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Triage, fluid and oxygen therapy
Define triage,
Before arrival the following info...,
Triage categories
57  cards
Shock
Shockbroadly defined as an imbala...,
Shock is most commonly classified...,
Shock is sometimes also classifie...
34  cards
The respiratory distress patient
Key phrases on the phone regardin...,
Minimum preparation for a respira...,
1 cause of resp distress in cats
37  cards
Abdominal, Thoracic, and Pericadial Effusions
A small amount of free peritoneal...,
The main mechanisms by which an e...,
The main mechanisms by which an e...
36  cards
Care of critically ill patients
Kirby s rule of 20,
Kirby s rule of 20what are 11 20,
How to assess hydration 5
38  cards
Intoxications
Important things to note when you...,
Emergency management of an intoxi...,
Ocular decontamination
44  cards
Gastrointestinal emergencies
An acute abdomen can be caused by 2,
Describe ahds,
Blood analysis during ahds may sh...
86  cards
Trauma patient presentation
At what temp should you stop acti...,
Toxic substances that can cause s...,
What electrolyte abnormalities ca...
47  cards
Emergency patient anesthesia
A patient with severe trauma can ...,
Effects of trauma on the cardiova...,
Sympathetic nervous system recept...
67  cards
Cardiac emergencies I
The three main determinants of th...,
Cardiac preload is,
Cardiac afterload is
59  cards
Cardiac emergencies II
Left off at feline aortic thrombo...,
Left off at feline aortic thrombo...,
Feline aortic thromboembolism is
28  cards

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