Brain Teaser: Can you solve this puzzle?March 25, 2019 Presentation You need to cut into the colon to remove a foreign body or take a biopsy. Challenge 1) What is the holding layer of the colon—the one to include in the suture line 2) Which suture material is ideal? Which needle is best? 3) Which suture pattern is recommended? Check the answers on the next page.
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Brain Teaser: Can you solve this puzzle?March 11, 2019 Presentation: A toy was found in the jejunum of a nine-month-old Shih Tzu. Challenge: 1) What is the holding layer of the small intestine—the one to include in the suture line? 2) Which suture material is ideal? Which needle is best? 3) Which suture pattern is recommended? Check the answers on the next page.
Brain Teaser: Can you solve this puzzle?February 5, 2019 Presentation: Cefazolin is routinely given to surgical patients. Challenge: 1) When should the first dose be given? 2) How often should it be given to a patient under anesthesia? 3) What happens if it is given IV too quickly to a patient who is anesthetized? 4) What happens if it is given IV too quickly to a patient who is awake? Check the answers on the next page
Brain Teaser: Can you solve this puzzle?November 1, 2018 Presentation A patient is dysphoric when recovering from anesthesia. Challenge How do you diagnose dysphoria? What do you need to differentiate dysphoria from? How would you treat dysphoria? Check your answer on the next page.
Brain Teaser: Can you solve this puzzle?October 17, 2018 Presentation Cystotomy in a five-year-old Rottweiler who had 178 struvite stones. Challenge What is the holding layer—the one to include in the suture line? Which suture material is ideal? Which needle is best? Which suture pattern is recommended? Check your answer on the next page.
How do you beat hypothermia?August 28, 2018Three questions for veterinarians on how to you beat hypothermia in animals generically, under anesthesia and surgically.
Name at least five ways to correct hypotension in a cat or a dog under anesthesiaJuly 1, 2018Presentation: This dog's blood pressure reading signals hypotension. Challenge: Name at least five ways to correct hypotension in a cat or a dog under anesthesia.
