On The Front Lines
Testing your vet lingo
Acronyms
Can you spell?
Just for fun
100

What payment types do we offer?

Cash, Credit/Debit, Check,  Care Credit and Scratch Pay

100

What is the medical term for straining to defecate? 

tenesmus

100

What does DVM stand for?

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

100

Spell the most common pill used for itchy patients

Apoquel

100

This lasagna-loving cat hates Mondays.

Garfield

200

How many appointment slots do we have on a regular business day?  

17

200

What is the normal temp for a canine?

98.5-102.5

200

What does RVT stand for?

Registered Veterinary Technician

200

Spell the traditional Chinese Medicine formula used for wound healing, as a pain reliver, and to stop bleeding

Yunnan Baiyao

200

This magical snowy owl is Harry Potter’s loyal companion.
 

Hedwig

300

On average, how many calls do our CSR's answer each day? 

250 

300

Preventative surgery of the stomach, especially in large dogs?

Gastropexy

300

What does AU stand for? 

both ears 

300

Spell the generic name for ThyroTabs

Levothyroxine 
300

This talking dog appears on “Family Guy.”
 

Brian

400

What is definition of a valid client patient relationship?

The patient was seen by a veterinarian within the last year 

400

A disease that can be transferred from animals to humans.

Zoonotic disease

400

What does OSHA stand for?

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

400

Spell the generic name for Proin

Phenylpropanolamine 

400

Joe Exotic is the focus of what Netflix documentary series?

Tiger King

500

When financing with Care Credit, how many months can a client pay interest free?

6 months

500

Parvo symptoms.. (List 4)

Vomiting

Bloody diarrhea

Lethargy

not eating/drinking

Foul smelling feces that smells like blood

500

What does DKA stand for? 

Diabetic ketoacidosis

500

Spell the generic name for Kepra

Levetiracetam

500


This Jack Russell Terrier starred in the movie “The Artist.”
 

Uggie

600

What is the most important job of the veterinary CSR? 

Triage 

600

What is the name of the parasite that causes heartworm disease?

Bonus:  Where does the heartworm actually take up residence in the dog? 

Dirofilaria Immitis

right side of the hear/ pulmonary vessels

600

What does PCV/TP stand for? 

Bonus:  What is the normal range for a dog?  For a cat?

Percent Cell Volume/Total protein 

Dog:  37-55%  Cat:  30-45% 



600
What is a gossypyoboma? 

A term to describe a mass that forms around surgical sponges or gauze left in an abdomen

600

Ctenocephalides Felis is what type of parasite?

Flea

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