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Monitoring
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 2
10/30/2013

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Term
2 Main Systems to Monitor
Definition

Respiratory

 

Cardiovascular

Term
Respiratory/Apnea Monitor
Definition

Monitors respiration and CO2 in exhailed air

 

35 - 45 mmhg normal - never excede 60

Term
Esophageal Stethoscope
Definition

Meeasures HR and RR

 

Has speaker that attaches to it

Term
Blood Gas Analyzer
Definition
Measures blood gases
Term
Capnograph
Definition
Graphs full inhilation and exhilation in wave form
Term
ETCO2
Definition

End tidal CO2 

 

Exhailed CO2 form body

Term
Pulse Oximeter
Definition
Measures amount of oxygen going through the body
Term
Altered CO2 Readings
Definition

Hypo/hyperthermia

 

Siezures

 

Esophegeal Intubation

 

Leaks

Term
PaO2
Definition

Pressure of O2

 

Measures tension dissolved in plasma

Term
SaO2
Definition
Percent saturation of O2
Term
Blood Pressure
Definition

Normals:

Dogs: 140/75 MAP - 100

Cats: 180/100 MAP - 135

Term
Dopler BP Moitor
Definition
Measures systolic
Term
Oscillometric
Definition
Uses electric pressure sensor to give a numerical readout of BP
Term
Pulse Palpation Areas
Definition
 Femoral
 Cranial tibial
 Brachial
 Ulnar
Coccygeal

 Carotid

Term
Cyanosis
Definition
Blue mucus membrane due to low oxygen in tissues
Term
Dyspnea
Definition
Difficult breathing
Term
Stridor
Definition

abnormal, high-pitched breathing


sound caused by a blockage in the throat or


voice box





Term
Ejection Sites
Definition

Biceps Femoris

 

Epaxials

 

Quadriceps

 

Triceps

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