Why is pain control important when dehorning a goat?


Goats are highly susceptible to shock, or total system failure, secondary to pain. The horns on
a goat are well enervated, so surgical removal of the horns is extremely painful.

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a. Segment reflex massage b. Connective tissue massage c. Rolfing therapy d. Craniosacral therapy

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A reduction in the patient's total blood volume is called ____________

A. hyperthermia C. hypervolemia B. hypocoagulation D. hypovolemia

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The common cold is a group of minor illnesses caused by over 200 different strains of ________

A) viruses B) fungi C) bacteria D) All of the above

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Some managed care plans contract out utilization management services to a utilization review organization (URO), which is an entity that __________

a. conducts a quality management program and completes focused review studies and medical audits b. establishes a utilization management program and performs external utilization review services c. performs risk management activities that result in appropriate in-service education for medical staff d. provides a service to the organization to ensure that physicians have met credentialing requirements

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