Just a Couple Online Resources

As I am up late studying for my practical exam tomorrow, I realize that there are TONS of online videos that are super helpful and I can post to you and not break the copyright laws of the University!

All of the following are from Youtube (the medical students BEST friend!!!):

Shotgun Histology:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=shotgun+histology&oq=shotgun+histology&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&gs_sm=3&gs_upl=30578l36975l0l37317l17l17l0l9l9l0l115l844l3.5l8l0

Injection Sites and Methods:
Cattle - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am-3L3IVQBs
Horse - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSxegxets1k&feature=related

Giving Oral Medications to Large Animals:
Sheep - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFrsBQWwepE&feature=related
Nasogastric in Cattle - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuX5SKXEs4k
Oragastric in Cattle (fric speculum) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNDgCpisnKY

Blood Collection:
Cattle - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2fy9CwYRDw
**** DO NOT use your teeth to uncap or recap a needle....
you will A) Prick yourself and B) Fail Clin Med....
Small Ruminants - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47tlmqXX3eE
Coccygeal Vein - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylfip7tolT0

Urine Collection:
Cattle - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ__wNhbWn0

Vitals:

 

Bovine (mature):

Rectal Temperature 38 - 39 °C

Heart Rate 60 - 80 bpm

Respiratory Rate 10 - 30 brpm

Equine (mature):

Rectal Temperature 37 - 38 °C

Heart Rate 28 - 40 bpm

Respiratory Rate 8 - 16 brpm

Ovine (mature):

Rectal Temperature 39 - 39.5 °C

Heart Rate 70 - 80 bpm

Respiratory Rate 12 - 20 brpm


Enjoy!

Large Animal Ward

Exciting news. I was officially offered a summer job at the Large Animal Ward on Friday! This is an amazing opportunity for me to gain some clinical experience. It is a full-time position over the four summer monthes; 12 hour shifts, 3 days on, 4 days off; alternating between days and nights. With my days off I plan to up my volunteering, hopefully with food animal producers learning on farm stuff. I am definitely lacking the practical hands on stuff, and now I have an opportunity to learn it. There is a very nice third year who has offered me a chance to come volunteer on her Dad's dairy farm for a week before she goes off on her externship. This opportunity/connection occured during a Food Animal Prof lunch talk held by the Bovine Club. SEE how IMPORTANT joining clubs is!!!!!

Exam weeks approach and I have my Large Animal Clinical Medicine exam tomorrow. We randomly select a poker chip with a prof's initials on it then that prof tells us to 'pick a cue card' which will have one of three tasks on it. So we have to be prepared for anything. Some examples of tasks may be to identify the type of feed in the bucket and tell who it gets fed to and why, do a full physical exam on the horse, demonstrate how to give oral medication to a cow, or safely and correctly tip a sheep.

Off to practice bovine restraint knots on the dog.... She doesn't mind! hahaha