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22 Cards in this Set
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Carrying techniques
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Under chest with rear support (bagpipes)
Scruff with rear support Rugby ball |
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Examination technique
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NON SLIP surface
scruff and lift Sit on rump gently cover eyes |
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Restraint technique
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Bunny burrito +/- trance
Trance only for short procedures that will be less stressful because done more quickly |
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venepuncture technique
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lateral saphenous - restrain like cat except draw from lateral side
marginal ear if only small amount desired cephalic - restrain like small dog jucular |
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safe amount of blood to take
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10% of blood volume
blood volume HEALTHY = 70mL per Kg blood volume SICK = 50mL per Kg 2mL should be safe in all adult cases |
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problems associated with ear vessels
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hematomas common
veins collapse easily |
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indications for intraosseous catheter
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Limited IV access
need to administer fluids or drugs bone marrow biopsy |
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sites of intraosseous cather
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proximal femur
proximal tibia proximal humerus |
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intraosseuous catheter technique
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clip and aseptically prepare skin
infiltrate lidocaine into tissue and periosteum 0.7x40mm needle insert and remove stylet flush with heprinised saline (use syringe for marrow biopsy) |
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Urine collection techniques
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free catch - litter tray
careful manual expression catheter cystocentesis - ventral midline or lateral |
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urinary catheter technique
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3-5 FG catheter
sedate or GA Local anaesthetic Bucks - lateral or sitting, protrude penis, easy Does - ventral recumbency, slide along vaginal floor |
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indications of nasolacrimal acnnulation
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to facilitate flushing the duct in cases of infection or blockage
to apply topical medication to the duct to perform contrast dacryocystography (Rads) |
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Nasolacrimal duct cannulation technique
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sedate and LA
protrude 3rd eyelid - medial canthus pressure insert cannula ventromedially GENTLY attempt to flush with sterile saline watch for licking/chewing reflex and fluid at nares |
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oral dosing technique
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insert syringe into diastema
chewing reflex will do all the work administer slowly good restraint ESSENTIAL |
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Indications for oral dosing
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oral medications - suspensions only
feeding post operatively |
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parenteral dosing sites
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sub cutaneous
intradermal intraperitoneal intraosseus intravenous (intramuscular not desirable, don't use if possible) |
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sub cutaneous sites
max volume |
scruff or flank
100 mLs |
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intraperitoneal site
max volume |
lateral to midline
caudal 1/3 of abdomen VERY CAREFULLY 20 ml/kg |
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Nasogastric tube technique
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premeasure 5-8F catheter
- nares to caudal sternum LA nostril and lubricate catheter elevate head and insert into ventral meatus advance ventromedially CAREFUL not to inject air |
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supportive nutrition
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ground or blended and strained feed (soaked pellets)
feed 10ml/kg per meal flush indwelling NG tube with water before and after oesophagostomy tubes possible |
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IV euthanasia technique
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place catheter and sedate
- benzodiazepine or fentanyl Pentobarbitone intraosseus if already placed OK |
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no IV euthenasia technique
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GA by injectable or inhalation
pentobarbitone injection into well perfused organ - kidney - liver - heart |
