A 20-kg Springer Spaniel is brought to the hospital because…

A 20-kg Springer Spaniel is brought to the hospital because of anorexia and lethargy. Dehydration is estimated at 8%. The maintenance requirement of fluids is 66ml/kg/day. To correct this dog’s dehydration, how much fluid should it receive during the first 24 hours?

Hyperthyroid cats have heart rates of more than 200 beats pe…

Hyperthyroid cats have heart rates of more than 200 beats per minute because of the large numbers of alpha-1sympathetic receptors in their hearts, which make the heart more sensitive to epinephrine and norepinephrine. This high heart rate is an anesthetic risk. What drug is used to slow the heart rate in cats with hyperthyroidism?

PBL Assessment Please review the following case notes and pr…

PBL Assessment Please review the following case notes and protocol prior answering the questions below    Oncology PBL Case 1.pdf you can open this file in another window (right click the link – open in new tab) Case 1 protocol Docetaxel and Capecitabine Advanced Breast Cancer-1.pdf you can open this file in another window (right click the link – open in new tab) Reference sources:   Summary of product characteristics docetaxel: https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/7206/smpc#gref Summary of product characteristics capecitabine: https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/14591/smpc#gref Dose banding docetaxel: National-Dose-Banding-Table-20mgmL-v7.pdf Dose banding capecitabine: national-dose-banding-table-capecitabine-v2.pdf Formulae:   Body surface area: Creatinine clearance (Cockcroft Gault): Constant: 1.04 (women); 1.23 (men)