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Week 3 Flashcards

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Pupillary Light Reflex/Response (PLR)

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Constriction of a pupil in response to an increase in light intensity.

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Proximal

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Nearest to a point of reference

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Dysphagia

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difficulty in swallowing.

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Perfusion

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  1. the act of pouring over or through, especially the passage of a fluid through the vessels of a specific organ.
  2. a liquid poured over or through an organ or tissue.
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Conscious Proprioception (CP)

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the conscious awareness of body position and movement of body segments. It is regulated by the lemniscal system through pathways that begin in joint receptors and end in the parietal lobe of the cerebral cortex; it enables the cortex to refine voluntary movements.

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Alopecia

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Hair loss

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Epiphora

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An abnormal overflow of tears down the face, due usually to stricture of the nasolacrimal duct. Called also illacrimation.

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Tenesmus

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ineffectual and painful straining at defecation or in urinating. Called also straining.

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Thready

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weak, thin; shallow.

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Edema

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an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the cavities and intercellular spaces of the body.

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Anisocoria

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inequality in size of the pupils of the eyes.

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Ipsilateral

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situated on or affecting the same side.

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Excoriation

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superficial traumatic abrasions and scratches which remove some of the skin substance. Commonly caused in animals by rubbing or scratching pruritic skin.

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Hyperkeratosis

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  1. hypertrophy of the horny layer (stratum corneum) of the skin, or any disease characterized by it; the hyperkeratoses may have distinctive formats, e.g. annular (ring formations), basket-weave, compact, laminated.
  2. hypertrophy of the cornea.
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Hypotension

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diminished tension; lowered blood pressure. In animals almost the only occurrence is in severe peripheral circulatory failure, especially traumatic, toxemic or anaphylactic shock.

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Constrict

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To make smaller or narrower, especially by binding or squeezing

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Vagal

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Of or relating to the vagus nerve

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Arrhythmia

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variation from the normal rhythm, especially of the heartbeat.

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Tachycardia

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an excessively rapid action of the heart; the pulse rate is usually above 100 beats/min.

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Systole

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the contraction, or period of contraction, of the heart, especially of the ventricles, during which blood is forced into the aorta and pulmonary artery.

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Blephorospasm

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spasm of the orbicularis oculi muscle of the eyelid.

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Stranguria

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strangury: Difficulty in micturition in which the urine is passed only drop by drop with pain and tenesmus.

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Palpate/palpation

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To examine by feeling and pressing with the palms of the hands and the fingers./the technique of examining parts of the body by touching and feeling them.

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Seborrhea

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an abnormal secretion from the sebaceous glands, often associated with abnormalities of keratinization. The clinical features vary from dandruff to the formation of greasy scales and crusts with accompanying inflammation.

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Depression/Depressed

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  1. a hollow or depressed area.
  2. a lowering or decrease of functional activity.
  3. decreased interest in surroundings, decreased response to external stimuli. The least degree in a range of depressive mental states.
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Septic

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pertaining to sepsis.Sepsis: the presence in the blood or other tissues of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins; the condition associated with such presence

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Exudate

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a fluid with a high content of protein and cellular debris which has escaped from blood vessels and has been deposited in tissues or on tissue surfaces, usually as a result of inflammation. It may be septic or nonseptic.

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Contralateral

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pertaining to, situated on, or affecting the opposite side.

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Fissure

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  1. a narrow slit or cleft, especially one of the deeper or more constant furrows separating the gyri of the brain.
  2. in dermatology a deep crack in the skin, often through a scab, which penetrates into the subcutis.
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Circumscribed

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bounded or limited; confined to a limited space.

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Hypomobility

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a decrease in the normal movement of a joint or body part, as may result from an articular surface dysfunction or from disease or injury that affects a bone, muscle, or joint.

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Hypermobility

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greater than normal range of motion in a joint.

33
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Iatrogenic

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resulting from the activity of a physician; said of any adverse condition in a patient resulting from treatment by a physician or surgeon

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Symptomatic treatment

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therapy aimed at relieving symptoms without necessarily affecting the basic underlying cause(s) of the symptoms.

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Anemia/anemic

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reduction below normal of the number of erythrocytes, quantity of hemoglobin, or the volume of packed red cells in the blood; a symptom of various diseases and disorders

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Murmur

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an auscultatory sound, particularly a periodic sound of short duration of cardiac or vascular origin.

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Bradycardia

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slowness of the heartbeat, in dogs and cats to less than 60 beats per minute.

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Purulent/purulence

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Containing, discharging, or causing the production of pus./the formation or presence of pus.

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Diastole

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the phase of the cardiac cycle in which the heart relaxes between contractions; specifically, the period when the two ventricles are dilated by the blood flowing into them.

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Signalment

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that part of the veterinary medical history dealing with the animal’s age, sex and breed.

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Angioedema

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A general term for a vascular reaction of the deep dermis, subcutaneous or submucosal tissues, which corresponds to localized edema

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Ataxic/ataxia

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Of or relating to Ataxia / failure of muscular coordination; irregularity of muscular action.

43
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Thrill

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a vibration caused by the movement of fluid felt by the examiner on palpation. Created by turbulence in a fluid column passing through an incompetent valve, or from a vessel of smaller caliber to a larger. The larger the orifice the bigger the thrill. Also by sharp firm percussion on one part of the abdomen and feeling a shock wave over a distant part of the abdomen—the so-called fluid wave

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Uremic

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Of or emanating from uremia

45
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PU/PD

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polyuria/polydipsia. urinating more - drinking more

46
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Periodontal

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around a tooth; pertaining to the periodontium.

47
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Crepitation

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a dry, crackling sound or sensation, such as that produced by the grating of the ends of a fractured bone.

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Patent Ductus Arterioss (PDA)

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When baby takes first breath and oxygen goes all the way through the body for the first time

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Lichenification

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thickening and hardening of the skin, with exaggeration of its normal markings.

50
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Pulse Deficit

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The difference between the apical pulse (apex beat) and the radial pulse. A Characteristic of several arrhythmias.

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Hypoxia

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a broad term meaning diminished availability of oxygen to the body tissues.

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Anorexia

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lack or loss of appetite for food.

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Ascites

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  1. abnormal accumulation of serous (edematous) fluid within the peritoneal cavity. Characterized by distention of the abdomen, a fluid thrill on percussion, a typical ground glass appearance on radiography and a positive result on paracentesis.
  2. a disease of poultry with pulmonary arterial vasoconstriction associated with poor ventilation and oxygen levels, predisposed by high altitude and respiratory disease. There may be a genetic predisposition.
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Malabsorption

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impaired intestinal absorption of nutrients.

55
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Hypertension

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persistently high blood pressure.

56
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Dilate

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to stretch an opening or hollow structure beyond its normal dimensions.

56
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Aural hematoma

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Bleeding of branches of the great auricular (pertaining to the ear) artery

57
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Sinus arrhythmia

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The physiological cynic variation in heart rate related to vagal impulses to the sinoatrial node

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Panniculus reflex

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A quick twitch of the subcutaneous muscle along the back in response to a pinprick in the thoracolumbar area

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