Animal Technology
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- Two forms of oral medication
- Liquid, pills and capsules
- What are the patient's five rights
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Right patient Right route
Right dose Right time
Right Drug - Two complications of giving oral meds
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Aspiration
inaccurate dosing - Three tips or aids for administering oral meds
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pill gun
hide in food
blow into nose - What portion of the mouth should you administer liquid meds?
- Cheek pouch
- Three contraindications for giving oral meds
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dysphagia
acute pancreatitis
head and neck trauma - What do you always do after giving meds?
- Record in chart
- Purpose of toenail trims
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-prevent traumatic nail fracture
-allow normal ambulation
-trim or amputate damaged nails - Two purposes of bathing
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Maintain well being
Prevent contact dermatitis - Three complications of baths
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thermal burns
chemical burns to eyes
ear infections - Four clinical signs of impacted anal sacs
- scooting, whining, pruritis, licking
- Two types of enema solutions
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warm soapy water
barium - Two types of toenail trimmers
- Resco (guillotine) Whites (scissors)
- Two complications of expressing anal sacs
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rupture
perforation of the rectum - Proper position for dog during enema
- standing
- Proper steps for bathing an animal
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trim toenails
clean ears
brush
apply ointment to eyes
place cotton in ears
adjust water temp - bathing steps cont'd
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wet to skin
shampoo
rinse
dry
brush - Reason for ear cleaning
- treat otitis externa
- Four types of bacteria found in ears
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Pseudomonas
Beta hemolytic strep
proteus
E. Coli - Reasons for giving an enema
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Remove fecal matter from colon
Prepare for colonoscopy
Irrigate colon for certain types of poisoning
administer radiographic contrast media - Which type of enemas should not be used in sm dogs or cats
- Phosphate - cause hypocalcemia
- Complications of enemas
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Rupture of colon
hemorrhage
leaking of enama fluid into peritoneal cavity - Causes of ear infections
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allergies
parasites
malassezia - yeast
bacteria - Ear mites
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black discharge
can be seen under 10x
may be seen with otoscope
Rx - Tresaderm - Malassezia-yeast
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dark brown discharge
odor
RX - Tresaderm - Pseudomonas -bacteria
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greenish dx, bad odor
E. Coli - yellowish dx - Ear medications
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Gentocin Otic - bacteria
Synotic
HB 101
Panalog
Oto-Max - good braod spectrum tx - Toenails trims
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Know where vascular matrix is
(pink part of nail)
Make sure screws of resco face the base of the nail - Cauterizing agents
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Silver nitrate
ferric subsulafate - Upon completion of nail trimming, make sure you...
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All nails have been trimmed
There is no bleeding
Nails are even