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Veterinary Technician

Category - Critical Care

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During emergencies, a technician should be able to evaluate specific patient parameters in order to determine if a condition is immediately life threatening. What parameters are evaluated in order to make this determination?
  1. Capillary refill time and mucus membrane color
  2. Pulse rate and character
  3. Respiratory rate and character
  4. All of the above
Explanation
Answer: D - All of the above parameters should be evaluated by a technician when assessing a patient in order to determine if a condition is immediately life threatening. Often during an emergency, there is no time to wait for a patient to be seen or to speak with the veterinarian to ask questions. For this reason, a technician needs to be able to make a brief assessment of the patient's status.
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