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What are the 4 types of catheters?   *OTN *TTN *Butterfly *single/multi lumen  
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Name the 3 primary locations for catheter placement   Jugular,cephalic, saphenous  
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Fluids maintain ______ during sx   blood pressure  
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What is the CPR success rate?   20%  
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Butterfly catheters are only used to collect ___ volumes of blood.   Small  
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What is the most common reason for placing a urinary catheter?   FLUTD  
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What 2 substances will you use to prep a cath site and in what order?   scrub(chlorhexadine) then alcohol  
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How many times do you go over a cath site with each substance?   a minimum of three times  
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What size clipper blade do you use for cath sites?   #40 blade  
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What do you use to flush catheters to ensure patency?   Heperin/saline solution  
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What is the formula for Hep/saline solution?   1unit heperin - 1unit 0.9% NACL  
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How many times do you flush a catheter when placing and why?   2 times *1st prior to insertion(ensure it's not defective) *2nd after insertion(ensure placement)  
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At what location do you start to place a catheter?:   Start distal(above bifurcation and move proximal)  
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How often should you flush a catheter for maintenance?   *q 4-6 hrs if not on fluids *q 8-12 if on fluids  
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how long can you leave an OTN cath in place?   no more than 3 days  
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True or False: you should flush a catheter before every injection?   True  
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What should you apply to the skin after you pull a jugular catheter?:   AB ointment  
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How long should you leave a pressure wrap on after removing a catheter?   no more than 1 hour  
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Def: Crystalloid:   fluids (normasol, 0.9% NACL, dextrose)  
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Def: Colliod   a solution in which small particles are present, ie: Blood  
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Def: TPN   Total parenteral nutrition  
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Def: CVP   Central venous pressure  
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How many attempts can you try at placing a catheter before passing to another person?   2  
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What type of catheter is placed temporarily?   butterfly  
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Blood sample should be collected from patients at least ___ hrs postprandial   2  
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After collecting a sample, your blood smears should be made how soon?   Immediately  
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Serum should be removed from contact with cells within ___ mins   30-45 min  
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If the sample will not be evaluated within __ hrs, them plasma/serum should be poured off and refrigerated   4-6  
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Blood smear should be stored at what temperature?   Room temp  
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True or false: you can freeze whole blood samples.   False , it causes hemolysis  
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After drawing your samples, you should invert the tube how many times?   6-10  
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Venipuncture is preformed with what 2 items/things?   Needle and syringe or Vacutainer system  
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What is the most common needle gauge used for venipuncture?   22g  
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What are the 2 most important aspects of venipunture technique?   proper restraint and immobilization of the vessel  
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In what region are jugular venipunctures preformed?   Caudal region  
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If your first BD attempt fails, what direction would you try for another?   Cranial (above the prior site)  
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How long do you apply digital pressure to a puncture site?   at least 30 sec  
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What 3 techniques are used to collect a capillary sample?   quicking a nail, lancing the buccal mucosa or nicking the pinna of the ear (most common)  
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What is used to nick the ear vein to gather a sample?   Lancet or 25g needle  
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You must __ the ear before lancing it and them ___ it to collect the sample: warm, milk/massage    
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True or false: Blood gases are taken when a patient is awake   False, patients are anesthetized  
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True or false: Arterial blood is brighter red than veinous blood   True  
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The preferred restraint method for arterial puncture is ___________.   Lateral recumbency  
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How long should you apply pressure to the medial saphenous after venipuncture?   1 min  
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What is the finger of choice for occluding the jugular vein?   Thumb  
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What section of the jugular do you start at for blood draws?   caudal 3rd  
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What artery is generally used to to collect acid base and blood gases?   Femoral artery  
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True or false: Blood glucose test can be altered by stress   True  
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In an emergency situation, what site would you ideally draw blood from?   Jugular  
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True or false. IV drugs are usually given quickly   False (Slowly)  
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when occluding a vein you should always grasp and roll in which direction?   Laterally (Outwards)  
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Define septicemia:   Blood infection  
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What is the most common tourniquet used?   NYE or penrose  
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What size needle is used for ID injections?   25g or 27g  
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What do blood chemistries evaluate?   Various blood levels  
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Collecting enough samples to run for 3 tests also allows for what 3 things to occur?   -Dilution -Machine error -Technician error  
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What anticoagulant binds with lead?   Heparin  
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What anticoagulant does not alter cell morphology?   EDTA  
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Isopropryl alcohol does what 3 things when used for venipuncture?   1-Removes contaminants 2-Improves vein visualization 3-Vasodilation  
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Where should pressure be applied when discussing jugular venipuncture?   thoracic inlet/jugular furrow  
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What collection site mainly used for RBC parasites and at home glucose testing?   Marginal ear  
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What do blood gases measure?   partial pressure of O2 and CO2 in the blood  
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What size needle is placed for arterial catheterization?   20-22g  
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What are the 2 most commonly used veins used for blood gas analysis?   femoral artery and dorsal metatarsal  
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If an animal is stressed what 2 things could alter blood results?   cortisol and glucose  
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What 2 samples should be obtained before any treatment?   urine and blood  
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True or false. During venipuncture, the site is held off for the entire time   True  
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True or false. An artery needs to be occluded when collecting a sample   False  
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True or false. Arterial blood has a lower pressure than venous   False  
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IM route is appropriate for injections of ____ volume   Small  
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Vaccines are typically given ___   Subcutaneous  
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True or False: SQ injections are absorbed slower in obese patients:   True  
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Name the non-parenteral routes of drug administration   Oral, Sublingual, Feeding tube, Topical, Transdermal, Intranasal, Inhalation, Rectal, A ural, Ear, Eye  
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What are the 2 types of inhalation routes?   Nebulized and volatilized  
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What is meant by giving an injection in a bolus amount?   Giving a very large amount over a short period of time.  
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True or false. Some drugs can cause different effects depending on how it is adminstered   True  
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Why might a medication not be given orally?   It is easily destroyed by stomach acid.  
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What degree of angle are IMs given?   90  
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What degree of angle are SQs given?   45  
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What degree of angle are IVs given?   25  
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What degree of angle are IDs given?   10-15  
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What are the 3 layers of the skin?   Epidermis, Dermis and Subcutaneous (Hypodermis)  
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What layer of the skin has very thick layers but no blood vessels?   Epidermis  
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What layer of skin is composed of blood vessels and other accessory organs of the skin?   Dermis  
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What layer of the skin is composed of fat and connective tissue?   Subcutaneous (Hypodermis)  
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Alcohol soaked cotton balls are used only during _________________.   Venipuncture  
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What substance removes the blood on an animal coat after taking blood?   Hydrogen peroxide  
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Tuberculin is the same as a _____________ syringe   1cc  
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What size needle comes with a green cap?   18g  
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What size needle comes with a pink cap?   20g  
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What size needle comes with a blue cap?   22g  
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What size needle comes with a red cap?   25g  
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What is the most commonly used needle?   22g  
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What size needle is used for ID injections?   25g or 27g  
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Parenteral refers to be admistered with the use of what?   Needle and Syringe  
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What are the parenteral routes of administration?   ID,SQ,IM,IV,Interosseous, Intraperitoneal, Intra-arterial, Epidural, Intracardiac and intramammary  
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An epidural is given where?   In the spine  
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An intraosseous injection is given where?   In the bone  
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What type of anesthics are given ID?   Local  
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Skin must be shaved with a #______ clipper blade prior to an allergy skin test.   40  
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How much should be injected per time and per site via ID?   0.1cc  
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What is the most easily and frequently performed type of injection?   SQ  
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What is the most common route for vaccine administration?   SQ  
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Where should injections never be given on cats?   Intrascapular  
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Where are insulin injections usually given?   Dorsolaterally  
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After an injection what should be done briefly to properly distribute the drug?   Massage  
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What is the most painful type of injection discussed in class?   IM  
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What particular muscles should never be used for IM injections?   Neck muscles  
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Where is the sciatic nerve located? Lateral aspect of the back leg.    
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Where are IM injections administered lumbosacrally?   Semi muscles of the rear leg  
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Where is heartworm treatment injected?   3rd-5th lumbar  
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The triceps are used in IM injections sometimes but primary in what type of animals?   Large  
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True or false. Immiticide injections are massaged.   False  
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Where are the 2 most common sites of IV injections on a canine?   Cephalic vein and lateral saphenous vein  
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Where are the 3 most common sites of IV injections on a feline?   Cephalic vein, medial saphenous and femoral vein  
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The jugular vein is used to admister injections in animals only if an _________________ is in place   IV catheter  
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True or false. IV drugs are usually given quickly.   False (Slowly)  
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True or false: IV catheter sites are Sterile?   False (aseptic)  
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Arterial blood gases are obtained with ____   OTN catheter  
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