Veterinary Terminology(Chapter 16)2022

febrile, pyrexia elevated body tempature ausculation the act of listening to body sounds -usually check chest, bowels Three Types of Examination Ausculation, Palpatation, Looking Palpatation to examine by feeling percussion examine by tapping to determine density of body area -usually large animals diagnosis the DETERMINATION of the CAUSE of the disease Dx differential diagnosis list of all POSSIBLE causes of disease DDx prognosis prediction of the outcome of disease acute short course, sudden onset -rapidly happens assesment evaluation of condition signalment breed, age, sex, n/s path disease pathogenic organisms organisms that cause disease chronic long course, progressive onset -slow and progresses venipunture the act of withdrawing blood from a vein -assay any test on bloodwork iatrogenic disease caused by vet's (and the treatment ordered) ex: being on a medicine for a long time that causes other conditions or diseases idiopathic disease of unknown cause nosocomial infection disease caused by organisms contracted in facility or clinic ex: kennel cough palliative able to relieve, not cure, a condition prophylaxis prevention ex vaccines, heartworm medication zoonotic disease that can be trasmitted between animals and humans etiology study of cause of disease prn to give a drug as needed q every (time between doses) po (per os) to give medication by mouth, oral, non parental parental to give medication by any route BUT orally ex: ID, intradermal (within the skin) IM, intramuscular ( within the muscle) pharmocology the study of drugs analgesic substance that relieves pain without affecting consciousness anesthetic substance that produces a lack of sensation biopsy to remove living tissue for examination necropsy postmortem exam to determine the cause of death -centesis surgical procedure (needle and syringe) to remove fluid or gas syndrome a set of signs that occur together sign charecteristic of disease that can be observed by others proximal nearest the midline distal away from the midline cranial towards the head or pertaining to the head thoratic the hollow space that contains the heart and lungs (chest) within the ribs between the neck and diaphram tumor a distinct mass of tissue hypertrophy increased size of an organ, tissue or cell malignant tumor that tends to spread and be life threatning URI upper respiratory infection PU polyuria PD polydipsia FUS feline urological syndrome FUO fever of unknown origin UTI urinary tract infection CATS P Cavities cranial, abdominal, thoratic, spinal, pelvic flexion bending a joint; reducing the angle between two bones extension straighting a joint; increasing the angle between two bones cyt/o cell hist/o tissue histopathology the study of diseased tissues four main muscle types epithelial -covers internal and external structures connective muscle nervous -plasia change in number -formation, developement, and growth of tissue and cell numbers -trophy change in size -formation, development, and increased size of tissue and cells aden/o gland exocrine / endocrine to secrete, internally and externally ex: to excrete into the bloodsteam oste/o bones my/o muscles cardi/o heart hem/o; hemat/o blood enter/o small intestines col/o colon/o large intestine