Vets and Techs
This member of the Healthcare team has completed a 2 year program of study at an accredited school, passed the VTNE and has been licensed by the state.
What is a Veterinary Technician?
Spermatogenesis occurs in this organ
What are the testicles?
Proteins are broken into these, while carbohydrates are broken down into these
What are amino acids and simple or complex sugars?
These are considered core vaccines for Felines
What is Rabies and FVRCP?
This is almost always a technician's responsibility during a physical exam
What is obtaining a TPR?
This is the primary set of laws of the Veterinary Profession and promotes public safety and welfare by ensuring competent Veterinary Medical Care.
What is the Practice Act
This term is used when a female is sexually receptive to a male for mating
What is Estrus?
What are the water soluble vitamins?
B & C
This occurs when maternal antibodies are passed from the dam to the fetus through colostrum or via intravenous infusion of antibody rich plasma
What is Passive Immunity?
This is an unequal appearance of an animal's pupils
What is anisocoria?
Veterinarians are the only ones who can do these 4 things
What are Prescribe, Diagnose, Prognose and Perform Surgery
The corpus luteum (CL) produces which hormone to prepare and maintain the uterus for implantation and pregnancy
What is progesterone?
These are the Fat Soluble vitamins
What is A,D, E, and K
Rabies, FVRCP, Lepto and Lyme are types of this type of vaccine.
What are killed (noninfectious) vaccines?
These are the lymph nodes that are easily palpable during physical exam
What are the Mandibular, pre-scapular, and popliteal lymph nodes?
List 3 of the 9 domains on the VTNE (Veterinary Technician Nation Examination.)
What are: Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Surgical Nursing, Dentristy, Laboratory Procedures, Animal care and nursing, Diagnostic Imaging, Anesthesia, Emergency Medicine/Critical Care, and Pain Management/Anesthesia
This male hormone stimulates testosterone production
What is Luteinizing hormone (LH)
Luteinizing hormone secreted from the pituitary gland stimulates testosterone production
These are 2 food myths often discussed in a veterinary practice
What is the use of by-products, corn, grain free diets, raw diets and homemade diets?
This is associated with Rabies and FeLV vaccines in felines.
What are Vaccinal Sarcomas in Felines?
An absence of a palpable pulse with an audible heartbeat
What is pulse deficit?
Rules and Regulations are written by this entity, not by the State of Pennsylvania Legislature
What is the Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Licensing Board?
Ovulation of a mature follicle is caused by an increase in which hormone
What is Luteinizing hormone (LH)
Cats cannot convert the amino acid tryptophan into this B vitamin so it needs to be included in their diet
What is Niacin or B3? Deficiencies include inflammed gums, ulcers, weight loss, diarrhea
Tetanus is caused by this organism that has entered the animals body via wound or surgery.
What is Clostridium tetani?
This organ is on the Left side of the animal and is palpable during the physical exam
What is the spleen?