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Flashcards by Brooke Klewans, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Brooke Klewans
about 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Euthanasia | The act of killing hopelessly sick or injured animals in a painless way |
| 1761 | 1st veterinary college is founded in Lyons, France |
| AVMA | American Veterinary Medical Association |
| Veterinary Practice Act | The set of laws that govern veterinary medicine in a state |
| Veterinary Medical Board | A group of veterinarians appointed by the governor to oversee veterinary medicine in a state |
| CVTEA | Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities - an AVMA committee to accredit veterinary technician programs |
| Controlled Substances Act | A federal law that controls the manufacture, purchase, and distribution of certain medications |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration- ensure safe food, drugs, and medical devices |
| CVM | Center for Veterinary Medicine- a branch of the FDA that monitors animal health industry |
| Animal Welfare Act | a group of federal laws designed to ensure that lab animals received the best care possible |
| Preventive Healthcare | Yearly Checkups & Vaccines |
| Large Animal Practice | Work exclusively with farm animals |
| Mixed Animal Practice | work with both Large and companion animals |
| AAHA | American Animal Hospital Association - requires top level equipment & highly trained staff, & regular inspections |
| AAALAC | Association for Assessment & Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care |
| Outpatient Procedures | short term procedures ; admission during procedure and recovery only |
| Inpatient Procedures | requires patient to be admitted overnight or longer for monitoring during and after procedure & recovery |
| Reception Area | Clients are first greeted; Coordianation Center |
| Examination Room | The location where vet staff assess an animal's health & the vet performs exams |
| Surgical Suite | Holds surgical table, anesthetic supplies & equipment |
| Treatment Area | Inpatients get RX or diagnostics procedures |
| Grooming Area | animals are bathed, coats are trimmed; cages are kepts for holding before & after grooming |
| Hospital Ward | animals are confined pre & post surgical procedures |
| Isolation Area | used to separate patients with transmittable diseases |
| X-ray Area | contains x-ray machine and protective equipment for staff |
| Dark Room | used to develop X-ray film |
| Laboratory Area | clinical diagnostic procedures ; contains a microscope & equipment to analyze blood samples |
| Pharmacy | Medications are stored |
| ALAT | Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician ; help lab animal technician care for research facility animals |
| Breed Defect | Any undesirable characteristic that may be genetically passed one generation to the next |
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