Certified Veterinary CVA Assistant TVMA - Level 1 Exam Questions with correct Answers

antiseptic - Answer- Chemical agent applied to living tissue t prevent growth and reproduction of microorganisms Colic - Answer- severe abdominal pain; syndrome caused by severe paroxsysmal pain due to disease of an abdominal organ Distemper - Answer- A viral infection affecting several species; characterized in dogs by discharges from eyes and nose, vomiting, diarrhea, coughing and seizures. Fomite - Answer- A physical object that serves to transmit an infectious agent from person to person. (shoes, bowls, leashes, brooms, mops, ect.) Dirofilaria immitis - Answer- Heartworm Parvo or Parvovirus - Answer- A viral infection which may affect cattle, dogs, cats and swine. Most commonly seen in dogs where the clinical symptoms are vomiting and diarrhea, often with blood, high fever and dehydration. Ringworm - Answer- dermatophyte of the superficial layers Scabies - Answer- intensely pruritic dermatitis caused by acarid mite Acid Detergents - Answer- Removes dried urine particles Alkaline Detergents - Answer- remove oils left from foods, fecal or animal skin or hair Iodine - Answer- sanitizes equipment Quaternary Ammonium Compounds (quats) - Answer- Kills enveloped viruses (feline Rhinotrachetitis) Phenols - Answer- kills envenloped viruses OSHA - Answer- Occupational Safety and Health Administration PPE - Answer- personal protective equipment MSDS - Answer- Material Safety Data Sheet ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus ; rhabdovirus - Answer- rabies Demodex canis - Answer- demodectic mange Sarcoptes scabiei var. canis - Answer- Sarcoptic Mange (scabies) Ancylostoma caninum - Answer- Hookworm Uncinaria stenocephala - Answer- Hookworm Toxocara canis - Answer- Canine roundworm Toxocara cati - Answer- Feline roundworm Dipylidium caninum - Answer- dog tapeworm Taenia taeniaeformis - Answer- feline tapeworm Toxoplasmosis - Answer- Toxoplasma gondii Bacillus anthracis - Answer- causes anthrax Brucella abortus - Answer- Brucellosis EIA - Answer- Equine Infectious Anemia (swamp fever) Common Dog Vaccinations - Answer- Rabies, Distemper, Hepatitis, Leptospirosis, Parainfluenza, Parvo, Corona, Bordetella, Lyme Disease Common Cat Vaccinations - Answer- Rabies, Feline viral rhinotraceitis, Panleukopenia, Feline luekemia, Calicivirus, Chlamydia psittaci, Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) Common Horse Vaccinations - Answer- Rabies, Tetnus, West Nile virus, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, Eastern equine encephalitis, Western equine encephalitis, Potomac horse fever/equine intestinal ehrlichiosis, Rhinotracheitis, Influenza, Streptococcus Common Cow Vaccinations - Answer- Black Leg/Clostrudium Chauvoel, Red Water/hemoglobinuria/babesia, Vibriosis, Leptospirosis, Parainfluenza 3, Pasteurella, Tricomonas, Pink eye Send Specimens to... - Answer- Texas Department of State Health Services Laboratory Services Section 11-- W. 49th Street, MC-1947 Austin, TX ATTN: Rabies Identification Team 512/458-7595 BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCE, CATEGORY B REFRIDGERATE ON ARRIVAL CNS - Answer- central nervous system Conjunctivitis - Answer- Infection of the outer layer of the eye Dernatitis - Answer- inflammation of the skin Otitis - Answer- inflammation of the ear Zoonoses - Answer- Diseases transmitted from animals to humans Histology - Answer- the study of the microscopic structure of tissues Microbiology - Answer- A branch of biology dealing especially with microscopic forms of life (as bacteria, protozoans, viruses, and fungi). Cytology - Answer- study of structure and function of cells Ova - Answer- Parasite's eggs Centrifugation - Answer- process of separating out particles of different sizes and densities by spinning them at high speed in a centrifuge. Benign - Answer- mild, not cancerous electrocardiogram - Answer- record of the electrical activity of the heart Hematocrit - Answer- The percent of the volume of whole blood that is composed of red blood cells as determined by separation of red blood cells from the plasma usually by centrifugation. Necropsy - Answer- examination of a body after death PCV - Answer- packed cell volume RVT - Answer- Registered Veterinary Technician DVM - Answer- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Cystocentesis - Answer- surgical puncture of the urinary bladder, usually to collect urine Medial - Answer- Toward the midline of the body oblique - Answer- indirect; slanting Primary Beam - Answer- the path that the x-rays follow as they leave the tube Rostral - Answer- toward the forehead or nose Ventral - Answer- Toward the belly RSO - Answer- Radiation Safety Officer bile - Answer- a bitter greenish-brown alkaline fluid that aids digestion and is secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. Brachycephalic - Answer- Having a short, wide head (bull dog, pug, ect.) Dysplasia - Answer- abnormal development or growth of cells, tissues, or organs cesarean section - Answer- surgical incision of the abdominal wall and uterus to deliver a fetus Hemostat - Answer- INSTRUMENT USED