Clinical observation

What is the normal respiratory rate for a cat?

• 10-30 bpm

• 15-30 bpm

• 20-30 bpm

• 20-40 bpm

Which term describes the absence of breathing?

• Tachypnoea

• Apnoea

• Bradypnoea

• Dyspnoea

How can paradoxical respiration be described?

• Respiration that is increasingly deeper then shallower

• The rib cage moves in on inspiration, and out on expiration

Who is authorised to give oxygen therapy as a first aid measure?

• Only the vet surgeon

• An RVN under veterinary direction

• An SVN under veterinary direction

• Anyone

Which of the following is not a response to the cold?

• Piloerection

• Shivering

• Countercurrent circulation

• Vasodilation

What is the normal temperature range for a dog?

• 38.3 - 39.2 degrees celcius

• 38.0 - 39 degrees celcius

• 38.2 - 38.6 degress celcius

• 38.5 - 39.0 degrees celcius

What is the correct term for a low temperature?

• Hyperthermia

• Hypothermia

• Pyrexia

• Normothermia

Which of the following patients would be least likely to become hypothermic?

• Patients with respiratory difficulty

• Small patients

• Neonates and paediatrics

• Patients under GA

Which pulse site should be avoided in conscious patients?

• Femoral

• Lingual

• Coccygeal

• Carpal

What is the normal pulse range for a dog?

• 40-110 bpm

• 70-140bpm

• 100-200 bpm

• 90-170 bpm