Veterinary Animal Nursing Quiz- CVA

Match the following medical terms to their definitions:

• SID

• Drowsy or seemingly indifferent, or lacking in energy

• Malnutrition

• An abbreviation that means "to give every 8 hours"

• Intramuscular

• An intermediate stage to starvation

• Hydrotherapy

• The external use of water in the treatment of disease and injury

• TID

• An abbreviation that means "to give once daily"

What are the four methods in which medications can be administered?

• Parenterally, Orally, Rectally or Topically

• Patently, Orifice, Rectus, or Transdermal

• Subcutaneously, Topically, Dermally, or Transdermal

• Intravenous, Intradermal, Intramuscular, or Subcutaneous

When should you try to medicate an aggressive animal on your own?

• Never

• When you are more confident in your restraints

• When the animal is sedated

• If everyone else is busy and cannot help

Which of these are dangers when administering a medication orally? (choose all that apply)

• Getting bitten

• The animal choking on the medication

• Hitting a blood vessel

• All of these

Dry food spoils quicker than canned food.

• True

• False

How many lbs are in 1 kg?

• 2.2 lbs

• 4.4 lbs

• 1 lb

• 16 lbs

You are trying to figure out the dry matter content from a canned food label. Which formula will you use?

• 100%- Moisture % =Dry Matter

• Crude Protein %- Moisture % = Dry Matter

• Calcium - Crude Protein % (100) = Dry Matter

• 100% - Crude Protein % = Dry Matter

Which Hill's Science Diet Prescription foods are made for kidney patients?

• Hill's Prescription diet k/d

• Hill's Prescription diet w/d

• Hill's Prescription diet z/d

• Hill's Prescription diet l/d

If a canned food has a Moisture Content of 74 % and a Crude Protein content of 6 %, what is its Total Protein? (round to the nearest whole number)

• 25 %

• 20 %

• 23 %

• 43 %

While applying hydrotherapy to an open wound, you should-

• Trickle the water slowly on the wound

• Put the water on full blast to achieve better wound debridement

• Use a medium flow of water to the open wound

• Use hot water