Ch 16 - Testing Flashcards by Hailey Dilling

physical examination (PE)

assess patient’s condition

assessment: evaluation of condition
signalment: description of animal

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vital signs

TPR, blood pressure

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febrile + pyrexia

fever (vs afebrile)

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auscultation

listening

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palpation

feeling

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percussion

tapping to determine density

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pathogen

disease producing microorganism

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diagnosis

determination of disease cause “know completely”

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sign

characteristic that can be observed

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acute

short course, sudden onset

peracute: very acute

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endemic

ongoing presence of disease in a group

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differential diagnosis

determining possible causes of diseases (a list)

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symptom

characteristic that can only be sensed by patient

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chronic

long course, progressive onset

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epidemic

sudden widespread outbreak of disease in a group

episodic: sporadic

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prognosis

prediction of disease outcome

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syndrome

set of signs together

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remission

partial or complete disappearance of disease signs

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pandemic

disease outbreak occurring over large area

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disease

deviation from normal

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infectious

spread by pathogenic organisms

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nosocomial infection

pathogenic organisms contracted in a clinic

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morbidity

ratio of diseased:well animals

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prophylaxis

prevention

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sequela

condition occurring as a consequence of another

zoonosis

transmitted b/w animals and humans

endoscopy

visual examination of interior

radiography

film exposed to ionizing radiation passes through patient and shows internal body structures in profile

computed tomography (CT/CAT scan)

ionizing radiation with help of computer passes through patient and shows internal body structures in cross sectional view

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

radio waves and a strong magnetic field pass through patient and show internal body structures in 3D

ultrasound

imaging of internal body structures by recording echoes of high frequency waves

projection types

craniocaudal: ray passes cranial -> caudal. AKA anteroposterior A/P caudocranial: ray passes caudal -> cranial. AKA posteroanterior P/A dorsoventral: D/V ventrodorsal: V/D lateral: ray passes side to side oblique: ray passes through on an angle

ddx

differential diagnosis

DOA

dead on arrival

diagnosis

GSW

gunshot wound

HBC

hit by car

history

not applicable

SOAP

subjective objective assessment plan

treatment

WNL

within normal limits

biopsy

fracture

prescription

surgery

percentage of RBC in blood

hematocrit, crit, or PCV

centrifuge

machine that rapidly spins samples to separate them

radiopaque

appearing white/light grey on a radiograph

coccus

sphere

palliative

relief, not cure

echoic

quality of adequate levels of reflections (echoes) when soundwaves returned to transducer in ultrasound

rad

describes a unit of absorbed ionizing radiation

kVp

kilovolt peak

etiology

study of disease causes

epizootic

disease occurring sporadically in animals

wavelength symbol

iatrogenic disease

caused by doctor

trocar

sharp needlelike instrument with tube to puncture body cavity wall

roentgen

international radiation unit

bacillus

rod shaped bacteria

coccus

spherical bacteria

fluor/o

luminous

V/D

ventrodorsal

MLO

mediolateral oblique

dorsopalmar

fungus

plant-like eukaryotic organism without chlorophyll

spirochetes

spiral-shaped bacteria

attenuation

loss of intensity of the ultrasound beam as it travels through tissue

resolution

ability to separately identify different structures on an ultrasound

isoechoic

tissue that has the same ultrasonic appearance as that of the surrounding tissue

staphylo

combining form for grapelike clusters

yeast

budding form of fungus