Week One Chp 16 & 17 Flashcards
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What is a signalment
Description of animal
Assessment
Evaluation of a condition
What does a signalment consist of?
Species, breed, age, reproductive status, color
What are vital signs?
Parameters taken to asses a animals health
What vital signs are taken?
Temperature, pulse and pulse rate, heart rate, respiration and respiration rate, blood pressure
What is auscultation?
Act of listening to body sounds
What is palpation?
Examination by feeling
What is percussion?
Exam by tapping the surface to determine density of a body area
What is a speculum?
Instrument that holds something open to look into a cavity
What is venipuncture?
Anything to do with having to go into a vein
What is assay?
Assessment or test
What does CBC stand for?
Complete blood count
What is a refractometer?
Instrument that measure the refraction of light through things
What is a centrifuge?
Instrument that separates blood by spinning
Dx stands for?
Diagnosis
ddx stands for?
Differential diagnosis
What is a diagnosis?
Cause of disease
What is a differential diagnosis?
List of possible causes of disease
What is a prognosis?
Prediction of the out come of a disease
What is a sign?
Something we can see
What is a symptom?
Something that is felt by the patient ( not really used in animal med)
What is acute?
Fast or short term
What is chronic?
Long term
What does endemic mean?
Disease of a specific area