Review for Emergency medicine & Critical Care
Final Exam QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
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When answering a call What happened, and how long ago did it happen?
from a client that has an Has any treatment been provided yet?
emergency case, What are Does the pet have any ongoing health problems?
some important questions Is your pet on any medications?
you should ask?
When assessing/triaging Most important to least-Cardiovascular, Respiratory,
organ systems during Nervous, Gastrointestinal
which body systems are
the most important, what
is the least?
How should you handle Keep in mind the patient may be painful, restraint as
an animal during an gently as possible
emergency?
If an animal goes into Tell the vet, Reverse any injectable medication, turn
respiratory arrest while off the vaporizer, Deliver 100% oxygen
under anesthesia what are
a few things that you
should do? What should
you not do?
, Your patient was too deep Reflexes begin to become present, eyes rotate ventral
under anesthesia, so you medial, Heart & RR increases, MM color improves and
turned down the vaporizer CRT increases, Temp increases, pulse become
and are monitoring stronger
carefully. What should you
see happen to you
patient?
What is the reason for Equipment failures
most anesthetic
complications?
When is bradycardia HR <60-70 bpm
considered in a dog?
What groups of drugs may Opioids & Tranquilizers like Dexmedetomidone
cause a patient to become
bradycardic during
anesthesia?
What medication Alpha 2 agonist
decreases the HR up to
50%, causes peripheral
vasoconstriction, turns
MM blue?
What does an ECG Electrical activity of the heart
monitor?
Where can the probe for a Tongue, pinna of the ear, gum, webbing between the
pulse oximeter be toes, prepuce and vulva
placed?
What does the End tidal CO2, How much co2 is being exhaled in
Capnograph measure? each breath
What does nosocomial Something contracted while in the clinic
mean?
Final Exam QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
|AGRADE
Save
Terms in this set (77)
When answering a call What happened, and how long ago did it happen?
from a client that has an Has any treatment been provided yet?
emergency case, What are Does the pet have any ongoing health problems?
some important questions Is your pet on any medications?
you should ask?
When assessing/triaging Most important to least-Cardiovascular, Respiratory,
organ systems during Nervous, Gastrointestinal
which body systems are
the most important, what
is the least?
How should you handle Keep in mind the patient may be painful, restraint as
an animal during an gently as possible
emergency?
If an animal goes into Tell the vet, Reverse any injectable medication, turn
respiratory arrest while off the vaporizer, Deliver 100% oxygen
under anesthesia what are
a few things that you
should do? What should
you not do?
, Your patient was too deep Reflexes begin to become present, eyes rotate ventral
under anesthesia, so you medial, Heart & RR increases, MM color improves and
turned down the vaporizer CRT increases, Temp increases, pulse become
and are monitoring stronger
carefully. What should you
see happen to you
patient?
What is the reason for Equipment failures
most anesthetic
complications?
When is bradycardia HR <60-70 bpm
considered in a dog?
What groups of drugs may Opioids & Tranquilizers like Dexmedetomidone
cause a patient to become
bradycardic during
anesthesia?
What medication Alpha 2 agonist
decreases the HR up to
50%, causes peripheral
vasoconstriction, turns
MM blue?
What does an ECG Electrical activity of the heart
monitor?
Where can the probe for a Tongue, pinna of the ear, gum, webbing between the
pulse oximeter be toes, prepuce and vulva
placed?
What does the End tidal CO2, How much co2 is being exhaled in
Capnograph measure? each breath
What does nosocomial Something contracted while in the clinic
mean?
