VetMed Knowledge

Lasix

Lasix is a diuretic which causes excretion of excess fluid theough urine. One example of its use is to use it during CHF to flush out excess fluid surrounding the heart. One example of Lasix is Furosemide.

Drawing Blood For Oncology

• Oncologists like to use the back legs for administering cancer treatment, so it is best to draw blood from other locations.

• A fresh stick is because if the medication gets administered in a blown vein, it can get into the tissue and cause it to become necrotic and die.

Administering Oral Bord SQ

This is bad because it can cause the liver to become necrotic, and the only fix is to flood the body with SQ fluids and hope to flush out the bordetella to save the liver.

Drain in Deep Gashes

Drains can be sewn into deep gashes, with the longest stitch telling the doctor where the drain can be removed. A drain is used to empty bacteria from deep wound pockets to prevent the wounds from swelling up. It’s best to place the drain near the bottom of the wound so gravity will help with draining.

De-Obstipation:

Procedure that removes fecal material from a patient that is unable to pass stool.

DHPP Vaccine:

• It protects against multiple diseases: Distemper, Hepatitis (Adenovirus Type 2-kennel Cough), Parainfluenza (Kennel Cough), and Parvovirus.

• Final Distemper given based on weeks not quantity already given.

• Final booster at 16 weeks.

Proheart 12

Administer with a 20g needle if not an 18g. These larger gauge needles allow for smoother and quicker administration of the medication, ensuring the full dose is delivered effectively. Smaller needles might struggle to accommodate the thicker solution, making injection more difficult or slow. Smaller needles can also break up the microspheres in proheart This might alter the properties of the product, reducing its effectiveness or making it more difficult to inject smoothly.

Changing Sodasorb

• Soda Lime turns purple when it can’t absorb anymore CO2.

• Steps:

  • Empty soda lime into trash can.

  • Vacuum container and anesthesia machine.

  • Fill container to the fill line with soda lime.

  • Line up container and close unit.

  • Check the circuit.

  • Assemble anesthesia machine.

  • Close the pop up valve.

  • Put hand on respirator tube.

  • Fill the ventilator bag to 20cm H2O which is the max volume capacity of the lungs.

  • Look for leaks.

  • Open the pop up valve and then take hand off respiratory tube.

  • Relabel container with date sodabsorb was changed and with initials.

Metronidazole:

Metronidazole is a antibiotic used to treat bacterial diarrhea.

Ketamine:

Induces a state of sedation.

Dexdomitor

• Used as a sedative and analgesic (pain relief) in dogs and cats to facilitate clinical examinations, minor procedures, and minor dental procedures.

• Is also effective as a preanesthetic in dogs and cats to general anesthesia.

Heart Murmur

An abnormal sound in the heartbeat that’s caused by turbulent blood flow (A disruption in the normal, orderly flow of blood through a vessel; its characterized by random fluctuations in flow velocity, pressure, and temperature).

Why Anal Gland Masses Aren’t Usually Benign

They can spread to other parts of the body, including lymph nodes, lungs, liver, and kidneys (metastasis). They also increase the amount of calcium in the blood, which can damage the kidneys and other organs.

Abdominal Distension

Bloating and swelling in the belly area.