Post-operative complications can be alarming to clients. One of the most common postoperative complications is seroma formation. Which of the following is accurate regarding seromas?

What skills (name at least five) that you wish to work on next week, next extern rotation or in general.  See if you follow through with your goals. This question is designed to help you have a plan for each week.

Which of the following approaches to pre-oxygenating a 20 kg patient prior to anesthesia results in the longest period of time before hemoglobin desaturation if the patient becomes apneic during induction of anesthesia?

In a post-anesthetic care setting in a veterinary hospital what feature is most important to decrease complications?

A 4-year-old female intact Domestic Short-haired cat diagnosed with a closed pyometra is presenting for ovariohysterectomy under general anesthesia. What is the most effective method to provide heat support?

Just before the surgery starts Frank is noted to have a brisk palpebral reflex, his eyes are central, and he has a very tight jaw tone. The surgeon asks if it is okay to start surgery. What is the appropriate response?

Buster is a 10-year-old male neutered Domestic Short-haired cat. He presents for a tail amputation after suffering a traumatic de-gloving injury when his tail was shut in a truck door earlier that day. Buster’s physical exam is normal, except for the tail. He has been eating and drinking normally, his pre-anesthetic diagnostics are all within normal limits, and he has no history of medical problems. Unfortunately, Buster has run out of “kitty minutes” and is now hissing and swatting. He will need sedation for IV catheter placement prior to induction of anesthesia. Which of the following premedication combinations is the optimal choice for intramuscular injection?

Cocoa is a 2-year-old, female spayed, healthy mixed breed dog presenting for general anesthesia for extraction of a broken canine tooth. She is given an intramuscular injection for pre-anesthetic sedation and becomes laterally recumbent within 10 minutes. Monitoring equipment is connected revealing a moderately high blood pressure [145/90 (120) mmHg] and bradycardia (heart rate of 45 bpm). Which of the following drugs did Cocoa most likely receive as a pre-anesthetic sedative?

After tracheal intubation of a 15 kg Mixed breed dog using a properly sized, cuffed endotracheal tube and connecting to a rebreathing system, the anesthetist notices that the reservoir bag does not move with every patient’s breath. What is the most appropriate next step in this scenario?

PTSD can be attributed to physiological effects of a substance abuse by the client.