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General Medical Terms Flashcards

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History

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Any previous conditions the patient may have had

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Anorexia

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No appetite, not eating

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PU

PD

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Polyuria

Polydipsia

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Signs

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Objective

Rash

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Symptoms

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Subjective (cannot see)

Head ache

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Signalment

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Age
Breed
Sex of Animal

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Physical Examination

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An examination of the patients body

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Palpation

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Examine by touch

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S
O
A
P

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Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan

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10
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Assessment

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Diagnostics

X-rays, Ultra Sound

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11
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Vital Signs

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TPR - temperature, pulse, respiration

BP- Blood Pressure

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12
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Febrile

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Fever

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Hypothermia

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Low body temperature

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14
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Pulse Rate

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Somewhere on the exremities

Femoral- Back leg

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Heart Rate

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Check heart with hand or stethoscope

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Respiratory Rate

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Breaths per minute - breathing rate

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Temperature

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Celsius

Fahrenheit

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Blood pressure

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Diastolic

Systolic

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19
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Diastolic

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Resting heart rate

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Systolic

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Pressure when heart isn’t resting

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Stethescope

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Amplifies sound when checking heart, stomach, ears ect

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Otoscopes

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Used for checking ears. Has different attachments. The other attachment is the ophthalmoscope

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Ophthalmoscope

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Used for checking eyes

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Radiography

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Process of taking the x-ray

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Prognosis

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The patients outcome (can be positive or negative)

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26
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Elizabethan E Collar

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Come used after surgery to prevent animals from licking their wounds and causing more damage.

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Surture

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Stitches

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28
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Dehiscence

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Breakdown of surgical site

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29
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Castration / Orchiectomy

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Neutering

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30
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Spay

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Ovariohysterectomy

Taking out reproductive parts of females

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31
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Onychectomy

Declaw

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Completely removing nails from animals

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32
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Exploratory

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Usually a surgery used on FB (foreign bodies) when Veterinarians want to know where the problem is.

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33
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VD

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Ventral Dorsal

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34
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Dorsal

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Back Side

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35
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Ventral

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Stomach side

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36
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Cranial

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Head

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Caudial

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Back end

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Anterior

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Posterior

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Lateral

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Away from midline

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Medial

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Proximal

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Close to the body

43
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Distal

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Further away from body

44
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Palmer

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Surface of front paws

45
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Plantar

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Surface of back paws

46
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Rostral

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Towards the nose

47
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Caudal

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Towards the back end

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Benign

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Not harmful

49
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Malignant

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Cancerous (tumor starts spreading to other parts of the body)

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Clinical

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Observation of disease

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Subclinical

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Early, no signs

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Lesion

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Foreign structure on body

53
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Moribund

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Near death

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Palliative

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Caring for the patient when they are close to death but they don’t need a lot of care

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Infectious

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Contagious (bacteria. Virus, parasites, prions, fungus)

Zoonotic-spreads from humans to animals

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Non infectious

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Won’t spread to people or other animals

57
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CPV

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Canine Parovirus

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KC

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Kennel Cough

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DM

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Diabetes Mellitus

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URI (URD)

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Upper respiratory Infection/Disease

61
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FeLV

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Feline Leukemia Virus

62
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FLUTD

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Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease

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IM

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Intramuscular

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IV

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Intravaneous

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SQ/SC

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Subcutaneous

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PO

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Per Os (orally)

67
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SQ fluids

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Fluids administered under skin

68
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CBC

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Complete Blood Count

69
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Chemistry Profile

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Major organ function (kidneys, liver)

70
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Urinalysis

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Breakdown of Pee

71
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T4

A

Thyroid Hormone

72
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Fecal Flotation

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Doing certain tests to see if there are parasites

Endoparasites

73
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How many pounds does one kg equal

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2.2 pounds

74
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How many cc is one ml

75
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How many ml is 1 liter

76
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How many ml is one cup

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250 ml

250cc

77
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How many ml is one tsp

78
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How many ml is 1 tbsp

79
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What is a ug

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Micrograms

80
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How many mg is in 1 g

81
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How many mcg is in 1 mg

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1000 UG

1000 MCG

82
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Female Dog

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Male Dog

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Newborn dog

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Male Cat

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Female Cat

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Newborn Cat

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Male rabbit

89
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Female Rabbit

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New born rabbit

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Male Ferret

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Female Ferret

93
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New born Ferret

Introduction to Veterinary Terminology (7 decks)

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