Terminology Flashcards
Define Aetiology, pathogenesis and aetiopathogenesis
Aetiology: information on the cause(s) of disease.
Pathogenesis: specifically the combination of mechanisms that operate at biochemical, cellular, anatomic and physiologic levels to cause the structural, functional and/or clinical manifestations of disease as relevant to the question.
Aetiopathogenesis: both the cause and the development of disease (as listed above under pathogenesis).
Define Pathology and pathophysiology
Pathology: structural and functional manifestations of disease; changes in body tissues and organs which cause, or are caused by, disease.
Pathophysiology: functional changes and perturbations of normal physiology attributable to the disease process
Define Clinical Examination and Clinical Findings
Clinical examination: the candidate should provide information on the general physical examination (including observations, auscultation, palpation, percussion and objective parameters such as heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature) along with neurological, orthopaedic and ophthalmic examinations where relevant. Blood pressure measurement may also be considered part of the clinical examination in small animals.
NB. Diagnostic tests, such as laboratory tests and diagnostic imaging, are not considered part of the routine clinical examination and candidates should be prompted to consider additional diagnostic testing, or a broader term (such as clinical findings, see description below) should be used.
Clinical findings: the candidate should provide information on all relevant findings reasonably associated with a condition from owner / agent anamnesis (signalment, history, presenting problem) to clinical examination, results of laboratory tests, diagnostic imaging findings and any other relevant investigative processes.
Define splenosis
“fragmentation and subsequent survival of splenic tissue after trauma”
Excerpt From
Veterinary Surgery: Small Animal Expert Consult
Spencer A. Johnston VMD, DACVS & Karen M. Tobias DVM, MS, DACVS
https://books.apple.com/us/book/veterinary-surgery-small-animal-expert-consult/id1250368401
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What is an cutaneous angiosome?
“A given region of skin supplied by a regional artery and vein is a cutaneous angiosome. ”
Excerpt From
Veterinary Surgery: Small Animal Expert Consult
Spencer A. Johnston VMD, DACVS & Karen M. Tobias DVM, MS, DACVS
https://books.apple.com/us/book/veterinary-surgery-small-animal-expert-consult/id1250368401
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Define the property of sectility
“From a surgical standpoint, the most important property of the conjunctiva is its sectility. Sectility refers to tissue consistency that allows it to be cut smoothly with a knife.”
Excerpt From
Veterinary Surgery: Small Animal Expert Consult
Spencer A. Johnston VMD, DACVS & Karen M. Tobias DVM, MS, DACVS
https://books.apple.com/us/book/veterinary-surgery-small-animal-expert-consult/id1250368401
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