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Vet Notes 1 Flashcards

1
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what are the 4 vet team members?

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  1. vet
  2. vet tech
  3. vet assistant
  4. receptionist
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what are the 3 things of professionalism in the vet clinic?

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  1. appearance
  2. conduct
  3. communication
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what are the duties of a vet tech?

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outpatient care
inpatient care
lab and clinical pathology
anesthesiology
surgical assisting
diagnostic imaging
dental prophylaxis
management

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what does NAVTA stand for?

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National Association of veterinarian technicians in America

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what certification does NYS label vet techs?

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LVT

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what does AVMA stand for?

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American veterinarian medical association

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what does AAHA stand for?

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American animal hospital association

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what is the vet techs, practice model?

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A structured approach to patient care that ensures excellent care for each patient.

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What are the 5 steps of the vet tech practice model?

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  1. gather data about the patient
  2. ID and prioritize patient evaluations
  3. Develop and implement a patient care plan
  4. Evaluate the patient response to the plan
  5. Gather additional data
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what are the 3 levels of supervision?

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  1. Immediate- direct eye contact
  2. direct- can be in another room but not direct eye contact
  3. indirect- available via phone call but not on property
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what are the 4 things a vet tech canNOT do?

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  1. diagnose
  2. prognose
  3. prescribe
  4. perform surgery
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what does NYSED stand for?

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new york state education department

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what does the NYSED do?

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  1. general supervision of educational institutions.
  2. license vet techs
  3. administer disciplinary action within the profession such as suspensions, holds, and provisional licenses
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what are some examples of fraud and deciet?

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-falsifying information
-falsifying paperwork
-cheating on the licensing exam
-omitting requesting information

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what are some examples of crimes of moral turpitude?

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-animal abuse
-aggravated assault
-crimes involving a firearm
-domestic violence
-controlled substance abuse crimes

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what is the definition of misrepresentation?

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saying something that isn’t accurate

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what are other names for animal abuse?

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-animal neglect
-animal cruelty

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what are some examples of committing or aiding in illegal acts?

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-providing a prohibited medication
-allowing a person to perform tasks that are prohibited for unlicensed individuals

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what are some examples of working impairedness?

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-addiction to drugs
-addiction to alcohol
-untreated mental disease

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what are some examples of practicing beyond the scope?

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-deliberate disregard of policies and boundaries and situations
-unknown to policies and situations
-will suspend license for a short amount of time
OR
-will revoke license if something more severe happens

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what is your definition of unprofessional conduct?

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Posting inappropriate things on your social media or saying something inappropriate to coworkers or to clients.

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what is malpractice in a clinic?

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-deviation from or failure to conform to acceptable standards and policies.
-patient suffering from your negligence

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what is incompetence in a clinic?

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-conduct increases the risk of negligence which is more severe.

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what does OSHA stand for?

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Occupational safety and health administration

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what does OSHA do?

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oversees health and safety guidelines

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what does DEA stand for?

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drug enforcement administration

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what does the DEA do?

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enforces controlled substances through laws and regulations.

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what does the CDC stand for?

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center for disease control (& prevention)

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what does the CDC do?

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-protects the health and safety of the public
-develops and applies disease control and
prevention
-provides guidelines for prevention of diseases

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30
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what are anticruelty laws?

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-animals used in research and education
-Horse protection act
-endangered species act

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31
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what are some benefits of having animals?

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  1. ease suffering, depression, and anxiety
  2. has a huge impact on children or adults with mental illnesses or physical disorders.
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what is the difference between a service animal and an emotional support animal?

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service animal is for physical things and go intense training
emotional support animal is for emotional things and are prescribed by a doctor

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33
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what is pain?

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either physical or emotional

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how do you address pain?

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  1. assess patient
  2. recognize pain
  3. advocate for pain control as needed
  4. administer pain relief as prescribed by vet
  5. communicate with client about patient
  6. approach vet about concerns
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35
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what are subjective signs of pain?

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something physical that you can see on the patient

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what are objective signs of pain?

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something that you can measure such as heart rate, respiratory rate, blood levels, etc.

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definition of analgesia?

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relieves or reduces pain

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38
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what is pre-emptive analgesia?

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administering pain relief before surgery

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39
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what is the definition of anesthesia?

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controlled death

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40
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what are the 2 types of anesthesia?

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  1. local
  2. general
41
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how do you perform a PE exam?

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  1. do a total body examination
  2. feel around the patients body to feel for any abnormalities
  3. using palpation, percussion, and auscultation as ways to listen or feel for abnormalities
42
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what does CBC mean?

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Complete blood count (on a blood smear slide)

43
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what does a chemistry test do?

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find the total amount of serum in the blood and how well the organs are functioning

44
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what does UA stand for?

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urinalysis

45
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what does a UA test do?

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to see if there are any bacteria in the urine or crystals.

46
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what does a fecal float do?

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check for parasites in the feces

47
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what does an FeLV/FIV test for?

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heart worm in the blood and heart

48
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what are some diagnostic tests that a clinic may do?

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  1. ECG/EKG (heartbeat)
  2. Radiograph
  3. ultrasound
  4. MRI/CT scans
  5. echocardiogram
49
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What are some preventative therapies used?

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heartworm medication
flea/tick medication
vaccines
topical, collar, oral, injectable
hoof care

50
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what are some disease etiologies?

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environmental
genetics
parasites
iatrogenic
nutrition
microbes
idiopathic
nosocomial

51
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what does Iatrogenic mean?

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caused by doctors by improperly administered medications or drugs

52
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what does idiopathic mean?

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relating to an unknown cause of a disease or condition (don’t know what caused it)

53
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what does nosocomial mean?

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caused in a hospital (lack of cleanliness)

54
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what do you do when you are getting the history of a patient from the client?

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  1. introduce yourself and clarify how to pronounce your pet’s name
  2. double-check the gender of the animal
  3. check if they are spayed or neutered
  4. use terms the client will understand
  5. DO NOT ask leading questions
  6. ONLY ask open ended questions
55
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what does TPR mean?

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T- temperature
P- pulse
R- respiratory

56
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what does a CLINICAL disease mean?

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disease is physical and present

57
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what does a LATENT disease mean?

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no visible signs, but diagnostic signs are present

58
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what does a CHRONIC disease mean?

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slow onset, long-lasting, comes and goes

59
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what does an ACUTE disease mean?

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fast onset, severe

60
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what does a LOCAL disease mean?

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confined to a certain spot

61
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what does a SYSTEMIC disease mean?

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affects the whole system

62
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what are the 6 ways of transmission?

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  1. Infectious
  2. Non-infectious
  3. Contagious
  4. Vertical
  5. Horizontal
  6. Zoonotic
63
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what is an INFECTIOUS transmission caused by?

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caused by a parasite or microorganism

64
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what is a NON-INFECTIOUS transmission caused by?

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NOT caused by a parasite or microorganism

65
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what is a CONTAGIOUS transmission caused by?

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Infectious disease transmitted by animal to animal

66
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what is a VERTICAL transmission caused by?

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Infectious and contagious diseases passed off to the offspring

67
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what is a HORIZONTAL transmission caused by?

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Infectious and contagious diseases passed off from dog to dog

68
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what is a ZOONOTIC transmission caused by?

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Passed from animal to human

69
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what is DIRECT CONTACT transmission caused by?

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saliva

70
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what is fomite transmission?

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an object or material that has a disease on it, hasn’t been properly cleaned and sanitized.

71
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what is vector transmission?

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a parasite or rodent that passes the disease off to a host.

72
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what is an aerosol transmission?

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any animal that carries the disease either coughing or sneezing through the air which spreads the disease.

73
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what does morbidity mean?

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state of having a disease or illness, # of animals become sick with exposure (they can fully or partially recover)

74
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what does mortality mean?

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death to a particular disease or illness, animals die because of exposure to illness

75
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what does EPIzootic mean?

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a disease outbreak that affects a large population

76
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what does ENzoonotic mean?

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few cases of disease that pops up occasionally within a country or state

77
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what does ENzoonotic mean?

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few cases of disease that pop up occasionally within a country or state

78
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what are examples of disease control?

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-breeding
-vaccination
-herd health
-appropriate nutrition
-appropriate husbandry

79
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what does POMR mean?

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P- problem
O- oriented
M- medical
R- record

80
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what does SOAP mean?

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S- subjective
O- objective
A- assessment
P- plan

81
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the immune system consists of what?

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chemicals and cells that protect the body.

82
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what is the first line of defense?

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The Integumentary System
-your surface barriers and your physical and chemical barriers
-restrict growth of bacteria ad microbes

83
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what is the second line of defense?

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Inflammatory Response
-swelling=pain
-redness=heat
-dilated blood vessels

84
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what is the third line of defense?

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Specific Immunity Response
-lymphocytes (white blood cells)
-antigens (foreign body)
-anitbodies (generate a response to kill specific antigens that were triggered)
-ONLY when allergies are present, Interlocans

85
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when the body encounters a virus for the first time, will it take longer to create antibodies or shorter?

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Longer because it needs to copy the DNA from the virus or bacteria inorder for it to kill it. Usually take between 7-10 days to create enough antibodies) (INITAL VACCINE)

86
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when the body encounters a virus for the first time, will it take longer to create antibodies or shorter?

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Longer because it needs to copy the DNA from the virus or bacteria inorder for it to kill it. Usually take between 7-10 days to create enough antibodies) (INITIAL VACCINE)

87
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what is passive immunity?

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-transferred to mother to offspring via blood
-short term immunity

88
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what is active immunity?

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-acquired by natural infection by a microorganism or vaccine
-long-term immunity

89
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what is a vaccine?

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a weakened or killed pathogen administered to stimulate anibodies to produce an immunity towards pathogen.

90
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what is titer?

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measurement of antibodies in the serum against a pathogen.

91
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what is anaphyaxis?

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acute severe systematic reaction to an antigen resulting in shock or possible death

92
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what are the 4 vaccine types?

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  1. modified-live virus (reduced version of live virus)
  2. killed virus (inactive virus)
  3. subunit vaccines (purified antigen)
  4. toxoid (inactive toxin)
93
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what are the vaccince schedules?

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  1. administered at various time frames in order to produce enough antibodies in the body
  2. boosters are necessary to maintain high levels of immunity
  3. follow manufactures recommendation schedules in order to increase the animals chance of developing immunity
  4. WARNING: if vaccine is given too early in life, maternal antibodies may prevent the vaccine to work.
94
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what are the proper vaccine requirements?

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  1. proper storage
  2. proper handling
  3. proper administration
95
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what are CORE vaccines?

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  • mandatory for all pets to have
  • provide protection against severe diseases
96
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what are NON-CORE vaccines?

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-provides protection against less severe diseases
-not mandatory for all pets to have

97
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what are the most common vaccine sideeffects?

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-soreness on injection site
-fever
-drowziness
-lethargy
-decreasted appetite

98
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what does innate immune system mean?

A

Antibodies that you were born with from your mother

99
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what are the AAHA CORE vaccines?

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DOGS
-rabies
-canine distemper
-canine adenovirus type 2
-canine parvo

CATS
-feline herpes type 2
-feline calic

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