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term used to describe the evaluation of a condition

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assessment

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description of the animal, including species, age, breed, sexual status

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signlament

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parameters taken to assess an animal’s health

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vital signs

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vital sign that tells us the degree of heat/cold

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temperature

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term used to describe an elevated body temperature

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febrile; hyperthermia; pyrexia

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combining form fire

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pyr/o

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a decrease in body temperature

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hypothermia

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medical term, “without a fever”

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afebrile; normothermic

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vital sign that tells us the number of times the heart beats per minute

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pulse

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the number of times the heart contracts or relaxes per minute

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heart rate

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abbreviation of heart rate

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HR

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normal heart rate range dogs (beats per min)

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70-160 bpm

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normal respiratory rate range dogs (breaths per min)

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8-20 brpm

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normal rectal temperature range dogs and cats

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100.5-102.5F

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normal heart rate range cats (beats per min)

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150-210 bpm

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normal respiratory rate range cats (breaths per min)

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8-30 brpm

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a vital sign, the number of times an animal breathes per minute

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Respiratory Rate

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abbreviation respiratory rate

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RR

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one total inhale and one total exhale is a:

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respiration

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A _________ is an instrument used to measure blood pressure

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sphygmomanometer

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the act of listening which involves the use of a stethoscope to listen to body sounds

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auscultation

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the act of examination by feeling

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palpation

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examination by tapping the surface to determine density of a body area

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percussion

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an instrument that is used to view and examine the eyes of an animal

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opthalmoscope

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an instrument that is used to view and examine the ears of an animal
otoscope
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an instrument that is used to enlarge a hole or cavity for examination
speculum
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withdrawing blood from a vein for analysis
venipuncture; phlebotomy
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What is a SOAP?
a method of medical record keeping that denotes subjective findings, objective findings, assessment and plan for the animal
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an instrument that determines the deviation of light through objects; used in veterinary medicine to measure solute concentrations of serum, urine and other body fludis
refractometer
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abbreviated of hematocrit
HCT
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percentage of red blood cells in the blood
hematocrit
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another term for hematocrit
packed cell volume (PCV)
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machine that spins samples very rapidly
centrifuge
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the determination of the cause of disease
diagnosis
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determination of the POSSIBLE causes of a disease
differential diagnosis
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prediction of the outcome of the disease
prognosis
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characteristic of disease that can be observed by others
signs
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characteristics of a disease that is felt by the patient
symptoms
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a set of signs that occur together
syndrome
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having a short course with a sudden onset
acute
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long course with a progressive onset
chronic
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partial or complete disappearance of clinical signs of disease
remission
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the ongoing presence of a disease in a group
endemic
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sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease
epidemic
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sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease over a large geographic area
pandemic
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a microorganism that causes disease
pathogen
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living organisms of microscopic dimensions
microorganism
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the ability of an organism to cause diesease
virulence
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a deviation from normal
disease
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disease that can be spread from one animal to another
contagious
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disorder of unknown cause
idiopathic
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disorder caused by a veterinarian/physician
iatrogenic
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disease caused by a microscopic/infectious organism
infectious
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disorder caused by pathogenic organisms contracted in a hospital
nosocomial
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without signs of disease
asymptomatic
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an animal that harbors an infectious agent without displaying clinical signs and who may transmit the infectious agent to other animals
carrier
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visible, readily observed, pertaining to treatment
clinical
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to catch a disease
contract
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study of the cause of disease
etiology
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more than normal
excessive
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unstable
labile
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causing death
lethal
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near death
moribund
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ratio of diseased animals to well animals
morbidity
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ratio of dead animals to diseased animals
mortality
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able to relieve but not cure a condition
palliative
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number of cases of disease in a population at a time
prevalence
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extreme fear
phobia
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prevention
prophylaxis
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without showing signs of disease
subclinical; asymptomatic
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lacking resistance
susceptible
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disease that can be transmitted between animals and humans
zoonosis
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the visual examination of a body cavity by means of an endoscope
endoscopy
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the surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas for the purposes of diagnosis and/or treatment
centesis
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the procedure in which film is exposed as ionizing radiation passes through the patient and shows the internal body structures in profile
radiography
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the record of the ionizing radiation used to visualize internal body structures
radiograph
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appearing white or grey on a radiograph
radiopaque
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appearing black on a radiograph
radiolucent
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the imaging of internal structures by recording echoes of high frequency sound waves
ultrasonography
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the procedure in which radio waves a strong magnetic field pass through a patient and show the internal body structures in three dimensional views
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
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the procedure used to visualize internal body structures in motion using radiation
fluoroscopy
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the procedure in which ionizing radiation with computer assistance passes through a patient and shows internal body structures in cross-sectional views
computed tomography (CT)

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