You are called for an alert patient with respiratory distress. As part of your primary assessment, you place the patient on oxygen via nasal cannula at 2 liters per minute. You continue with the rest of your assessment including taking a set of vital signs. During your reassessment, you notice that the patient’s respiratory rate has increased to 24 times per minute and he is having increasing trouble breathing. You should:

A list of potential diagnoses compiled early in the patient’s assessment is known as which of the following?

You are attempting to assess the blood pressure of a 35-year-old male at the scene of a multiple vehicle collision. The scene is very noisy and you are unable to clearly hear the patient’s heartbeat. You should:

A snake presents to the clinic for anorexia, striking at the owner, hissing, and a blue-opaque coloring to the eyes and skin. What is probably the cause?

Which mammalian leukocyte looks similar to a heterophil?  

An iguana is presented and the owner indicated that it is fed a diet of cat food and a few vegetables. Which of the following disorders could develop in this animal?

A technician has given a bearded dragon an injection of a nephrotoxic medication caudal to the kidneys. What can be the result of injection?

What is the opening to the trachea called in birds and reptiles?

A red-eared slider would have which skull type?

Your client brought their tortoise in and wants to know if you can tell if it is male or female.   What is one likely physical characteristic you look for upon physical examination?