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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

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otoscope

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an instrument that is used to enlarge a hole or cavity for examination

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speculum

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withdrawing blood from a vein for analysis

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venipuncture; phlebotomy

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What is a SOAP?

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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

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refractometer

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abbreviated of hematocrit

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HCT

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percentage of red blood cells in the blood

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hematocrit

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another term for hematocrit

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packed cell volume (PCV)

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machine that spins samples very rapidly

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centrifuge

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the determination of the cause of disease

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diagnosis

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determination of the POSSIBLE causes of a disease

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differential diagnosis

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prediction of the outcome of the disease

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prognosis

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characteristic of disease that can be observed by others

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signs

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characteristics of a disease that is felt by the patient

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symptoms

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a set of signs that occur together

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syndrome

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having a short course with a sudden onset

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acute

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long course with a progressive onset

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chronic

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partial or complete disappearance of clinical signs of disease

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remission

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the ongoing presence of a disease in a group

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endemic

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sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease

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epidemic

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sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease over a large geographic area

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pandemic

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a microorganism that causes disease

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pathogen

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living organisms of microscopic dimensions

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microorganism

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the ability of an organism to cause diesease

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virulence

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a deviation from normal

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disease

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disease that can be spread from one animal to another

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contagious

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disorder of unknown cause

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idiopathic

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disorder caused by a veterinarian/physician

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iatrogenic

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disease caused by a microscopic/infectious organism

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infectious

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disorder caused by pathogenic organisms contracted in a hospital

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nosocomial

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without signs of disease

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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

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carrier

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visible, readily observed, pertaining to treatment

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clinical

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to catch a disease

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contract

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study of the cause of disease

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etiology

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more than normal

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excessive

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unstable

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labile

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causing death

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lethal

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near death

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moribund

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ratio of diseased animals to well animals

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morbidity

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ratio of dead animals to diseased animals

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mortality

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able to relieve but not cure a condition

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palliative

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number of cases of disease in a population at a time

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prevalence

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extreme fear

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phobia

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prevention

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prophylaxis

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without showing signs of disease

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subclinical; asymptomatic

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lacking resistance

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susceptible

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disease that can be transmitted between animals and humans

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zoonosis

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the visual examination of a body cavity by means of an endoscope

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endoscopy

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the surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas for the purposes of diagnosis and/or treatment

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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

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radiography

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the record of the ionizing radiation used to visualize internal body structures

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radiograph

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appearing white or grey on a radiograph

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radiopaque

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appearing black on a radiograph

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radiolucent

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the imaging of internal structures by recording echoes of high frequency sound waves

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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

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magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

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the procedure used to visualize internal body structures in motion using radiation

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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

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computed tomography (CT)

VETT 1000 Veterinary Medical Terminology (21 decks)

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