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33 Cards in this Set
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Vital signs |
Parameters taken from the animal to assess its health |
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Febrile |
Elevated body temp. Aka fever |
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Afebrile |
Without a fever |
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Pyrexia |
Fever |
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Hypothermia |
A decrease in body temp |
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Pulse |
Tells the numb. Of times the heart beats per min. |
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Heart rate |
The number of times the heart contracts and relaxes per min. |
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Sphygmomanometer |
Instrument used to measure blood pressure |
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Respiration |
The number of respiration per min. |
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Auscultation |
The act of listening |
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Palpation |
Examination by feeling |
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Speculum |
Instrument used to enlarge the opening of an oral cavity |
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Refractometer |
An instrument used to determine the deviation of light through objects |
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Aggulation |
Clumping together of cells or particles |
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Assay |
Assessment or test to determine the number of organisms, cells, or amount of a chemical substance found in a sample |
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Diluent |
Liquid used to make a dilution |
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ELISA |
Enzyme linked immuno sorbent assay |
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Hematology |
Percentage of erythrocytes in blood ; to separate blood |
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Serology |
Laboratory study of serum and the reactions of antigens and antibodies |
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Pathogen |
A microorganism that produces disease |
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Microorganism |
A living organism of microscopic dimensions |
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Virulence |
The ability of an organism to cause disease |
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Diagnosis |
The determination of the cause of disease |
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Differential diagnosis |
The determination of possible causes for disease |
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Prognosis |
The prediction of the outcome of disease |
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Sign |
A characteristic of a disease that can be observed by others |
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Syndrome |
A set of signs that occur together |
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Peracute |
Having an excessively acute onset |
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Chronic |
Having a long course with a progressive onset |
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Remission |
Partial or complete disappearance of disease signs |
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Endemic |
The ongoing presence of a disease in a group. Aka enzootic |
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Epidemic |
The sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease in a group AKA episodic |
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Pandemic |
Disease outbreak occurring over a large geographical area AKA panzootic if it affects many animals |
