VCAW Circulatory LO7.4

The piece of equipment I would use to take a heart rate would be a

• Endoscope

• Heart rate monitor

• Refractometer

• Stethoscope

The common arterty to take a pulse of a dog, cat or rabbit is the

• Femoral

• Carpal

• Coccygeal

• Brachial

Which site cannot be used to take a pulse unless the animal is anaesthetised?

• Coccygeal

• Brachial

• Lingual

• Dorsal metatarsal

What is the correct terminology for a fast heart rate?

What is a sinus arrhythmia? A pulse which

• Quickens when breathing out and in

• Slows when breathing out and in

• Quickens when breathing out and slows when breathing in

• Slows when breathing out and quickens when breathing in

A sinus arrhythmia can be normal

• True

• False

If pulse rate does not match heart beat this is termed a

• pulse disappearance

• pulse inadequacy

• pulse defecit

• pulse inequality

Correct label the cat venepuncture sites

a

b

c

Lingual vein

Marginal ear vein

Saphenous vein

Jugular vein

Cephalic vein

Coccygeal vein

Mark the areas where a pulse could be taken on this dog

Answer explanation

Coccygeal - under tail

Lingual - under tongue

Femoral - upper hind leg

Carpal - lower foreleg