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Health Flashcards

1
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Define health

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A state of physical mental and social wellbeing

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2
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3 behavioural signs to assess health

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Normal social interactions
Lack of excessive aggression
Normal mating behaviour

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3
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Define disease

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Any departure from normal health

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4
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3 physiological signs to assess health

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Normal appetite
Normal TPR
normal defecation and urination

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5
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3 physical signs to assess health

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Glossy coat
Normal movement
No abnormal lumps

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6
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What to look for in history

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Animals details (age name breed sex etc)

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7
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What to look for I’m distance examination

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Movement , discharge

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8
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What to look for in close examination

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Abnormal lumps, TPR

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9
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What to look for in ancillary tests

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Urine test for diabetes

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10
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What does TPR stand for

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Temperature pulse respiration

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11
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Meaning of pyrexia

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Increased body temperature (fever)

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12
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Meaning of tachycardia

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Abnormal increase heart rate

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13
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Meaning of dyspnoea

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Difficult breathing

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14
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A condition presented at birth

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Congenital

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15
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Condition passed to offspring

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Hereditary

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16
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Living organism that causes disease

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Pathogen

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17
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Parasite that lives inside animals body

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Endoplasm

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18
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A disease transmitted from animal to animal

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Contagious

19
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Inanimate object that can transmit disease

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Fomite

20
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Parasite lives on surface of animal

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Ectoparasite

21
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Transmit disease carrying organism

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Vector

22
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Disease caused by bacteria

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Q fever

23
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Disease caused by virus

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Parvovirus

24
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Disease caused by fungi

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Ringworm

25
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3 routes of entry for the infectious organism to enter the host animal

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Airborne- inhaled
Ingestion
Direct contact

26
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Disease transmission pathways by direct contact

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Physical contact with affected animal

27
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Disease transmission pathways for indirect contact

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Through soils and dust

28
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What does vector borne mean

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Mechanical or biological transmission, carries the infectious disease but itself is not infected

29
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A disease transmitted by vector

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Malaria

30
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How the skin is Preventing pathogenic microorganisms

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Physical barrier

31
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Respiratory tract preventing pathogenic micro organisms

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Lining of mucous traps dust and pathogens

32
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Function of lymph nodes

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Filter out and destroy forgein organisms

33
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Explain vaccinations

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Vaccinations prevent common viral diseases in cats and dogs by carrying dead organisms or pathogen itself to build an immunity in the body via antibodies
Yearly vaccinations are important to keep up the prevention of diseases

34
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Meaning of grave prognosis

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Their condition is unlikely to improve, animal will most likely die

35
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What’s anti emetic for

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Vomiting

36
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Laxative used for

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Constipation

37
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Fluids used for

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Dehydration

38
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What’s used for bacterial infection

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Antibiotics

39
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Cancer treatment

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Chemotherapy

40
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Treatment for parasite

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Grooming

41
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3 precautions to prevent parvo virus

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Isolate the animal
Check vaccinations up to date
Maintain the hygiene procedures

42
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3 precautions to prevent cat flu

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Quarantine and isolate the animal
Equipment used on animal only to be used on that animal and then thrown out but cleaned daily
Use the proper PPE

43
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How to house and care for animals in pet shop

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Make sure enough food and water supplied
Make sure the correct food supplied for that animal
Make sure cage is cleaned and suitable
Make sure they in appropriate sized cage
In appropriate area away from sun, Loud areas
Provide enrichment

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