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VAT180
Week One Homework
Term | Definition |
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SID | Once Daily (Every 24hrs) |
BID | Twice Daily (Every 12hrs) |
TID | Three Times Daily (Every 8 Hours) |
QID | Four Times Daily (Every 6 Hours) |
PRN | As Needed |
PO | By Mouth |
SQ | Subcutaneous |
IM | Intramuscular |
ID | Intradermal |
IO | Intraosseous (Into the bone) |
IP | Intraperitoneal |
SX | Surgical |
VX | Vomiting |
DX | Diagnosis |
DDX | Differential Diagnosis |
TX | Treatment |
IVC | Inferior Vena Cava |
IV | Intravenous |
EOD | Every Other Day |
SOAP | Subjective Objective Assessment Plan |
CRT | Capillary Refill Time |
LRS | Lactated Ringer’s solution |
NaCl | Sodium Chloride |
BCS | Body Condition Score |
FS | Fecal Starch |
MN | Male Neutered |
TRP | Temperature Pulse Respiration |
CRI | Continuous Rate Infusion |
Bradycardia | Slow Heart Rate |
Tachycardia | Fast Heart Rate |
Auscultate | Listening to a patients internal body organs using a stethoscope (Heart and Lungs) |
Sinus Arrhythmia | Irregular Heartbeat |
Pulse Deficit | Fewer pulses than heartbeats |
Dorsal | Pertaining to the back of a patient |
Ventral | Belly side of the patient |
Lateral | Side; away from middle of the body |
Medial | Toward the middle of the body |
Proximal | Toward the center or point of attachment to the body |
Distal | Farthest from the midline of the body |
V/D | Vomiting/Diarrhea |
R Lateral Recumbency | Right Lateral Recumbency (Laying of Right Side) |
L Lateral Recumbency | Left Lateral Recumbency (Laying on Left Side) |
Schirmer Tear Test | Test designed to determine if the eye produces enough tears to keep it moist |
Schiotz Tonometry | A tonometer used to measure intraocular pressure in millimeters of mercury |
Fluorescein Staining | A test that uses orange dye (fluorescein) and a blue light to detect foreign bodies in the eye. |
Small (Puppy) Canine HR | 120-160 BPM |
Large (Adult) Canine HR | 60-120 BPM |
Adult Feline HR | 140-220 BPM |
Kitten Feline HR | 110-140 BPM |
Canine/Feline Temp. | 101-102.5 F |
CRT | 1.5-2 Seconds (Canine and Feline) |
52.6lb = | 23.9kg |
15.2kg = | 33.44lb |
66.2lb = | 30.09kg |
Clavamox 125mg 1T PO BID x14 Days = | 28T Total |
Rimadyl 50mg 1T PO SID x7 Days, Then PRN for 1 Month = | 7T Total then give 1T as needed for a month |
Metronidazole 50mg/ml PO 3.5mLs BID for 10 Days = | 285.6 mL Total |
Proin 50mg PO 1T q12 for 30 Days, Increase to 1.5T q12 PRN Afterwards = | 60T Total, 90T afterwards |
50lb Dog 25mg every 8 hours for 1 week medication comes in 10mg tabs or 50mg tabs = | Dog will receive 43 1/2 pills of 50mg tab dosage (tabs get cut in half to equal 25mg per dose 3 times daily 75mgs per day) |