Safety & Hazardous Materials
This agency sets and enforces workplace safety standards.
What is OSHA?
This is the safest tool that should always be used when handling a dog.
What is a leash?
Diseases that can be transmitted between animals and humans are called this.
What are zoonoses?
This device measures a person's exposure to radiation over time.
What is a dosimeter?
This veterinary team member diagnoses disease, prescribes medications, performs surgery, and oversees patient care.
Who is the veterinarian/DVM?
The blue section of the hazardous materials diamond represents this type of hazard.
What is health hazard?
This phrase means using only the amount of restraint needed to keep the animal and handler safe.
What is 'less is more'?
This is the deadliest and most well-known zoonotic disease discussed in veterinary science.
What is rabies?
All PPE should always be worn when taking x-rays.
What are a lead apron, lead thyroid shield, lead gloves, and/or lead glasses?
To dissect a medical term, you generally define it in this order.
What is suffix, prefix, then root/combining form?
This document gives detailed chemical information such as PPE, spill cleanup, first aid, storage, and exposure risks.
What is an SDS/MSDS?
When assessing a dog's disposition, these body parts may show fear, aggression, or relaxation.
What are ears, eyes, tail, mouth, posture, and hackles?
This water-loving protozoan parasite thrives and survives in water.
What is Giardia?
The five methods of sanitation.
What are Physical, Filtration, Radiation, Sterilization, and Dry Heat?
The prefix 'brady-' means this.
What is slow?
These are three common routes by which hazardous materials can enter the body.
What are inhalation, ingestion, and skin/eye absorption?
The three reasons a muzzle may be used on a dog.
What are when it's known to bite, preventing a bite, reduce amount of restraint?
Pregnant women should be warned about this protozoan parasite, often associated with cats.
What is Toxoplasma?
SOAP stands for these four parts of the medical record.
What are Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan?
The suffix '-itis' means this.
What is inflammation?
This means reducing a chemical's concentration by adding water or another approved liquid.
What is dilution?
During animal restraint, this body part must be controlled first to protect the handler.
What is the head?
These are the correct medication categories for bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic diseases.
What are antibiotics, antifungals, antivirals, and dewormers?
This type of medical record uses the SOAP format.
What is POMR, or problem-oriented medical record?
The abbreviation 'NPO' means this.
What is nothing by mouth?