Small animal Emergencies

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Chapter 21 Seizures
A dog has a generalized seizure b...,
A dog has a generalized seizure b...,
What are the three main categorie...
9  cards
Chapter 23 - Vestibular disease
What are the mechanisms leading t...,
The vestibular nuclei send projec...,
What are the differences between ...
13  cards
Chapter 27 - Lower motor neuron disease
What composes the motor unit,
Where are the lower motor neuron ...,
What neurotransmitter is released...
18  cards
Chapter 28 - Brachycephalic syndrome
5 congenital abnormalities seen w...,
Can tracheal hypoplasia be revers...,
Mechanism of sleep apnea hypopnea...
7  cards
Chapter 29 Feline upper respiratory complex
Main viruses associated with uri,
Main bacteria associated with uri,
Which of the uri pathogens surviv...
12  cards
Chapter 30 - Laryngeal Paralysis
Name three disorders that larynge...,
What is the most common form of l...,
What are the longest nerves in th...
6  cards
Chapter 31 - Tracheobronchial Injury and Collapse
0  cards
Chapter 32 Acute airway obstruction
What are the three most common co...,
What is the recurrence rate after...,
What is the recommended treatment...
3  cards
Chapter 33 Exacerbations of Chronic Bronchitis
Why does bronchodilators not work...,
Should drugs promoting drying of ...,
T f nac nebulization can be helpf...
7  cards
Chapter 37 - Bronchopneumonia
What is the most common bacteria ...,
What is the most common cause of ...,
What are the most common bacteria...
20  cards
Chapter 34 - Feline lower airway disease
What is the differentials for fel...,
What are the primary components o...,
What are the indicators of bronch...
9  cards
Chapter 35 Puppy Pneumonia
Aside from infectious respiratory...,
What is theory behind the increas...,
What are the typical radiographic...
7  cards
Chapter 38 Cardiogenic pulmonary edema
What is the onset of action and d...,
Does furosemide attach to recepto...,
T f does a patient with chf also ...
9  cards
Chapter 40 - Submersion Injury
What was the main cause of death ...,
Whats the difference between imme...,
Explain the mechanism of hypovole...
12  cards
Chapter 41 Pulmonary hemorrhage
What are non lethal or subclinica...,
What two bacteria should be suspe...,
What is the abx treatment for str...
5  cards
Chapter 42- Pulmonary Thromboembolism
Risk factors for pte in human,
Disease associated with pte in do...,
What are potent pulmonary vasocon...
14  cards
Chapter 43 - Primary and Metastatic Pulmonary Neoplasia
Hypertrophic osteopathy ho is a c...,
List clinical signs of primary or...,
Why is a ct scan better than thor...
10  cards
Chapter 44 Pneumothorax
Does dogs and cats have fenestrat...,
When is the risk of iatrogenic pn...,
Difference between primary and se...
8  cards
Chapter 45 - Pleural Effusion
What is more common in dogs and c...,
What is the typical breathing pat...,
What volume of pleural effusion c...
18  cards
Chapter 46 - Pyothorax
Is continuous suction more effect...,
Median duration of tube placement...,
Benefits of thoracic lavage
11  cards
Chapter 47 - Diaphragmatic hernias
Types of diaphragmatic hernias,
Symptoms,
Organs herniated
7  cards
Chapter 48 - Penetrating Thoracic Trauma
Penetrating thoracic trauma ptt v...,
For patients presenting with an i...,
Common types of penetrating injur...
5  cards
Chapter 51 - Mechanisms of heart failure
Definition of 1 heart failure 2 c...,
What are the mechanisms responsib...,
Explain raas activation
8  cards
Chapter 52 - Congenital cardiovascular disease
What are the two major categories...,
What is eisenmengers syndrome,
What is tetralogy of fallot
5  cards
Chapter 53 Arrhythmias
When is vagal maneuver indicated ...,
When is atropine responsive test ...,
What are the differences in clini...
15  cards
Chapter 54 - Pericardial effusion
What breeds are commonly affected...,
Is it common to find pericardial ...,
Differentials for hemorrhagic per...
12  cards
Chapter 55 - Dilated Cardiomyopathies
How is dilated cardiomyopathy cha...,
What are the etiologies of dcm,
Signalment prevalence incidence o...
12  cards
Chapter 56 - Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
What is the definition of hcm,
What are secondary causes of hcm,
What is pseudo hypertrophy
11  cards
Chapter 57 - Valvular Heart Disease
Cause of collapse due to vhd,
What is the most common signalmen...,
3 ways to diagnose ph using spect...
6  cards
Chapter 58 - Heartworm disease
What are the most important manif...,
What are the most important manif...,
What makes feline hw differs from...
8  cards
Chapter 59 - Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary artery pressure categor...,
What are the main pulmonary vasod...,
What are the main pulmonary vasoc...
7  cards
Chapter 62 Thromboembolic disease
What is the difference between th...,
What three factors are making up ...,
How many factors 1 2 or 3 from th...
18  cards
Chapter 63 Systemic arterial hypertension
Hypertension in dogs and cats are...,
What is end organ or target organ...,
What target organ is usually dama...
13  cards
Chapter 64 - leukopenia and leukocytosis
What are the four mechanisms for ...,
What is emergency granulopoiesis,
What are the major granulopoeitic...
10  cards
Chapter 65 - Non-regenerative anemia
Erythropoeitin is primarily stimu...,
How long do erythrocytes live in ...,
In dogs with non regenerative ane...
6  cards
Chapter 67 - Thrombocytopenia
What is the hormone responsible f...,
Can petechiae be seen with both t...,
What are the 4 breeds that are mo...
7  cards
Chapter 107 - Acid Base
Ph has an inverse relationship wi...,
What is the henderson hasselbalch...,
What is the anion gap equation
4  cards
Chapter 108 - Sodium and water balance
True or false urea is an effectiv...,
When plasma osmolality increases ...,
Non osmotic stimulation of adh in...
9  cards
Chapter 109 Potassium disorders
Dr harris cat has severe hypok an...,
Hocine has an extremely hypok pat...,
What is max k concentration to gi...
7  cards
Chapter 110 Calcium, Magnesium and Phosphorous disorders
What is normal p values in cats a...,
T f clinical signs of hypop hyper...,
What three forms does ca exists in
5  cards
Chapter 111 - Hypoglycemia
Mechanism of action of glucagon,
Predominant transporter in the br...,
Initial and severe clinical signs...
4  cards
Chapter 112 - Hyperglycemia
Most common reasons for hyperglyc...,
Cause for hyperglycemia associate...,
Renal threshold for glucosuria
3  cards
Chapter 113 Complicated Diabetes Mellitus
What are the two forms of complic...,
What is the criteria for hhs,
What are the mechanisms that insu...
15  cards
Chapter 114 Adrenal Gland Disorders
What are the zones of the adrenal...,
What system controls the mineralc...,
What system controls the glucocor...
15  cards
Chapter 151 - Small Animal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Initiatives
Survival discharge rates after cp...,
Geographic region with worst surv...
2  cards
Chapter 152 - Pathophysiology of Shock
Perfusion related shock,
Definition of shock,
Main mediators of mitochondrial d...
10  cards
Chapter 153 Hypovolemic Shock
How does the body maintain adequa...,
What is the critical oxygen deliv...,
What signals stimulate the raas
14  cards
Chapter 154 Cardiogenic shock
What are the hallmarks for cardig...,
For a patient in cardiogenic shoc...,
What does sepsis induced cardiomy...
7  cards
Chapter 155 Additional mechanisms of shock
Is distributive shock the result ...,
Whats the difference between cold...,
Whats the difference between anap...
9  cards
Chapter 156 Lactate Monitoring
Lactate exists in two forms which...,
True or false hyperlactatemia can...,
What is type i hyperlactatemia
11  cards
Chapter 157 Emerging Monitoring Techniques
What are the three main determina...,
What value is recommended as a re...,
What does an svo2 65 indicate
8  cards
Chapter 158 Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
Describe the movement of intracel...,
What molecule is a major player i...,
What mediates the majority of muc...
11  cards
Chapter 159 SIRS, Sepsis, and MODS
What is the old definition of sep...,
What is the new consensus definit...,
In the new definition organ dysfu...
13  cards
Chapter 162 High-Rise Syndrome
Which animals are particularly pr...,
Some studies conclude that the in...,
Thoracic trauma in dogs and cats ...
4  cards
Chapter 163 - Trauma-Associated Coagulopathy
What are the two types of trauma ...,
Pathophysiology of resuscitation ...,
Hydroxyethyl starch solutions on rac
3  cards
Chapter 164 Metabolic Consequences of Trauma
What is the ebb and flow phenomen...,
What stimulates the sympathetic n...,
What neuroendocrine activation is...
17  cards
Chapter 165 - Traumatic orthopedic injuries
Compressive forces lead to fractu...,
Tensile forces lead to fractures ...,
Bending forces lead to fractures ...
9  cards
Chapter 166 - Wound management
What are the three phases of woun...,
In the first 5 10 minutes after a...,
Plasma and clotting factors gain ...
15  cards
Chapter 167 Crystalloid Fluid Therapy
The need for fluid therapy may be...,
True or false not all patients th...,
True or false not all patients th...
10  cards
Chapter 168 Colloid Fluid Therapy
Based on starlings equation fluid...,
What is added to a modified starl...,
Colloid osmotic pressure cop
11  cards
Chapter 169 - Crystalloids Versus Colloids
Body water quantity and repartition,
Crystalloids repartition and timing,
Normosol and plasma lyte electoly...
12  cards
Chapter 170 - Management of Hemorrhagic Shock
Blood loss inducing signs of shoc...,
Volume of abdominal effusion indu...,
How much coagulation factors must...
8  cards
173 Potassium Supplementation
Concentration of potassium intrac...,
Clinical signs of hypokaliemia be...,
Maximum safe rate for potassium s...
4  cards
174 Administration of Sodium Bicarbonate
When is the use of sodium bicarbo...,
Use of sb for treatment of lactic...,
Use of sb for treatment of hyperk...
4  cards
Chapter 175 - Continuous-Rate Infusion
What is the 10 rule when making cri
1  cards
Chapter 176 - Transfusion of Red Blood Cells and Plasma
Explain hemolytic transfusion rea...,
Do dogs have pre existing alloant...,
Universal canine blood donor phen...
14  cards
177 - Massive transfusion
What is acute traumatic coagulopa...,
When is cryoprecipitate indicated,
Complications
8  cards
178 - Vascular access
0  cards
Chapter 179 Intraosseous catheters
What are indications for needing ...,
True or false administration of d...,
What is the primary contraindicat...
6  cards
Chapter 180 Airway Management
A 10 yr old lab patient presents ...,
What is the principal cause of un...,
Upper airway obstruction is frequ...
9  cards
Chapter 181 - Oxygen therapy
Explain why an increase in fio2 w...,
What percentage of fio2 would be ...,
Contraindications for nasal oxygen
8  cards
Chapter 182 - Sonography in the Emergency Room
The abdominal fluid scoring afs s...,
What is bull s eye sign,
In hypovolemic shock 1 contractil...
4  cards
Chapter 183 - Thoracocentesis
Where to do a thoracocentesis for...,
Long standing effusions result in...
2  cards
Chapter 185 - Pericardiocentesis
Causes for pericardial effusion,
Mechanism of cardiac tamponnade,
Clinical signs consistent with ta...
8  cards
Chapter 186 - Abdominocentesis
Indication for therapeutic remova...,
What is a four quadrant abdominoc...,
Procedure for diagnostic peritone...
4  cards
Chapter 187 - Urethral Catheterization (Including Urohydropulsion)
Indications for urethral catheter...,
Risk of urethral catheterization,
How to lower the incidence of cat...
7  cards
Chapter 188 - Mechanical Ventilation in the Emergency Room
When do we consider intermittent ...,
Ventilation is a humane option why,
How to practically rule out hypov...
5  cards
Chapter 189 - Damage control surgery
What are the three most common bl...,
What is pringles maneuver and whe...,
For how long can the abdominal ao...
4  cards
Chapter 190 Anesthesia and Analgesia in the Emergency Room: An Overview
What is wind up pain,
Which two opioids can cause hista...,
Which two opioids cause the most ...
6  cards
Chapter 191 - Anesthetic Concerns and Protocols for Common Conditions
0  cards
Chapter 193 - Pain Management in Critical Patients
When pain is greater or lasting l...,
Explain the adverse effects of op...,
Dysphoria induced with opioids
7  cards
Chapter 194 - Opioids
Mechanism of action of opioids in...,
How do opioids affect respiration,
Why do opioids suppress the cough...
3  cards
Chapter 146 - Hypersensitivity and Anaphylaxis
In human medicine what is the dif...,
Anaphylactic reactions,
Common substances of hypersensiti...
11  cards

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