Another name for the provision of exercises and materials that stimulate physical and mental activity is environmental ________.

Clostridium tetani causes muscular weakness, and horses should be vaccinated for it annually.

The goal in treating infants with pulmonary interstitial emphysema (PIE) or active air leak is:

Wolf teeth are removed under general anesthesia at 6 months of age in the horse to avoid problems with the bit when the training regime begins.

A therapist is viewing frontal and lateral neck X-rays of a 12-month-old child and notices what is described as the “steeple” or “church steeple” sign: subglottic narrowing below the vocal cords, and an overdistended hypopharynx. Which of the following conditions does this child likely have?

On the basis of the following pressure–volume loop, what ventilator setting change should the therapist make?

Cookie is a sweet-natured cat that has been brought into the animal hospital after being found in an apartment dumpster with a laceration in her left hind leg. Thanks to the fact that she was found by just the right couple (who have also brought her in), Cookie has a good home waiting for her as soon as she has been treated. After cleaning the wound area, you want to immobilize Cookie’s limb right away and have chosen a modified Robert Jones bandage. On the primary layer, you want to include padding to put over the bony protuberance as well as to protect the compromised area from pressure and contact abrasion. (a) Describe how you will apply primary-layer bandaging to Cookie’s leg. (b) Fortunately, Cookie’s leg has minimal exudate, and her brand-new owners admit to being worried about hurting her when they have to change their first bandage. What type of primary layer materials might you choose to minimize pain and allow for absorption of what exudate there is, while creating a moist wound healing environment?

Wound management is an important part of veterinary medicine. In any given day, a veterinarian may see wounds ranging from scratches to full removal of skin and tissue from bone. As a technician, you aid the veterinarian in caring for these wounds. How do you do this?

How is the diagnosis of a PDA confirmed; (1)?

According to Laplace’s law the pressure required to open an alveoli in the lung is: