Abbreviations
Medical Terminology
Restraint & Recumbency
Directional Terms
Veterinary Hospital & Personnel
100
What does PE stand for?
Physcial Exam
100
What is the medical term for the study of life?
Biology
100
What abbreviation is used to describe an animal in ventral recumbency?
DV
100
What is the directional term for towards the hind/rear?
Caudal
100
Who is the veterinary personnel that sees the client and patient as they enter the clinic?
Receptionist
200
What does DVM stand for?
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
200
What is the medical term for inflammation of the stomach?
Gastritis
200
What recumbency is this dog in?
Dorsal Recumbency (VD)
200
What is the directional term for "towards the belly"?
Ventral
200
Who is only allowed to diagnose, prescribe, perform surgery, and state prognosis?
Veterinarian
300
What does LVM stand for?
Left Voice Mail
300
What does cardiomyopathy?
Disease of the heart (cardio) muscle
300
What vein is typically used to draw large amounts of blood for laboratory work?
Jugular Vein
300
What is the directional term for "towards the back"?
Dorsal
300
Where in the veterinary hospital or clinic will the drugs and other medications be stored?
Pharmacy
400
What does CKF stand for?
Chronic Kidney Failure
400
What does anaerobic mean?
Microbiological process that does not require oxygen/air.
400
True or False: Animals can be given vaccines, blood drawn, physical exam, and toenail trim in a sitting restraint.
True
400
What is the directional term for "towards the nose"?
Rostral
400
True or False: Veterinary Technicians cannot specialize in any field in veterinary medicine like a veterinarian.
False
500
What is the abbreviation for "as much as possible"?
ad lib
500
What does the word dystocia?
Difficulty or painful giving birth
500
What are four factors that can change the way an animal is restrained?
Species, Size, Personality/Temperament, and Medical History/Conditions
500
What is the directional term for "towards the head"?
Cranial
500
Where in the veterinary hospital would be tended to and treated?
Treatment room