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1
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A dog comes to the clinic and is diagnosed with dysphagia. What is the problem?

A

Difficulty eating

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How can we help an animal that has photophobia?

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Turn off the light

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Define the suffix in each word to explain the difference: electrocardiography ( vs
electrocardiogram

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cardiography records, cardiogram writes

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Define the prefix in each word to explain the difference: hypothyroid vs oliguria

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hypothyroid - low thyroid, oliguria- difficulty urinating

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5
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What is the root word for lung?

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pnuemon

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What is the combining form of the root word for lung?

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pulmo

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What is the root word for ankle?

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tars

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An animal comes into the clinic with rhinitis. What is the problem?

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trouble breathing

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What is the root word for vein?

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phleb

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An animal comes into the clinic with a paracardial infection. Where is the problem?

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beside the heart

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An animal is diagnosed with a mass that is located in a retrocervical position. Where is the
mass?

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Behind the cervix

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12
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Pugs are an example of a brachycephalic breed. What does the prefix mean?

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Short

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A dog has been diagnosed with cryptorchidism. What is the problem?

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Hidden Testicle

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14
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A veterinarian asks you to transect the left kidney duing a necropsy procedure. What is the vet
asking you to do?

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Cut across it

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14
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You are asked to give a cat subcutaneous fluid. Where are you going to insert the needle?

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under the skin

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15
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What is the OAVT

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ontario association of veterinaty technicians - licences vet techs

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What is the CVO

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college of veterinarians of ontario - standards for facilities and regulation of controlled substances

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What is the OVC

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ontario veterinary college

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What is the CVMA/OVMA

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canadian veterinary medical association - animal wellfare and continuing education

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What is the OMAFRA

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ontario ministry of agriculture and food and rural affairs

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What is the OMAF

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ontario ministry of agriculture and food

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What is the CCAC

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canadian council on animal care

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What is the CALAS

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canadian association for labratory animal sciences

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What is the AAALACi

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association for assesment and accredidation of labratory animal care

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What is the AALAS

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american association for labratory animal sciences

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22
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What is the federal government of Canada responsible for

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22
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What is the provincial government responsible for

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Provincial law such as pitbull rules and animal safety

23
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What is the USDA

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united states department of agriculture - animals raised for research, poaching and agriculture products

23
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What is the AAHA

A

american animal hospital association - companion animal vet association and volunteering

23
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What is the AVMA

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american veterinary medical association - non-profit representing american vets

23
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Veterinarians act

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qualifications for getting DVM licence, penalization for violations

23
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What is OSHA

A

Occupational Safety and Health Administration-this is an
organization in the USA

24
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What is OHSA

A

Ontario Health and Safety Act-this is Ontario’s provincial legislation
for occupational health and safety.

25
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What does perscriptive legislation mean

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gives guidelines and expects the employer to follow best practices/standards etc. Canada has perscriptive legislation.

26
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What does descriptive legislation mean

A

spells out every little detail, gives specifics for employers to follow. The USA has
descriptive legislation

27
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what is an example of a phenol disinfectant

A

Parvosol and lysol (household disinfectants)

28
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What is the oldest antiseptic agent

A

Carbolic acid

29
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Is carbolic acid toxic?

A

Yes, to cats, rabbits and rodents

30
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what disinfecting agent has decreased activity with quats

A

carbolic acid (phenol)

31
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what disinfectant class can be prepped in a soap solution

A

phenols

32
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what are phenols not effective against?

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bacteria, nonenveloped viruses, fungi or spores

32
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what disinfectant class is not inactivated by organic matter

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phenols

33
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are detergents effective in hard water

A

no

34
Q

what are Alehydes?

A

formelehyde and gluteraldhyde

35
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what is gluteraldehyde good for

A

cold steralization, high cidal levels, active with organic matter, effective against spores and bacteria, etc.

36
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what is the minimum humidity needed for ethylene oxide use

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30%

37
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what is the contact time for ethelyne odixe

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1-18 hrs

38
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what is an example of Biguanides

A

chlorhexadine (antiseptic)

39
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can biguanides be inactivated?

A

yes, with soap or detergent

40
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What is an example of a halogen

A

chlorine or iodine compounds

41
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how many ml of bleach would you put for 5L of water in a non infectious cage

A

20ml

42
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how many ml of bleach would you put in a 5ml infectious cage?

A

100ml

43
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what is sterilization?

A

Destruction or removal of all living microorganisms from an
object or the environment. It also involves inactivation of all
forms of microbial life in terms of the organism’s ability to
reproduce
E.g., Autoclave

44
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what is disinfection?

A

he use of physical process or chemical agent (disinfectants)
that promotes killing, inhibition, or removal of pathogenic
microorganisms (usually on inanimate objects)
E.g, Quatricide

45
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what is sanitation?

A

Is any cleaning technique that mechanically removes
microbes.
Reduces level of microbial population to a safe level as
determined by public health standards
E.g., Germex

46
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what is asepsis

A

Refers to any practice that prevents the entry of infectious
agents into sterile tissues and thus prevents infection

47
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what is antisepsis

A

Aseptic technique practiced in health care, range from sterile
methods that uses chemical agents (antiseptics) which are
applied directly to exposed body surfaces, wounds, and
surgical incision to destroy or inhibit vegetative pathogens

48
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what does the word “static” mean

A

inhibit growth of the organism

49
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what does the word “cidal” mean?

A

refers to killing of the
microorganism.

50
Q

how many times a day do you clean the clinic

A

1-2X a day and more if needed

51
Q

what is the optimal clinic temperature for small animals

A

18-29 degrees C

52
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what is the optimal humidity level in the clinic?

A

40-70%

53
Q

what are examples of normal behaviour in small rodents?

A

nesting, digging, burrowing

54
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what are examples of normal behaviour in cats

A

scratch posts and resting boards

55
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what is POMR

A

problem oriented medical record

56
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what is SOMR

A

source oriented medical record

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