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Intro to Animal Care Key Terms Flashcards

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The act of ending the life of hopelessly sick or injured animals in a humane and painless way

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Euthanasia

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Association that accredits college training programs for veterinarians and vet technicians

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American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)

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An AVMA committee that accredits vet technology programs

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Committee of Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA)

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A set of state specific laws that license and regulate the practice of veterinary medicine

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Veterinary Practice Act

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A group of vets appointed by the governor to oversee the practice of vet medicine within that particular state

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Veterinary Medical Board

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A group that oversees the national licensing exam for vets

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International Council for Veterinary Assessment (ICVA)

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An individual who has graduated from a 2 year AVMA-CVTEA accredited program for vet technology and passed the VTNE (but has not obtained state licensure)

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Veterinary Technician

*VTNE = Veterinary Technician National Exam

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An individual who has graduated from a 4 year AVMA-CVTEA accredited program for vet technology (but has not obtained state licensure)

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Veterinary Technologist

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An individual who provides animal care but requires less training and fewer skills than a VT

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Veterinary Assistant (VA)

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An association that looks out for the interests of veterinary technicians

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National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America (NAVTA)

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Federal law that controls the manufacture, purchase, and distribution of certain medications

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Controlled Substances Act

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Federal law enforcement agency responsible for enforcing the Controlled Substance Act

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Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

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Federal group governing issues that affect workers on the job

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US Dept of Labor

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A division of the US Dept of Labor responsible for enforcing laws protecting workers from workplace hazards

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

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The group responsible for regulations that ensure safe and effective food, drugs, and medical devices

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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The set of laws that protects the public from adulterated and misbranded food, drug, and medical device products

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Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

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The FDA branch that monitors the animal health industry by administering the sections of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that pertain to animals

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Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM)

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A group that oversees several agencies that regulate the veterinary industry - including the APHIS and the Animal Welfare Act

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US Dept of Agriculture (USDA)

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The group responsible for enforcing the Animal Welfare Act

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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

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A group of federal laws that ensure lab animals receive the best possible care by specifying the animal’s environment must be kept clean, at a comfy temp/humidity level, and free of sharp objects that could injure the animal

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Animal Welfare Act

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An animal kept in a research facility, zoo, or educational institution

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Lab Animal

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The group responsible for ensuring that meat and poultry products are safe and correctly labeled

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Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS)

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The federal government agency that is primarily responsible for reducing environmental pesticide contamination

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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The exercise of a profession or a place of work (within the context of medical care)

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Practice

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A vet hospital that treats companion animals and family pets

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Small Animal Vet Practice

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A vet hospital that treats companion animals as well as other small pets like birds, reptiles, and rodents

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Small Animal and Exotics Vet Practice

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The type of healthcare that includes annual physical exams and vaccines against common diseases

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Preventative Healthcare

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What is the ultimate goal of a small animal vet practice?

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To provide services that help family pets live long and healthy lives

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A vet practice that specializes in one aspect of animal care

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Veterinary Referral Practice

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Board-certified vets or VTs that specialize in one aspect of animal care

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Veterinary Specialists

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What are some examples of specialty areas a Veterinary Referral Practice might cover?

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Ophthalmology
Oncology
Internal Medicine
Equine Medicine
Emergency Medicine

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A vet practice that works exclusively with farm animals that often provides mobile vet services and doesn’t have a physical clinic

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Large Animal Practice

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A vet that works exclusively with farm animals that may practice with one species or any farm animal

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Large Animal Practicioner

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A vet clinic that treats both large animals and pets

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Mixed-Animal Practice

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The association that accredits companion animal hospitals

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American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA)

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The association that accredits biomedical research facilities

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Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Lab Animal Care (AAALAC)

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Procedures with short-term admission of patients for the duration of the procedure and recovery

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Outpatient Procedures

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Procedures that require the patient to be admitted to the vet hospital overnight

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Inpatient Procedures

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Healthcare Team Responsibilities:
- diagnosing disease
- prescribing medications
- performing surgery
- performing physical exams

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Veterinarian

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Healthcare Team Responsibilities:
- prepping animals/equipment for surgery
- taking radiographs
- collecting blood samples
- performing lab tests
- performing prescribed treatments

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Veterinary Technician (VT)

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VT with additional post-grad training that can be:
- advanced vet dentistry
- emergency and critical care nursing
- vet anesthesia
- zoo vet technology

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Veterinary Technician Specialist

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Healthcare Team Responsibilities:
- assists with advanced technical procedures
- restrains the animal for various procedures
- cleaning/maintaining equipment
- counting/measuring prescriptions
- packaging/labeling prescriptions
- possible receptionist duties

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Veterinary Assistant

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Healthcare Team Responsibilities:
- all business aspects of the practice
- hiring new team members
- overseeing inventory maintenance
- paying bills
- handling legal requirements

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Veterinary Practice Manager (VPM)

*may be the vet themselves at a small animal clinic

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Healthcare Team Responsibilities:
- answering the phone
- scheduling appointments
- filing patient records
- collecting and recording payments
- greeting clients

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Receptionist

45
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Healthcare Team Responsibilities:
- keeps the ___ area cleaned and stocked
- handling animals
- helping vet staff observe hospitalized patients
- needs basic knowledge of animal behavior

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Kennel Aide

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Areas of Vet Practices:
- includes routine vaccinations, suture removal, and annual physicals

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Outpatient Areas

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Areas of Vet Practices:
- includes surgery rooms, pharmacy, and recovery areas

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Inpatient Areas

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Areas of Vet Practices:
- where clients are first greeted when entering a practice and is the practice’s coordination center

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Reception Area

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Placing new shipments in the back of the storage area so the older items are sold first

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Rotating Stock

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Areas of Vet Practices:
- the client and patient meet the vet and VT
- vitals are taken
- physical exams are performed

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Examination Room

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Areas of Vet Practices:
- at least 3 rooms
- holds surgical table, surgical and anesthetic supplies and equipment

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Surgical Suite

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What are the different purposes of the 3 rooms in the surgical suite?

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Room 1 = for prepping animals, surgical instruments and equipment
Room 2 = for surgical procedures only
Room 3 = for monitoring the animal during recovery from anesthesia and surgery

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Areas of Vet Practices:
- inpatients receive medication or diagnostic procedures
- outpatients may be brought here for bandage changes or sample collection
- supervised by the VT

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Treatment Area

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Areas of Vet Practices:
- clinical diagnostic procedures
- may be a separate room or part of the treatment area
- specialized equipment for analyzing blood samples

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Laboratory Area

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Areas of Vet Practices:
- storage for medications and related supplies
- may have a small refridgerator

56
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Areas of Vet Practices:
- all practices have at least a small version of this area
- lead by the VA

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Grooming Area

57
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Areas of Vet Practices:
- next to surgical suite
- where x-rays are taken

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A device that measures the radiation that the wearer has been exposed to - must be work on the neck or collar of the lead apron facing the radiation source

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Dosimetry Badge

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Areas of Vet Practices:
- used for developing film x-ray radiographs

60
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Areas of Vet Practices:
- for monitoring the animal during recovery from anesthesia and surgery

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Recovery Ward

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Areas of Vet Practices:
- confinement area for pre- and post-surgical inpatients and for those awaiting, undergoing, or recovering from medical treatments

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Hospital Ward

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Areas of Vet Practices:
- area that keeps inpatients that may be infected with easily transmitted diseases separate from the rest of the population
- equipment used and protective worn here remains in this area

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Isolation Area

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Employed by biomedical research companies and educational institutions to ensure accurate research data by managing research animals

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Lab Animal Technician (LAT)

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Helps the LAT care for research animals

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Assistant Lab Animal Technician (ALAT)

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Employed by state or county agencies to manage the control of stray animals and the enforcement of animal license and leash laws

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Animal Control Officer (ACO)

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Cares for stray and abandoned animals at humane societies

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Animal Shelter Aide

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Responsible for the daily feeding and observation of captive wild animals
- may develop educational programs
- often works with 1-2 species
- detailed knowledge of nutritional and environmental needs for their specific species

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Care for injured and orphaned wild animals
- goal is to return the animal to their natural environment or find alternative long-term care if the former is not possible

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Wildlife Rehabilitator

69
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What are the 4 standards that apply to veterinary professionals?

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  1. Present self in neat, clean, appropriate attire
  2. Enthusiasm for work
  3. Empathy and understanding of clients’ needs
  4. Confidentiality
70
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A set of standards defining what’s good and bad for the profession

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Ethical Code

71
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The principles that govern the practice of veterinary medicine

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Principles of Veterinary Ethics

72
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The principles that govern the practice of veterinary technician medicine

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Code of Ethics for the Veterinary Technician

73
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Differ from the general ethical code guidelines and are designed to reflect changing trends and concerns

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Policy Statements

74
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Any undesirable characteristic that may be genetically passed to the next generation

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Breed Defect

75
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Animals reared for food only

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Food Animals

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