Chapter 16 Testing Testing Flashcards
term used to describe the evaluation of a condition
assessment
description of the animal, including species, age, breed, sexual status
signlament
parameters taken to assess an animal’s health
vital signs
vital sign that tells us the degree of heat/cold
temperature
term used to describe an elevated body temperature
febrile; hyperthermia; pyrexia
combining form fire
pyr/o
a decrease in body temperature
hypothermia
medical term, “without a fever”
afebrile; normothermic
vital sign that tells us the number of times the heart beats per minute
pulse
the number of times the heart contracts or relaxes per minute
heart rate
abbreviation of heart rate
HR
normal heart rate range dogs (beats per min)
70-160 bpm
normal respiratory rate range dogs (breaths per min)
8-20 brpm
normal rectal temperature range dogs and cats
100.5-102.5F
normal heart rate range cats (beats per min)
150-210 bpm
normal respiratory rate range cats (breaths per min)
8-30 brpm
a vital sign, the number of times an animal breathes per minute
Respiratory Rate
abbreviation respiratory rate
RR
one total inhale and one total exhale is a:
respiration
A _________ is an instrument used to measure blood pressure
sphygmomanometer
the act of listening which involves the use of a stethoscope to listen to body sounds
auscultation
the act of examination by feeling
palpation
examination by tapping the surface to determine density of a body area
percussion
an instrument that is used to view and examine the eyes of an animal
opthalmoscope
an instrument that is used to view and examine the ears of an animal
otoscope
an instrument that is used to enlarge a hole or cavity for examination
speculum
withdrawing blood from a vein for analysis
venipuncture; phlebotomy
What is a SOAP?
a method of medical record keeping that denotes subjective findings, objective findings, assessment and plan for the animal
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
abbreviated of hematocrit
HCT
percentage of red blood cells in the blood
hematocrit
another term for hematocrit
packed cell volume (PCV)
machine that spins samples very rapidly
centrifuge
the determination of the cause of disease
diagnosis
determination of the POSSIBLE causes of a disease
differential diagnosis
prediction of the outcome of the disease
prognosis
characteristic of disease that can be observed by others
signs
characteristics of a disease that is felt by the patient
symptoms
a set of signs that occur together
syndrome
having a short course with a sudden onset
acute
long course with a progressive onset
chronic
partial or complete disappearance of clinical signs of disease
remission
the ongoing presence of a disease in a group
endemic
sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease
epidemic
sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease over a large geographic area
pandemic
a microorganism that causes disease
pathogen
living organisms of microscopic dimensions
microorganism
the ability of an organism to cause diesease
virulence
a deviation from normal
disease
disease that can be spread from one animal to another
contagious
disorder of unknown cause
idiopathic
disorder caused by a veterinarian/physician
iatrogenic
disease caused by a microscopic/infectious organism
infectious
disorder caused by pathogenic organisms contracted in a hospital
nosocomial
without signs of disease
asymptomatic
an animal that harbors an infectious agent without displaying clinical signs and who may transmit the infectious agent to other animals
carrier
visible, readily observed, pertaining to treatment
clinical
to catch a disease
contract
study of the cause of disease
etiology
more than normal
excessive
unstable
labile
causing death
lethal
near death
moribund
ratio of diseased animals to well animals
morbidity
ratio of dead animals to diseased animals
mortality
able to relieve but not cure a condition
palliative
number of cases of disease in a population at a time
prevalence
extreme fear
phobia
prevention
prophylaxis
without showing signs of disease
subclinical; asymptomatic
lacking resistance
susceptible
disease that can be transmitted between animals and humans
zoonosis
the visual examination of a body cavity by means of an endoscope
endoscopy
the surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas for the purposes of diagnosis and/or treatment
centesis
the procedure in which film is exposed as ionizing radiation passes through the patient and shows the internal body structures in profile
radiography
the record of the ionizing radiation used to visualize internal body structures
radiograph
appearing white or grey on a radiograph
radiopaque
appearing black on a radiograph
radiolucent
the imaging of internal structures by recording echoes of high frequency sound waves
ultrasonography
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)
the procedure used to visualize internal body structures in motion using radiation
fluoroscopy
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)
