Intro to vet tech final Flashcards
A dog comes to the clinic and is diagnosed with dysphagia. What is the problem?
Difficulty eating
How can we help an animal that has photophobia?
Turn off the light
Define the suffix in each word to explain the difference: electrocardiography ( vs
electrocardiogram
cardiography records, cardiogram writes
Define the prefix in each word to explain the difference: hypothyroid vs oliguria
hypothyroid - low thyroid, oliguria- difficulty urinating
What is the root word for lung?
pnuemon
What is the combining form of the root word for lung?
pulmo
What is the root word for ankle?
tars
An animal comes into the clinic with rhinitis. What is the problem?
trouble breathing
What is the root word for vein?
phleb
An animal comes into the clinic with a paracardial infection. Where is the problem?
beside the heart
An animal is diagnosed with a mass that is located in a retrocervical position. Where is the
mass?
Behind the cervix
Pugs are an example of a brachycephalic breed. What does the prefix mean?
Short
A dog has been diagnosed with cryptorchidism. What is the problem?
Hidden Testicle
A veterinarian asks you to transect the left kidney duing a necropsy procedure. What is the vet
asking you to do?
Cut across it
You are asked to give a cat subcutaneous fluid. Where are you going to insert the needle?
under the skin
What is the OAVT
ontario association of veterinaty technicians - licences vet techs
What is the CVO
college of veterinarians of ontario - standards for facilities and regulation of controlled substances
What is the OVC
ontario veterinary college
What is the CVMA/OVMA
canadian veterinary medical association - animal wellfare and continuing education
What is the OMAFRA
ontario ministry of agriculture and food and rural affairs
What is the OMAF
ontario ministry of agriculture and food
What is the CCAC
canadian council on animal care
What is the CALAS
canadian association for labratory animal sciences
What is the AAALACi
association for assesment and accredidation of labratory animal care
What is the AALAS
american association for labratory animal sciences
What is the federal government of Canada responsible for
What is the provincial government responsible for
Provincial law such as pitbull rules and animal safety
What is the USDA
united states department of agriculture - animals raised for research, poaching and agriculture products
What is the AAHA
american animal hospital association - companion animal vet association and volunteering
What is the AVMA
american veterinary medical association - non-profit representing american vets
Veterinarians act
qualifications for getting DVM licence, penalization for violations
What is OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health Administration-this is an
organization in the USA
What is OHSA
Ontario Health and Safety Act-this is Ontario’s provincial legislation
for occupational health and safety.
What does perscriptive legislation mean
gives guidelines and expects the employer to follow best practices/standards etc. Canada has perscriptive legislation.
What does descriptive legislation mean
spells out every little detail, gives specifics for employers to follow. The USA has
descriptive legislation
what is an example of a phenol disinfectant
Parvosol and lysol (household disinfectants)
What is the oldest antiseptic agent
Carbolic acid
Is carbolic acid toxic?
Yes, to cats, rabbits and rodents
what disinfecting agent has decreased activity with quats
carbolic acid (phenol)
what disinfectant class can be prepped in a soap solution
phenols
what are phenols not effective against?
bacteria, nonenveloped viruses, fungi or spores
what disinfectant class is not inactivated by organic matter
phenols
are detergents effective in hard water
no
what are Alehydes?
formelehyde and gluteraldhyde
what is gluteraldehyde good for
cold steralization, high cidal levels, active with organic matter, effective against spores and bacteria, etc.
what is the minimum humidity needed for ethylene oxide use
30%
what is the contact time for ethelyne odixe
1-18 hrs
what is an example of Biguanides
chlorhexadine (antiseptic)
can biguanides be inactivated?
yes, with soap or detergent
What is an example of a halogen
chlorine or iodine compounds
how many ml of bleach would you put for 5L of water in a non infectious cage
20ml
how many ml of bleach would you put in a 5ml infectious cage?
100ml
what is sterilization?
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
what is disinfection?
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
what is sanitation?
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
what is asepsis
Refers to any practice that prevents the entry of infectious
agents into sterile tissues and thus prevents infection
what is antisepsis
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
what does the word “static” mean
inhibit growth of the organism
what does the word “cidal” mean?
refers to killing of the
microorganism.
how many times a day do you clean the clinic
1-2X a day and more if needed
what is the optimal clinic temperature for small animals
18-29 degrees C
what is the optimal humidity level in the clinic?
40-70%
what are examples of normal behaviour in small rodents?
nesting, digging, burrowing
what are examples of normal behaviour in cats
scratch posts and resting boards
what is POMR
problem oriented medical record
what is SOMR
source oriented medical record
