cleverOrca- Animal Care & Nursing

Where should the stethoscope be placed to hear Heart Rate ?

Over the left or right side of the thorax at the 4th and 5th intercostal space .

Normal Dogs HR/pulse ?

60-160 beats per minute (bpm)

Normal cat HR/pulse?

140-220 beat per minute (bpm)

Normal MM and CRT?

Pink/moist and lea than 2 seconds (<2)

Direct arterial blood pressure (DABP)

Continuous systolic , diastolic , and MAP monitoring through an arterial catheter and a pressure transductor

Indirect arterial blood pressure (IABP)

Non-invasive monitoring with a Doppler or oscillometer

What is Blood Pressure ?

The pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels .

Systolic Blood Pressure what is it and what is normal for dogs and cats?

Pressure on arteries from blood pumped from the heart

Dogs: 90 - 140 mmHg

Cats: 80 - 140 mmHg

Diastolic blood pressure what is it and what is normal for dogs and cats ?

Pressure in arteries in between heartbeats when the heart is at rest.

Dog: 50 - 80 mmHg

Cat: 55 - 75 mmHg

Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) what is it and what is normal for dogs and cats?

The average pressure in arteries during one full cardiac cycle

Dogs & Cats : 60 - 100 mmHg

Normal respiratory for dogs?

16-32 respirations per minute (rpm)

Normal respiratory for cats?

20-42 respirations per minute (rpm)

Normal temperature in dogs and cats?

100-102.5 (Degrees Fahrenheit )

On a BCS what is an ideal score from a 1-5 scale? What is ideal on a scale of 1-9?

1-5 scale = 3

1-9 scale = 5

On the PPVD (Purina Pro Vet Diets) fecal scoring system what is on level one?

Dry, hard, crumbly stool. Difficult to pass and is often comes out as pellets.

On the PPVD fecal scoring system what is in level 3?

Log-shaped, moist surface, leaves residue on the ground when picked up

On the PPVD fecal scoring system what is on level 5?

Very moist , but still has some shape, sits in a pile NOT a log-shape

On the PPVD fecal scoring system what is on level 7?

Liquid/watery, not textured, flat puddle

Lymph nodes, what do?

Filter lymph fluid and store white blood cells , important part of the immune system

Name all 5 lymph nodes.

Submandibular, prescapular , axillary, inguinal, and popliteal

Where are the submandibular lymph nodes located?

Underneath the jaw

Where are prescapular lymph nodes located?

Front of the shoulder

Where are the axillary lymph nodes located?

In the armpits

Where are the inguinal lymph nodes located?

Groin area

Where are the popliteal lymph nodes located?

Behind the knees

What is the dog vertebral formulas ?

C(7) T(13) L(7) S(3) Cd(23)

What is the cat vertebral formula?

C(7) T(23) L(7) S(3) Cd(22-23)