Veterinary Nursing exam

apnea

temporary inability to breathe

analgesia

management of pain in animals through medication or other therapies

anemia

decrease in number of red blood cells/hemoglobin in the blood

bradycardia

abnormally slow heart rate

bradypnea

abnormally slow respiratory rate

cardiorrhexis

rupture of the heart wall

dyspnea

difficult or labored breathing

edema

abnormal accumulation of fluid in soft tissues

hyperpnea

increased rate of breathing

hyperpyrexia

exceptionally high fever

hypoplasia

incomplete development of an organ or tissue

Fx

fracture

Tx

treatment

Pcv

packed cell volume

Hx

history

hit

hematocrit

Sx

surgery

Rx

prescription

Px/Pe

physical exam

BAR

bright,alert,responsive

AV

atrioventricular

Dx

diagnosis

OD

right eye

OS

left eye

CPR

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

OVH

ovariohysterectomy

HBC

hit by car

LAT

lateral

DV

dorsoventral

VD

ventrodorsal

CSF

cerbrospinal fluid

CRT

capillary refill time

Ram

Intact male ovine(sheep)

ewe

female ovine(sheep)

wether

castrated male ovine(sheep)

doe

female caprine(goat)

buck

intact male caprine(goat)

AHT

Animal health technician

CAHT

Certified animal health technician

RAHT

registered animal health technician

LVMT

licensed veterinary medical technician

VTS(ECC)

Veterinary technician specialist in emergency and critical care

ALAT

Assistant laboratory animal technician

LATG

laboratory animal technologist

LAT

laboratory animalo technician

RALAT

Registered assistant laboratory animal technician

RLAT

Registered laboratory animal technician

RLATG

Registered laboratory animal technologist

distal

further away from the midline

circumocular

area surrounding the eye

dorsal

upper back/surface of an area’s body

ectopic

organ/tissue in an abnormal position/location

endocranial

within the skull

lumbar

lower back of an animal’s spine

medial

toward midline/center of animal’s body

proximal

part of a limb/structure closer to the animal’s “trunk”

ventral

underside, belly of an animal

parturition

physiological process of giving birth