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Flashcards by Allison Barth, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Allison Barth
over 4 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Small Animal Practice | treats dogs and cats (may also treat rodents and reptiles) |
| Large Animal Practice | treats horses and live stock usually a mobile clinic |
| Veterinary Referral Practice | specialize in one area clients are referred by small animal vets when needing specialized care |
| Voluntary Professional Accreditation | hospitals and research facilities that comply with standards more strict then required by law |
| American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) | Accredits companion hospitals staff must be highly trained top-quality equipment pass regular inspections complies with the highest standards |
| Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) | evaluates operations and procedures of biomedical research facilities makes sure lab animals are getting the highest standard of research care |
| Out-Patient | Short-term admission for a procedure all patients are sent home at the end of the workday |
| In-Patient | admitted overnight or longer monitored closely throughout procedure and recovery |
| Discharged | sent home after a procedure |
| Role of the Veterinarian | Everything the requires a medical degree or license Diagnose animals prescribe medications perform surgery |
| Roles of the vet tech | prep for surgery radiographs and lab tests anesthesia educate clients help with physical exams |
| Vet tech specialist | went to school for 2 years AVMA-CVTEA program pass national exam additional education in a specialized area |
| Roles of vet assistant | animal restraint take patients vitals maintain cleanliness around hospital prep patients and equip. for procedures develop X-rays receptionist duties |
| veterinary practice manager | may be the Veterinarian or a vet tech with specialized training in business management cover all business aspects of the hospital |
| Reception Area | clients are greeted taking payment scheduling appointments maintained by receptionist or vet assistant |
| Examination room | techs and assistants take temp., pulse, and respiratory rate may take blood samples physical exams |
| Surgical Suite | usually 3 rooms 1. prep of patient and supplies (hair trimmed, skin cleaned) 2. minimal surfaces for dust to collect surgical table 3. recovery area |
| Grooming area | area for bathing hospitalized animals maintained by vet assistant |
| Hospital ward | area where pre- and post-op patients are kept assistant cleans and helps tech monitor patients |
| Isolation Area | separate area where highly contagious animals are kept footbath to prevent contamination to other areas |
| X-ray room | x-ray machines and protective supplies for staff assistant restrains and positions patient |
| Darkroom | areas where radiographs are developed may be automatically or manually developed by vet assistant |
| Laboratory area | used for clinical diagnostic tech collects and analyzes samples |
| Pharmacy | where medications and supplies are stored assistant maintains inventory |
| Association for assessment and accreditation of laboratory animals (AAALAC) | association that sets the standards for care of laboratory animals offers vet tech and assistant certification |
| Profession | occupation that requires advance education, training, and intellectual abilities |
| Professionalism | conduct or qualities that characterize a profession or professional person enthusiasm, appearance, empathy, understanding, and respect for patients and clients |
| Ethical code | set of standards defining what is good and bad in a profession |
| Ethical code for veterinarians | Principals of Veterinary Ethics developed by AVMA adopted in 1867 (vet tech 1989) |
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