Common Emergency Patient Presentations (A Few More!)

1:  Which method of heat loss is implemented by panting?  (tick one box)

2:  Which type of heatstroke occurs by being shut in a hot car?  (tick one box)

3:  A client calls and you suspect their dog has heatstroke (they report he is panting excessively and ataxic). What do you tell them to do?  (tick one box)

4:  Patients with heatstroke commonly present in “shock” Considering the change in blood flow to the periphery which type of shock are we seeing in these patients?  (tick one box)

5:  Why might these patients become hypoglycaemic?  (tick one box)

6:  What is your priority for these patients on arrival?  (tick one box)

7:  What is the main reason these patients become hypotensive?  (tick one box)

8:  Which agent might be needed to promote vasoconstriction if the patient develops Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome?  (tick one box)

9: Which best characterises Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation?  (tick one box)

10:  Which organ system is commonly affected in dogs developing multiple organ failure?  (tick one box)