MEDR 4514 Module 13 Exam 2025

Veterinary medical center - -a facility in which consultative, clinical, and hospital services are rendered and in which a large staff of basic and applied veterinary scientists perform significant research and conduct advanced professional educational programs Veterinary hospital - -a facility in which the practice conducted includes the confinement as well as the treatment of patients Veterinary clinic - -a facility in which the practice conducted is essentially on an outpatient basis Veterinary office - -a facility where a limited or consultative practice is conducted that provides no facilities for the housing of patients Veterinary mobile facility - -a practice conducted from a vehicle with special medical or surgical facilities or from a vehicle suitable only for making house or farm calls. Regardless of mode of transportation, such practice has a permanent base of operations with a published address and telephone facilities for making appointments or responding to emergencies Veterinary emergency facility - -a veterinary medical service whose primary function is the receiving, treatment, and monitoring of emergency patients during its specified hours of operation - doctor is in attendance at all hours of operation, and sufficient staff is always available to provide timely and appropriate care - doctors, support staff, instrumentation, medications, and supplies must be sufficient to provide an appropriate level of emergency care - this service may be an independent after-hours service, an independent 24-hour service, or part of a full-service hospital or large teaching institution. veterinary on-call emergency service - -a veterinary medical service whose doctors and staff are not on premises during all hours of operation or whose doctors leave after a patient is treated Veterinary - -of, relating to, or being the science and art of prevention, cure, or alleviation of disease and injury in animals, especially domestic animals Animal - -any animal other than humans, including fowl, birds, fish, and reptiles, wild or domestic, living or dead In regards to veterinary settings, who is the patient and who is the client? - -the patient is the animal and the client is the owner MEDR 4515 MEDR 4515 canine - -dog feline - -cat bovine - -cow or ox ovine - -sheep porcine - -swine caprine - -goat equine - -horse Veterinarian - -a professional who is qualified and authorized to treat disease and injuries of animals - has a professional degree (DVM/VMD-4yr) from a college of veterinary medicine How many veterinarians are of each gender? - -in the 30-to-39 age group, 68% are women; in the group under age 30, more than 75% are women American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) - -has an objective to advance the science and art of veterinary medicine, including its relationship to public health, biological science, and agriculture - provides a forum for discussing issues of importance to the veterinary profession and for developing official positions - the association is the authorized voice for the profession in presenting its views to government, academia, agriculture, pet owners, the media, and other concerned publics - has accredited 33 veterinary schools in the US and Canada and 9 in foreign countries What does DVM and VMD stand for? - -doctors of veterinary medicine (DVM) and veterinary medical doctors (VMD) Theriogenology - -the study of animal reproduction veterinary technician - -a member of the veterinary health care team who is knowledgeable in the care and handling of animals, in the basic principles of normal and abnormal life processes, and in routine laboratory and clinical procedures - they are primarily an assistant to veterinarians, biological research workers, and other scientists - they are a graduate of a 2- or 3-year AVMA-accredited program in veterinary science that generally awards an associate degree or certificate Animal health technician - -another term for "veterinary technician" MEDR 4515 MEDR 4515 veterinary technologists - -a graduate of a 4-year AVMA-accredited program in veterinary technology or a person so recognized by the board in rules and regulations promulgated to regulate veterinary technologists Veterinary practice manager - -responsible for the veterinary facility's business management, including human resource and financial management, marketing, legal aspects insurance, and compliance with ethical standards; formal education in areas such as psychology, accounting, marketing, and business management is recommended Certified veterinary practice manager (CVPM) - -an individual who, with at least 3 years of experience as a practice manager within the past 7 years, at least 18 acceptable college or university credit hours pertinent to management, evidence of 48 hours of continuing education specifically devoted to management, and appropriate references, who may apply to the Veterinary Hospital Manager's Association (VHMA) to take specified written and oral examinations Veterinary Hospital Managers Association (VHMA) - -provides individuals who are actively involved in veterinary practice management with a means of education, certification, and networking; membership is composed of animal hospital administrators, practice managers, office managers, veterinarians, and consultants Who has established a model veterinary practice act? - -the AVMA model act - -recommended legislation drafted by a national organization with the intent of promoting uniformity among state laws; state legislatures may or may not approve a model act in its entirety, or at all Council on Education (COE) - -the American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA's) accrediting body for programs of study in veterinary medicine Number of accessions - -the total number of times that all patients were treated by the facility in a given time period; one patient may have multiple accessions American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) - -promulgates standards for companion animal hospitals - established in 1933 - develops and circulates standards for traditional, general accreditation, as well as for referral facility accreditation - only organization that accredits veterinary practices throughout North America Necropsy - -a postmortem examination for determining the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease MEDR 4515 MEDR 4515 Problem-oriented medical record (POMR) - -a structured approach to patient care developed by Dr. Lawrence Weed in the late 1950s, which has four major parts: database, problem list, initial plan, and pro