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Medical Terminology
Lab
Surgical Procedures
Toxicology
Disease processes
100
The act of vomiting
What is emesis?
100
The percentage of red blood cells present in the blood stream.
What is the packed cell volume (PCV)?
100
Procedure where an incision is made into the stomach.
What is a gastrotomy?
100
This candy has ingredients which can cause vomiting, increased thirst, tachycardia, tremors, and death in dogs.
What is chocolate?
100
This contagious disease commonly causes vomiting and diarrhea in puppies and can remain in the environment for 6 months.
What is parvovirus?
200
Difficulty giving birth
What is dystocia?
200
This procedure checks for the presence of skin mites.
What is a skin scraping?
200
Procedure where the stomach is fixated to the abdominal wall.
What is a gastropexy?
200
When ingested, this toxin typically causes bradycardia and an increased sensitivity to stimuli.
What is marijuana?
200
A condition commonly affecting toy breed dogs which can cause respiratory distress and oftentimes produces a honking cough.
What is a collapsing trachea?
300
Blood in the stool
What is hematochezia?
300
This specialized lab test checks for liver dysfunation and requires a pre and post meal blood sample.
What is a bile acids test?
300
Procedure in which a portion of the intestines is removed and the remaining two ends are sutured together to form a new junction.
What is an intestinal resection and anastamosis?
300
This sweeter commonly found in gum can cause hypoglycemia and liver failure even in small amounts.
What is xylitol?
300
Typically affecting older dogs, characteristics of this disease include ataxia, head tilt, and nystagmus.
What is vestibular disease?
400
The presence of unequal pupils
What is anisocoria?
400
Elevations in this chemistry value can cause an animal to become icteric.
What is total bilibrubin?
400
Procedure in which the ear canal is removed.
What is a total ear canal ablation?
400
Certain types of this toxin can cause an animal's blood to be unable to clot.
What is rat bait?
400
This zoonotic disease, which is transmitted through urine, causes kidney and liver failure.
What is leptospirosis?
500
Inflammation of the gallbladder.
What is cholecystitis?
500
This blood test which determines platelet function involves lancing the cheek and waiting for the blood to clot.
What is buccal mucosal bleeding time?
500
Procedure in which the upper and lower eyelids are sutured together.
What is a tarsorrhaphy?
500
This heavy metal which can be seen on x-rays, commonly causes IMHA.
What is zinc (pennies)?
500
This condition is a result of having both immune mediated hemolytic anemia and immune mediated thrombycytopenia.
What is evans syndrome?