Unique Treatments Quiz

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Key Vocabulary

Aquatic: living in water

Innovative: something new or novel, innovative

Treatment: management in the application of medicines, surgery, etc.

Rehabilitation: to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.

Nebulization: turns liquid medicine into a very fine mist that can be inhaled through a face mask or mouthpiece

Buoyancy: the ability or tendency to float in water or air or some other fluid

Carapace: the hard upper shell of a turtle, crustacean, or arachnid.

Plastron: the bony plate forming the ventral (belly) part of the shell of a tortoise or turtle
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Which of the following things did Sam make for our patients at Loggerhead Marinelife Center?Select all that apply.
A physical therapy treatment method for Zubey
Weight Pockets for buoyancy disorder patients
Sea turtle specific medications
Restraint devices like harnesses and carrying boards to move patients
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Sam has either created or adapted a huge variety of things for our hospital patients, including: a physical therapy treatment for Zubey, weight pockets for buoyancy disorder patients, and special restraint devices and carrying boards for moving patients!
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Are there sea turtle specific medications?
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No! At this time, there are no medications made specifically for sea turtles. As Sam says, "there is no store (so to speak) where we can go and get medical supplies or medicine specifically for sea turtles, so we have to create or modify what works best for the turtles"!
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Sea turtles have to receive all treatments while they are in water, in their tanks, because they can't breathe air.
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False! Sea turtles have lungs, just like you and I, and they have to breathe air! Most of our patients are removed from their tanks and treated in our hospital, out of water. Larger turtles may be treated in their tanks, but the water is drained for the safety of the turtles and our staff.
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Which of the following do we use as enrichment for our patients at Loggerhead Marinelife Center?
PVC pipe
Beach toys
Donated pet supplies like dog toys
Our patients do not receive any enrichment
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We use PVC pipe to make enrichment devices in a variety of sizes and shapes for our patients!
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Which of the following can make sea turtles a challenge to treat?Select all that apply.
They have a top & bottom shell (carapace & plastron, respectively) making surgery difficult
No sea turtle medications, so dosages are tailored for each patient
Sea turtles cannot be out of the water for any length of time
Sea turtles are aquatic, so any "open wounds" have to be sealed to keep out water and prevent infection
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Sea turtles can be challenging to treat for a number of reasons, including the fact that they have a top & bottom shell - which makes surgery difficult! There are also no specific medications for sea turtles, and they are an aquatic animal - this means that open wounds have to be sealed to keep out water and prevent infection. However, they are able to be out of water for extended periods of time if necessary.
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