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Introduction to Veterinary Medicine Flashcards

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What is Veterinary Medicine?

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Veterinary medicineis the branch ofmedicinethat deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in animals. The scope of veterinary medicine is wide, covering all animal species, bothdomesticatedandwild, with a wide range of conditions which can affect different species.

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How is the profession different from that of other medical profession?

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  1. Animal patients cannot express its feelings.
  2. Wrong statement about the animal’s illness
  3. Do not cooperate while examination.
  4. Different structures and functions of body systems in different species.
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Branches of Vet. Medicine

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Preventive veterinary medicine
Clinical veterinary medicine

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Preventive veterinary medicine purposes

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– Measures to maintain health when the disease is imminent.
– Deals with measures to control and prevent animal diseases.

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Clinical veterinary medicine purposes

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– Bed-side medicine, internal medicine, curative medicine
– Making a correct diagnosis, remedial and curative measures against diseases of animals

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The pre-requisites in the study of medicine

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Anatomy
Ecology
Ethology
Genetics
Physiology
Pharmacology
Pathology
Microbiology

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It is the study of the relationships between plants, animals, people, and their environment, and the balances between these relationships.

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Ecology

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It is the study of animal behavior with emphasis on the behavioral patterns that occur in natural environments.

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Ethology

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It is the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics

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Genetics

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the study of the structure of the body

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Anatomy

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It is the normal function of living organisms and their parts.

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Physiology

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It is the branch of biology concerned with the study of diff. drugs & their action.

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Pharmacology

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It is the study of the way diseases and illnesses develop.

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Pathology

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It is the study of microorganisms.

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Microbiology

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physical, physiological, and mental well-being of an individual.

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Health

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3 definitions of what is disease?

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– Dis= away; ease= comfort.
– Any deviation from the normal.
– A condition that impairs the normal functioning of the human, plant & animal’s body and has distinguishing signs & symptoms

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Steps in Animal Disease Diagnosis

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Step 1: Patient history
Step 2: Physical examination
Step 3: Diagnostic tests

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Database collection

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Patient’s data
Owner’s name, Species, Breed, Address, Age, Sex, Contact number, Body weight, color, Foods, housing, Chief Complaint, Remarks, Prognosis

Case history
Patient history & History of the present illness

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(14) Patient’s data to be collected

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Owner’s name
Species
Breed
Address
Age
Sex
Contact number
Body weight
color
Foods
housing
Chief Complaint
Remarks
Prognosis

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Case history to be collected

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Patient history & History of the present illness

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This information gained by asking specific questions, either of theowneror the caretaker of the animal who can give suitable information, with the aim of obtaining information useful in formulating a diagnosis and providingmedicalcare to thepatient.

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Patient history / Medicalhistory/ Casehistoryof apatient

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Can be obtained by asking either Cross-examination or interrogation style and Open-ended story style

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Patient history / Medicalhistory/ Casehistoryof apatient

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Patient history / Medicalhistory/ Casehistoryof apatient can be obtained by asking through these styles

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Cross-examination or Interrogation style
Open-ended story style

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(asking style) ask to describe the patient’s problem

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Open-ended story style

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What to do to collect the history of the present illness?

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Start by determining the chief complaint
Be sure to list all medication given (as it may alter clinical signs & lab. results).
Vaccination record, deworming, housing, & recent foods.
Inspect any abnormalities & question the owner about the presence of signs/symptoms.

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it is an evaluation of the body and its functions

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Physical Examination

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A physicalexaminationisanevaluationof the body anditsfunctionsusing the following procedures

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Inspection
Palpation
Percussion
Auscultation

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visual/ocular

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Inspection

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feelingwiththe hands

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palpation

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tapping with the fingers

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percussion

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auscultation

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listening w/ the use of stethoscope

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Diagnostic plan perform appropriate lab. tests

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Hematology (PCV, CBC, Blood chem.)
Serology (specific antibody detection)
Urinalysis
Fecalysis
Gram’s staining and or bacterial culture
ELISA test (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay)
Diagnostic imaging

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Hematology includes

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PCV, CBC, Blood chem.

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specific antibody detection

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Serology

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Treatment plan: Institute appropriate treatment

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Symptomatic Tx
Supportive Tx
The use of appropriate antibiotics/antiviral drugs
Proper diet & nutritional support.

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Assessment & follow-up
If the patient is confined, regular monitoring of the following:

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Vital signs
Urine output (if necessary)
Patient’s demeanor or behavior
Provide comfortable confinement cage & beddings & regular cleaning of the confinement area
Note the progress of the case or possible adjustment of Tx regimen.

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TRUE or FALSE

Aside from verbal instruction, there is a need to have written instructions.

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TRUE

38
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TRUE or FALSE

Before the time of patient’s release & discharge from confinement, make sure that the appearance should be pleasing to the owner.

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TRUE

39
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What is health?

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Physical, physiological, and mental well-being of an individual.

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What is health?

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Physical, physiological, and mental well-being of an individual.

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