(Mooney) You are presented with a 4 year old male intact mix…
(Mooney) You are presented with a 4 year old male intact mixed breed dog that presented to you after being hit by a car. On examination you note that he is paraplegic deep pain negative with poor anal tone. Before you immediately refer him to a neurologist for further evaluation, you tell the owners that:
Read Details(Lathan) “Tank” is a 10 kg, 10 yo MN DSH with a 1 year histo…
(Lathan) “Tank” is a 10 kg, 10 yo MN DSH with a 1 year history of well-regulated diabetes mellitus. He presents to your clinic for boarding on December 23. He is currently receiving 5U of ProZinc (PZI-protamine zinc) insulin twice daily. ProZinc is a 40U/mL insulin (U40). His owner uses a normal 40 U/mL syringe at home to give the 5U. Unfortunately, on Christmas morning, one of your new kennel staff did not realize that there were two different types of insulin syringes. Instead of giving him 5U of ProZinc with his normal 40 U/mL syringe, she used a 100U/mL syringe to give 5U, as labelled on the syringe. A technician came in 3 hours later and discovered the mistake. He has called you to ask what he should do. Which is the most appropriate response? (Hint: Drawing a diagram may help you figure this out.)
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