intro to vet med Flashcards
we take all of our ____ to make a ____ to make a ______
clues, diagnosis, treatment plan
signalment
- age, gender, entire or desexed, breed, species
immediate history
why is the animal being examined right now?
general history
relevant history that occurred that aren’t critical (environment, etc)
a good history comes from
careful, detailed questioning of the owner
with signalment, history and physical exam you can now compile the
problem list, order is according to likelihood
use problem list to make ______ that explain what could be causing the problem
differential diagnoses
use your problem list and differential diagnoses to ______ and then _______
make a diagnostic plan
make a treatment plan
prognosis
opinion based on medical experience/ evidence, related to the likely course/ outcomes of a medical condition
prognosis indicates knowledge beforehand of how a situation is likely to play out
how prognosis is often graded as likelihood of full recovery
excellent
good
fair
poor
grave
in vivo diagnostic test
observation imaging (radiographs ultrasound, endoscopy etc), therapeutic trials
examples:
radiography, US, endoscopy, CT, MRI
in vitro diagnostic test
analysis of samples collected (fluid, tissue)
examples:
hematology, clinical chemistry, cytology, fluid analysis, histology, microbio, serology, toxicology
common in house tests
- basic blood tests; CBC & MBA
- stool tests: fecal float, fecal egg count
- urine test; dipstick, USG
- basic cytology; fine needle aspirate, vaginal cytology
- basic skin tests; scrapes, hair plucks
what is therapy/ treatment
medical vs surgical
medical includes drugs/ medicines, dietary changes, physical therapy
other than PO, IV, IM, SQ, topical what are other routes
inhalation, intranasal, rectal
