Definitions

Question 1

Suction jar

Answer 1

used to collect all types of secretions originating from medical suction

Question 2

colloid oncotic pressure

Answer 2

type of osmotic pressure induced by plasma proteins in blood vessel’s plasma that causes pull on fluids back into capillary

Question 3

Ileus in horse

Answer 3

condition in which there is failure of movement or lack of gut mobility, leading to distention of small intestine

Question 4

anxiolysis

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level of sedation in which person is v relaxed & may be awake

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SOPs

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Standard Operating Procedures

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Moribund

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at pt of death

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Morbidity

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condition of suffering from disease/medical condition

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atelectasis

Answer 8

collapse of part or all of lung

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Hypotension

Answer 9

low BP

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Somatic Nervous system

Answer 10

component of PNS associated w/ voluntary control of body movements via skeletal muscles

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autonomic nervous system

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component of PNS that regulates involuntary physiologic processes, includes sympathetic & parasympathetic ns

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Sympathetic nervous system

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fight or flight

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parasympathetic nervous system

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rest and digest

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hemodynamics

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blood flow

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innocuous

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not harmful or offensive

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ubiquitous

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present, appearing, or found everywhere

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meninges

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three membranes (dura mater, arachnoid, & pia mater) that line the skull & vertebral canal & enclose the brain and spinal cord

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periosteum

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dense layer of vascular CT enveloping bones except at the surfaces of the joints

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thoracotomy

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surgical procedure in which a cut is made between the ribs to see and reach the lungs or other organs in the chest or thorax

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Internuncial

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forming connection btwn other neurons in the CNS

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catalepsy

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medical condition characterized by a trance or seizure w/ loss of sensation & consciousness accompanied by rigidity of the body

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extrapyramidal signs

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involuntary movements

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anti-thrombotic

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drug that reduces the formation of blood clots (thrombi)

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cholinergic

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allows the production of fluid that moisturizes the eyes & increases salivation, urination, & defecation

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anti-cholinergic

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decrease cholinergic activities & instead increase patient’s heart rate and perfusion to the lungs & brain

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adrenergic

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working on epinephrine or norepinephrine

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somatic vs visceral

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visceral pain originates from your blood vessels & internal organs. somatic pain covers all other bodily tissues (skin, muscles, bones) except for nerves

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CBF

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cerebral blood flow

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endotoxemia

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• elevation of plasma levels of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) that may be due to increased gut permeability, high levels of intestinal LPS-containing bacteria

Question 30

SpO2

Answer 30

oxygen saturation; measurement of how much oxygen your blood is carrying as a percentage of the maximum it could carry