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A dog presents at your clinic with a suspected intestinal foreign body.  During the laparotomy the doctor removes the object and notes that a section of the intestines is necrotic.  What is the name of the procedure to remove the necrotic area and to rejoin the healthy intestines?

Atropine is not suggested for use in which of the following species? 

A patient is to be prepared for a femoral head ostectomy.  What part of the body is prepped? 

Which of the following routes of administration is not commonly used for opioids in canine patients?

The first drug of choice for a cat that experiences status epilepticus is: 

A hand scaler is used to: 

A 9-month-old female Great Dane is admitted for a routine OHE.  The animal weighs 70 lb and the veterinarian wants to use the following preanesthetic regimen:  butorphanol (10mg/ml) IM at 0.2mg/kg; acepromazine (10mg/ml) IM at 0.05mg/kg; and atropine (0.02% solution) SC at 0.02mg/kg.  How much butorpahanol should be administered? 

Puppies born via cesarean section that are not breathing well may benefit from these drops administered sublingually. 

The unit of measurement for insulin is: 

Which of the following is the correct definition for the ultrasound term hypoechoic?