a NSAID? ✔✔Anti-prostaglandins
A 6yr old dog is brought into the clinic with anisocoria, loss of
conscioussness, and involuntary urination. What is the most likely cause?
✔✔warfarin poisoning
The underlying disease for most cases of feline aortic thromboembolism is
what? ✔✔myocardial disease
Mucous membranes in animals suffering from hypovolemic shock are what
color? ✔✔pale
Dystocia in the dog or cat may be defined as active straining without
delivery of a fetus for how long? ✔✔more than 60 mins
What part of the eye can be used to indicate fluid overload? ✔✔conjunctiva
What causes elevated temperatures in animals that have Eclampsia?
✔✔heat produced through muscle movement
, A small breed dog is considered tachycardic if the heart rate is ✔✔greater
than 180
Petechial hemorrhages on the MMs can indicate what?
✔✔thrombocytopenia
Normal urine output for dogs and cats is? ✔✔1-2ml/kg/hr
During emergency intubation, the cranial nerve___ may be stimulated,
resulting in ______. ✔✔X, bradycardia
If a dog that receives parenteral fluids is pyrexic, how much additional fluid
should be added to the maintenance fluid dose? ✔✔10%
What is measured to monitor fluid therapy? ✔✔urinary output
Inducing emesis after ingestion of a solid toxin is probably no longer of
value after how much time has elapsed since ingestion? ✔✔1-4 hours
A patient that is apneic and cyanotic comes to your clinic. You find a hard
ball lodged in the glottal opening. You should ✔✔perform the Heimlich
maneuver, if unsuccessful, prep the patient for a trachotomy
T/F pentastarch is a colloid? ✔✔True
answers
What is another common name for a NSAID? ✔✔Anti-prostaglandins
A 6yr old dog is brought into the clinic with anisocoria, loss of
conscioussness, and involuntary urination. What is the most likely cause?
✔✔warfarin poisoning
The underlying disease for most cases of feline aortic thromboembolism is
what? ✔✔myocardial disease
Mucous membranes in animals suffering from hypovolemic shock are what
color? ✔✔pale
Dystocia in the dog or cat may be defined as active straining without
delivery of a fetus for how long? ✔✔more than 60 mins
What part of the eye can be used to indicate fluid overload? ✔✔conjunctiva
What causes elevated temperatures in animals that have Eclampsia?
✔✔heat produced through muscle movement
, A small breed dog is considered tachycardic if the heart rate is ✔✔greater
than 180
Petechial hemorrhages on the MMs can indicate what?
✔✔thrombocytopenia
Normal urine output for dogs and cats is? ✔✔1-2ml/kg/hr
During emergency intubation, the cranial nerve___ may be stimulated,
resulting in ______. ✔✔X, bradycardia
If a dog that receives parenteral fluids is pyrexic, how much additional fluid
should be added to the maintenance fluid dose? ✔✔10%
What is measured to monitor fluid therapy? ✔✔urinary output
Inducing emesis after ingestion of a solid toxin is probably no longer of
value after how much time has elapsed since ingestion? ✔✔1-4 hours
A patient that is apneic and cyanotic comes to your clinic. You find a hard
ball lodged in the glottal opening. You should ✔✔perform the Heimlich
maneuver, if unsuccessful, prep the patient for a trachotomy
T/F pentastarch is a colloid? ✔✔True
