Unit quiz: Stabilisation, Oral Care and the Laboratory Chain

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Question 1

A fictional dog has a mid tibial fracture and is being treated with a soft padded bandage applied from the hock to the mid tibia while awaiting surgery. Which statement about this plan is most consistent with the principles of external coaptation?The coaptation must immobilise the joint above and the joint below the fracture zone, so a bandage that does not span both will add weight to the distal limb without immobilising the fractureThe bandage is adequate provided it is thickly padded and firmly applied, since padding and pressure are what control a fracture in the acute period

Question 2

A fictional cat is brought in at 19:40 trembling and unsteady. The owner applied a flea product from an unlabelled bottle at 19:05 and has the bottle with them. Which set of technician actions is most appropriate?Bathe the cat in a strong detergent to remove the product, place it in a warm cage to sleep off the effects, and ask the owner to telephone later if the trembling continuesKeep the patient calm and warm in a quiet area, retain the bottle and record the product name and any active ingredient, take a structured exposure history including time and species, and escalate immediately for veterinary or poison control guidance without offering any home treatment

Question 3

A fictional nine year old cat has two apparently missing teeth on awake examination, with no record of any extraction, and the remaining crowns look normal. The owner asks whether the mouth is healthy. Which statement is most defensible?Two apparently missing teeth with no extraction history raise suspicion of resorptive disease, which is often hidden below the gumline and requires dental radiography under anaesthesia for diagnosis, so the mouth cannot be assessed as healthy from a visual examinationThe remaining crowns look intact and the cat is eating, so the mouth can be recorded as having mild calculus only, with a scale and polish booked at some future convenience

Question 4

A fictional in house analyser reports a raised potassium and a raised AST for a clinically stable cat, with a laboratory comment noting a high haemolysis index. The sample was collected into EDTA. Which action best reflects the reasoning in this unit?Record the potassium as a genuine electrolyte abnormality because haemolysis always falsely raises potassium, and treat the raised AST as unrelated liver or muscle injuryReport the interference together with the sample history of collection conditions and tube type, and ask whether a repeat under corrected conditions is needed, rather than recording the values as confirmed findings or dismissing them without comment

Question 5

A fictional case record shows observations at 20:52 of a capillary refill time of two seconds and pink membranes, then at 21:07 a capillary refill time of three seconds and pale membranes, with no entry recording who was told. The patient later deteriorated. Which reconstruction statement best reflects the discipline in this unit?The record shows an intermediate change of findings with no documented recipient, so the escalation pathway for that kind of change was not specified, and the remedy is a documented trigger with a named recipient rather than an assumption that a person should have knownThe technician recorded the changed findings accurately, so the case shows no gap at all, since documentation of observations is the extent of the technician responsibility

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