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Environmental management aimed at removing offending allergens is the most important intervention for which equine disease?

It is important that neonatal calves receive an appropriate dose of colostrum within the first 6 hours of life because

Recumbent horses are particularly challenging to manage effectively in a hospital setting. Which of the following is not a major concern?

Young horses are particularly prone to development of gastric ulceration. Which is not a predisposing factor?

In horses with colitis, IV fluid therapy is crucial to support the cardiovascular system, replace fluid losses, and correct electrolyte and acid–base imbalances. Colloid therapy may be necessary because of protein loss, which can lead to peripheral edema as blood leaks from blood vessels into surrounding tissue. Which of the following would not be included in colloid therapy?

The viral equine encephalitides produce rapidly progressive, highly fatal neurologic disease in horses. __________ transmit the infection to horses.

What is the target of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)?

The provider has ordered promethazine 15 mg IVP for post operative nausea.  The nurse will administer how many milliliters per dose?  Answer should be number only without unit of measure (milliliters) included.

The nurse is caring for a patient  paralyzed  from the chest down due to a motor vehicle accident.  Which of the following is a potential complication of immobility?  Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a patient with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.  The unlicensed assistive personnel obtains a blood sugar and 1100 and informs the nurse that the sugar level is 184.     The provider orders read:       Bedside glucose monitoring QID before meals and at bedtime.  Please use the Moderate Dose Scale.    The nurse will administer what amount of insulin? The following correction scale (sliding scale) appears in the medication administration record.