Veterinary Medicine Review Flashcards

A comprehensive set of vocabulary-style flashcards derived directly from the lecture notes, designed to cover the essential concepts and terminology for exam preparation.

Sterilization

Absence of all microbes.

Abdominal Surgery Position

Dorsal Recumbency

Autoclave Tape Information

All of the above

Signalment Exclusion

Owners number

Normal Feline Beats Per Minute (BPM)

120-160

Surgical Scrub Components

B and C

Tool to cut small pieces of bone, cartilage, or fibrous tissue

Rongeur

Most Commonly Used Blade Size

15

Needle Attached to Suture

Swaged

Needle Used for G.I. Tract, Bladder and Muscle

Taper

Suture Pattern in form of X with One Knot

Cruciate

Best Needle Size for Kitten

25g

Vein Best for Lager Volumes

Jugular

Angle for IV Catheter Placement

30

Laceration

Cuts/Tears

Substance that triggers an immune system response

Antigen

Non-Core Canine Vaccine

Lyme

Cat Breed with Soft Wavy Coat and Curly Wiskers

Cornish Rex

Collimated

Photons that travel in a single straight beam

Most commonly used therapeutic laser

Class 3B

Fluid therapy to remove another type

Adjunctive therapy

Safest way to administer fluids

Oral

Where Swallowing Occurs

Oropharyngeal

Where not to find mucus membrane

Nails

Age that All Adult Teeth Should be Present

7 Months

Snakes Are Strictly Carnivorous

True

OVH pack Exclusion

Olsen Hegar Needle Holders

Instrument to Examine Eyes

Opthalmosocope

Vein easiest to palpate

Cephalic

Cat Coat Pattern w/ Two Colors, One Always White

Bi Color

Disinfect Meaning

remove MOST microbes from an object through cleansing

When a Physical Exam Starts

When the patient is in the parking lot

How Long Instruments Get Autoclaved For

25 minutes

Surgical Hand Scrub Supplies

All of the above

Looking for During Oral Exam

All of the above

Lymph Nodes That Are Palpable

Popliteal, Prescapular, Submandibular

Normal BPM for Canine

60-120bpm

Orthopedic Surgical Instruments

All of the above

What a Rongeur Does

Cut small pieces of bone, cartilage, or fibrous tissue

First Phase of Wound Healing

Inflammatory

Most Commonly Used Blade Size

15

Indication of a Fresh Wound

Bleeding with fresh edges

Indication of an Infected Wound

Pus

How Systemic Antibiotics are Given

Orally

Modified Live (Attenuated) Vaccines

Parvo, Distemper, adenovirus vaccines

Feline Core Vaccines

Rabies, FVRCP, FeLV

Feline Non-Core Vaccines

FIV, FIP, Bordetella

Cat Breed Always Black with Copper Eyes

Bombay

Definition of Titer

Way to measure level of antibodies in blood

Cat Coat Pattern: Black Body with White Chest and Paws

Tuxedo

Cat Breed with Tiger Markings on Forehead and Cheeks

Abyssinian

How Systemic Antibodies Are Administered

Oral or injectable

Number of Permanent Teeth in Cats

30

The Stoma

The back of the throat, where swallowing occurs

Normal Mucous Membrane Color

Pink

Needle Holder with Scissors

Olsen-Hegar

Therapeutic Laser Class

Class 3B

Number of Permanent Teeth in Dogs

42

Long-Haired Cat with Colored Points and White Feet

Birman

Presence of Microbes Multiplying and Causing Disease

Contamination

Presence of Microbes That May or May Not Cause Disease

Contamination

Disinfection

removal of MOST microbes from an object using a chemical agent

Sterilization

Complete absence of all microbes on an object through cleansing

Antiseptics

Remove organisms from living tissue

Instrument Sterilization Temperature

250 ºF

Cold Sterilization

Soaking instruments in disinfecting solutions like chlorhexidine

First Phase of Wound Healing

Inflammatory phase

Repair Phase Start

Day 3

Hypothyroid Patients Heal Slowly

True

Open Wound with Flap of Tissue

Avulsion

Open Wound with Cuts/Tears

Laceration

Crushing Injury

Force applied to an area of the body over a period of time

Wound Makes It To The Repair Phase

A granulation bed has appeared

Which is larger

4-0

Needle Type Used for Skin

Cutting

Nonabsorbable Suture Characteristics

All of the above

Short-Haired, Pointed Cat with White Feet, Face, and Chest

Snowshoe

Cat with Folded Ears

Scottish fold

White cat with red markings around ears and entire tail

Turkish van

Measure Antibodies in the Blood

Titer

Rabies in Canines Vaccine Age

12 weeks of age

Rabies Can Be Given To Cats At

12 weeks of age

Lyme is a core vaccine

False

The instruments should always be … when going into the autoclave?

Unclamped

How long should a timed anatomic scrub be?

5-6 minutes

Where should your hands be when they are sterile?

Higher than your elbows

Which gauge needle is larger in diameter?

16G

What is the correct needle angle for inserting an IV catheter?

15°

What is the first phase of wound healing?

Inflammatory phase

During which phase does epithelialization occur?

Repair phase

Which type of healing is used for contaminated or infected wounds?

Second intention

What is the purpose of a Robert Jones bandage?

Support limbs and control swelling

Which factor does NOT typically delay wound healing?

Good blood supply

What is the purpose of a vaccine?

To stimulate antibody production and immunity

What term describes a substance that triggers an immune system response?

Antigen

What type of vaccine offers the strongest immune response?

Modified live

What type of suture maintains tensile strength in tissue for at least 60 days?

Nonabsorbable

What suture pattern is meant to relieve tension at the incision site?

Mattress suture

What type of needle is made for skin?

Cutting

What cat breed has tiger markings on forehead and cheeks?

Abyssinian