Harmonic imaging (THI) in ultrasound improves image resolution and reduces artifacts.

What condition commonly results in sea turtles presenting with significant ocular swelling and conjunctivitis?

Loggerhead sea turtles primarily use their front flippers for propulsion and their hind flippers for steering.

The body condition index (BCI) provides a quantitative measure of a sea turtle’s body condition using weight and carapace length.

The Hounsfield unit (HU) for water is considered to be 100.

What is a major risk of handling a severely debilitated sea turtle?

What is the primary reason algae growth on a turtle’s shell is significant in a physical examination?

Sea turtles should always be turned onto their back for a full plastron examination upon intake.

What is a significant risk of prolonged handling or restraint of debilitated turtles during examination?

What are the three main things to remember when collecting tissues for histopathology? Provide one example of how to achieve each of these.