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| Words formed from a person's name |
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| Found at the beginning of a term. Indicates number, location, time, or status. |
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| Found at the end of a term. Indicates procedure, condition, disease, or disorder. |
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epi- upper
extra- outside
hyper- above, increased or more than normal
hypo- below, under, or decreased
infra- below or beneath
inter- between |
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intra- within
meta- beyond
per- throughout
sub- below under or decreased
super- above, increased or more than normal
trans- across
ultra- above increased, or more than normal |
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| -ac, -al, -an, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ine, -ous, -tic |
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-ectomy surgical removal
-pexy suture to stabilize
-plasty surgical repair
-stomy surgically created opening
-tomy cutting into |
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-centesis surgical puncture
-gram record of
-graph instrument that records
-graphy procedure that records
-lysis separation or breakdown
-scope instrument to visually examine
-scopy procedure to visually examine
-therapy treatment |
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-rrhagia or rrhage bursting forth
-rrhaphy to suture
-rrhea flow, discharge
-rrhexis rupture |
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| Conditional and structural suffixes |
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-algia, -dynia pain
-itis inflammation
-malacia abnormal softening
-megaly enlargement
-osis abnormal condition
-pathy disease
-sclerosis abnormal hardening
-um structure |
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| Age, breed, gender, reproductive status |
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| Chief complaint history includes: |
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| Duration, severity, progression, frequency, triggers, time of day, character of problem. |
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| Hypothermia, hyperthermia |
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| Low and high respiratory rate |
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| Difficult, no, stance to assist breathing |
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| dyspnea, apnea, orthopnea |
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(Capillary refill time)
poor perfusion |
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| Blood flow through tissue |
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| Pulse should be palpated where: |
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| Femoral artery. Ensure strong synchronized pulses. (SSP) |
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99.5 - 102.5
60 - 180
10 - 30 |
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100.5 - 102.5
140 - 220
24 - 42 |
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| Pinpoint hemorrhages on skin indicates thrombocytopenia |
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| Black tarry stool that indicates an upper GI tract bleed |
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| Submandibular, prescapular, axillary, popliteal, inguinal |
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| Lymph nodes that are not readily felt |
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| Eyelids loose and not in contact with eye |
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| Nosebleed indicates coagulopathy or trauma |
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| Integument, respiratory, cardio, gastro, urogenital, muskuloskeletal, nervous, lymph nodes, ears, eyes |
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| Cyanotic / hypoxia, lack of oxygen |
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| Hyperemia / Septicemia, microorganisms in the blood / bacteria |
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| Jaundice / icteric , increased bilirubin, can indicate liver disease or intravascular hemolysis |
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| Pale or light pink, anemia, poor perfusion, vasoconstriction / indicates shock, blood loss |
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| Instrument used to determine the deviation of light through objects / measures solute concentration of serum, urine, etc. |
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| 25g red, 22g blue, 20g pink, 18g green, 16g grey, 14g orange |
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| Packed cell volume measures percent of RBC in blood |
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| Indicates dehydration / polycythemia is increased RBC production, can indicate tumor in bone marrow |
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| disorder caused by pathogenic organisms contracted in a facility or clinic |
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| Bloodborne, sexual, airborne, fecal-oral |
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| Tension exerted off the arterial walls |
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| Contraction phase of heart beat |
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| Laboratory tests that evaluate the physical and chemical properties of urine. |
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| Increase in urine amount or production. |
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| Sterile containers, centrifuge and conical centrifuge tubes, chemical reagent strips, glass slides and coverslips, refractometer, plastic pipettes, microscope, +/- stain. |
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Compares density of liquid in comparison to distilled water.
Normals: 1.015-1.040 Dogs, 1.015-1.060 Cats.
Dilute <1.015 indicates overhydration or kidney damage.
Concentrated >1.050 may indicate dehydration, fluid loss. |
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| Triple phosphate crystals (Struvite) |
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| Alkaline urine. Coffin lid appearance. |
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Dihydrate can be found in normal urine and appears like an envelope with an x in it.
Monohydrate crystals can be found with ethylene glycol toxicity and look like fence posts. |
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Tension exerted by blood on the arterial walls.
Systolic: 100-160 mm Hg
Mean: 80-120 mm Hg
Diastolic: 60-100 mm Hg |
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| Blood pressure performed with a doppler monitor. |
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| Appropriate sized cuff 40% of circumference of animal's limb aligned with artery. Spygmomanometer and blub are attached and ultrasound gel applied to crystal. Pulse should be heard and bulb squeezed until no longer audible. Press red lever until pulse is heard again. Once pulse stops record the number. Repeat three times and take the average. |
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| Monitored through placement of an arterial line and provides a constant reading. |
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| Reflects the percentage of hemoglobin that is saturated with oxygen. 95%-100% |
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Determines the amount of CO2 in the air that is breathed in and out by the patient.
Normals:
Dog 35-46 mm Hg
Cat 32-35 mm Hg |
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| A recording of the electrical activity on the surface of the body that is generated by the heart. |
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T: 99-101
P: 30-40 bpm
R: 8-15 bpm
CRT: pink >2 |
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| Clippers, 4x4 gauze, chlorhexidine scrub, alcohol, appropriate size catheter, heparinized saline in a syringe, flushed t-set, catheter cap, adhesive tape. |
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