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Pansystemic |
-involves multiple body systems as well as primary target organ |
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possible causes of pansystemic diseases |
-bacteria -viral -fungal -parasitic |
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morbidity |
number of animals contracting the disease |
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mortality |
death rate of disease |
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characteristic symptoms of pansystemic diseases in general |
-fever -lethargy -anorexia -depression |
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etiology |
the study of factors that cause disease |
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epidemiology |
the study of the various factors and relationships determining the frequency and duration of a disease |
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pathology |
the branch of medicine that studies the essential nature of diseases - the structural and functional changes in tissues and organs |
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disease |
a definite morbid process having a characteristic train of symptoms, it may effect all or part of the body |
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core canine vaccines |
-ravies -distemper -adeno virus/hepatitis -parvo virus |
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non-core canine vaccines |
-leptospirosis -corona virus -kennel cough (parainfluenza, bordatella) -influenza virus -lyme |
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health |
-a state of optimal physical, mental, and spiritual well being. -not just the absence of diseases |
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USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
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APHIS |
Animal Plant Health Inspection Services |
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CDC |
Center for Disease Control |
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depression |
mental dullness |
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what temperature qualifies as a fever? |
-greater than 103 -102.5 is considered the cutoff for normal body temp |
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letharagy |
-unwilling to participate in normal activities -decreased interest, decreased energy |
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syncope |
-fainting -loss of consciousness resulting from lack of blood flow to brain |
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collapse |
-animal has fallen down -there may be loss of consciousness but does not have to happen |
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weakness |
-decrease strength, decrease ability |
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intolerance |
lack of ability to endure |
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tumors |
proliferative growth |
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neoplasia |
new growth |
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malignant |
-cancerous |
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benign |
-"do no harm" -does not destroy normal tissue or spread to other parts of the body |
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cancerous |
abnormal growth of tissue which destroys normal tissue |
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local |
destroys tissue within the area, does not reach other areas of the body |
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metastatic/metastasis |
cancer that spreads to other parts of the body, commonly spreads to the lungs (Can be checked with a met check) |
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anorexia |
-decrease or loss of appetite -partial anorexia: eating some but not enough to maintain themselves |
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factors that cause disease |
-trauma -metabolic -immune -congenital -genetic -nutritional -neoplastic -infectious |
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infectious causes of disease |
-viral -rickettsial -mycoplasm -ureaplasm -bacterial -protozoal -fungal -parasitic |
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What do each of the letters in SOAP stand for? |
S - subjective O - objective A - assessment P - Plan |
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natural reservoirs |
wild populations that harbor diseases that can affect domestic animals and humans |
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common natural reservoirs |
-raccoons -skunks -ground hogs -bats -coyotes -wild cats |
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diseases with natural reservoirs |
-rabies -canine distemper -feline distemper -parvo -leptospirosis -lyme -ehrlichia |
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contagious |
easily transmissible between animals |
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infectious |
capable of causing disease in animals |
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isolation protocals |
-separate area -separate equipment (dedicated care givers, foot baths, protective clothing) |
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core feline vaccines |
-rabies -feline viral rhinotrachitis (feline herpes) -feline calici virus -panleukopenia (feline distemper)
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non-core feline vaccines |
-feline leukemia (FeLV virus) -feline immunodeficiency (FIV) -feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) |
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what is part of the "s" part of the SOAP? |
-subjective -what does the animal look like? what is the animal like at home? -ex: B/A, depressed, moribund, coma, dead |
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what is part of the "o" part of the SOAP? |
-objective -can be proven with facts -what is found on a physical exam -ex: TPR |
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What is part of the "a" part of the SOAP? |
-assessment -what do we think the primary problem is? -what are the possible causes? -evaluation of the information collected |
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What is part of the "p" part of the SOAP? |
-plan -further diagnostics or treatment |
