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Decks in this class (19)

Vital Signs
Main vital signs,
Normal adult horse resting heart ...,
A pulse rate of ____ bpm in an ad...
27  cards
First Aid
Keys to successful first aid include,
When assessing a injury situation...,
Arteries will ______ while veins ...
20  cards
Colic
Colic can be described as,
Horses have ______ feet of small ...,
Possible causes of colic include
22  cards
Enteritis
Enteritis is,
Enteritis is also known as _______,
Enteritis is often marked by
10  cards
Wound Types
Contusion is a,
Eye swelling can be identified by...,
A hematoma is a
21  cards
Influenza
The flu is the acute highly _____...,
The flu caused severe damage to t...,
The _____ is the most common kind...
26  cards
Equine Herpesvirus
Equine herpesvirus is also known ...,
There are ____ subtypes of the eq...,
Types 1 and 4 of ehv are the ____...
26  cards
Strangles
Strangles is caused by,
Strangles survives best in ______...,
Strangles is transmitted though _...
16  cards
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is a _________ infection,
Pneumonia causes _________ of the...,
Pneumonia is often a ________ to ...
9  cards
Central Nervous System
_______ is the outer layer of the...,
______ is swelling of the brain,
______ is swelling of the spinal ...
5  cards
Encephalomyelitis
Encephalomyelitis is also known as,
Encephalomyelitis is caused by,
Principle carriers of encephalomy...
15  cards
Rabies
Rabies is caused by the virus,
Rabies can occur in all _____ ani...,
Rabies is usually contracted by
17  cards
Tetanus
Tetanus is also known as ______ a...,
Tetanus often occurs due to _____...,
Tetanus incubation can last ___ t...
13  cards
West Nile Virus
West nile virus is in the _______...,
West nile is _____ and the equine...,
Those who are highly susceptible ...
16  cards
Immunity and Vaccines
After a vaccination it takes __ d...,
A _____ test detects antibody lev...,
A foal must obtain colostrum with...
13  cards
Equine Infectious Anemia
Equine infectious anemia is also ...,
Eia is a ____ transmitted virus a...,
This retrovirus contains ___ whic...
14  cards
Internal Parasites
Parasites rob the horse of valuab...,
Some parasites during larval stag...,
The ______ period is the elapsed ...
14  cards
Chemical Treatment for Internal Parasites
The chemical that kills worms is ...,
Other dewormers include the _____...,
The dewormer that small strongile...
12  cards
Lameness
The hoof wall grows _____ every m...,
Time shoe or reset horses every,
_____ lameness is among the most ...
13  cards

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