Veterinary Medicine Flashcards

A compilation of essential veterinary terms and definitions for exam preparation.

What does a pulse oximeter measure?

B. Oxygen saturation

Which organism causes ringworm?

C. Fungus

Normal canine temperature range?

B. 37–39°C

Parvovirus primarily affects which system?

B. Digestive

First step in CPR?

B. Airway

Sterile scrub direction?

C. Center outward

Which nutrient builds muscle?

B. Protein

Rabies is what type of disease?

B. Zoonotic

Which instrument is used to cut?

B. Scalpel

Shock sign?

B. Fast pulse

What does an autoclave do?

B. Sterilizes equipment

What is tachycardia?

B. Fast heart rate

What is bradycardia?

B. Slow heart rate

Which disease is zoonotic?

A. Rabies

Which vitamin helps blood clotting?

C. K

What does a thermometer measure?

B. Temperature

What is dyspnea?

B. Difficulty breathing

What is edema?

A. Swelling from fluid

Which system controls hormones?

B. Endocrine

Which organ filters blood?

C. Kidney

What does a pulse oximeter measure?

B. Oxygen saturation

Which organism causes ringworm?

C. Fungus

Normal canine temperature range?

B. 37–39°C

Parvovirus primarily affects which system?

B. Digestive

First step in CPR?

B. Airway

Sterile scrub direction?

C. Center outward

Which nutrient builds muscle?

B. Protein

Rabies is what type of disease?

B. Zoonotic

Which instrument is used to cut?

B. Scalpel

Shock sign?

B. Fast pulse

What does an autoclave do?

B. Sterilizes equipment

What is tachycardia?

B. Fast heart rate

What is bradycardia?

B. Slow heart rate

Which disease is zoonotic?

A. Rabies

Which vitamin helps blood clotting?

C. K

What does a thermometer measure?

B. Temperature

What is dyspnea?

B. Difficulty breathing

What is edema?

A. Swelling from fluid

Which system controls hormones?

B. Endocrine

Which organ filters blood?

C. Kidney

What does a pulse oximeter measure?

B. Oxygen saturation

Which organism causes ringworm?

C. Fungus

Normal canine temperature range?

B. 37–39°C

Parvovirus primarily affects which system?

B. Digestive

First step in CPR?

B. Airway

Sterile scrub direction?

C. Center outward

Which nutrient builds muscle?

B. Protein

Rabies is what type of disease?

B. Zoonotic

Which instrument is used to cut?

B. Scalpel

Shock sign?

B. Fast pulse

What does an autoclave do?

B. Sterilizes equipment

What is tachycardia?

B. Fast heart rate

What is bradycardia?

B. Slow heart rate

Which disease is zoonotic?

A. Rabies

Which vitamin helps blood clotting?

C. K

What does a thermometer measure?

B. Temperature

What is dyspnea?

B. Difficulty breathing

What is edema?

A. Swelling from fluid

Which system controls hormones?

B. Endocrine

Which organ filters blood?

C. Kidney

What does a pulse oximeter measure?

B. Oxygen saturation

Which organism causes ringworm?

C. Fungus

Normal canine temperature range?

B. 37–39°C

Parvovirus primarily affects which system?

B. Digestive

First step in CPR?

B. Airway

Sterile scrub direction?

C. Center outward

Which nutrient builds muscle?

B. Protein

Rabies is what type of disease?

B. Zoonotic

Which instrument is used to cut?

B. Scalpel

Shock sign?

B. Fast pulse

What does an autoclave do?

B. Sterilizes equipment

What is tachycardia?

B. Fast heart rate

What is bradycardia?

B. Slow heart rate

Which disease is zoonotic?

A. Rabies

Which vitamin helps blood clotting?

C. K

What does a thermometer measure?

B. Temperature

What is dyspnea?

B. Difficulty breathing

What is edema?

A. Swelling from fluid

Which system controls hormones?

B. Endocrine

Which organ filters blood?

C. Kidney

What does a pulse oximeter measure?

B. Oxygen saturation

Which organism causes ringworm?

C. Fungus

Normal canine temperature range?

B. 37–39°C

Parvovirus primarily affects which system?

B. Digestive

First step in CPR?

B. Airway

Sterile scrub direction?

C. Center outward

Which nutrient builds muscle?

B. Protein

Rabies is what type of disease?

B. Zoonotic

Which instrument is used to cut?

B. Scalpel

Shock sign?

B. Fast pulse

What does an autoclave do?

B. Sterilizes equipment

What is tachycardia?

B. Fast heart rate

What is bradycardia?

B. Slow heart rate

Which disease is zoonotic?

A. Rabies

Which vitamin helps blood clotting?

C. K

What does a thermometer measure?

B. Temperature

What is dyspnea?

B. Difficulty breathing

What is edema?

A. Swelling from fluid

Which system controls hormones?

B. Endocrine

Which organ filters blood?

C. Kidney