Introduction to Veterinary Medicine

Question 1

What is Veterinary Medicine?

Answer 1

Veterinary medicineis the branch ofmedicinethat deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in animals. The scope of veterinary medicine is wide, covering all animal species, bothdomesticatedandwild, with a wide range of conditions which can affect different species.

Question 2

How is the profession different from that of other medical profession?

Answer 2

1. Animal patients cannot express its feelings.
2. Wrong statement about the animal’s illness
3. Do not cooperate while examination.
4. Different structures and functions of body systems in different species.

Question 3

Branches of Vet. Medicine

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Preventive veterinary medicine
Clinical veterinary medicine

Question 4

Preventive veterinary medicine purposes

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– Measures to maintain health when the disease is imminent.
– Deals with measures to control and prevent animal diseases.

Question 5

Clinical veterinary medicine purposes

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– Bed-side medicine, internal medicine, curative medicine
– Making a correct diagnosis, remedial and curative measures against diseases of animals

Question 6

The pre-requisites in the study of medicine

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Anatomy
Ecology
Ethology
Genetics
Physiology
Pharmacology
Pathology
Microbiology

Question 7

It is the study of the relationships between plants, animals, people, and their environment, and the balances between these relationships.

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Ecology

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It is the study of animal behavior with emphasis on the behavioral patterns that occur in natural environments.

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Ethology

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It is the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics

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Genetics

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the study of the structure of the body

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Anatomy

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It is the normal function of living organisms and their parts.

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Physiology

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It is the branch of biology concerned with the study of diff. drugs & their action.

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Pharmacology

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It is the study of the way diseases and illnesses develop.

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Pathology

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It is the study of microorganisms.

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Microbiology

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physical, physiological, and mental well-being of an individual.

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Health

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3 definitions of what is disease?

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– Dis= away; ease= comfort.
– Any deviation from the normal.
– A condition that impairs the normal functioning of the human, plant & animal’s body and has distinguishing signs & symptoms

Question 17

Steps in Animal Disease Diagnosis

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Step 1: Patient history
Step 2: Physical examination
Step 3: Diagnostic tests

Question 18

Database collection

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Patient’s data
Owner’s name, Species, Breed, Address, Age, Sex, Contact number, Body weight, color, Foods, housing, Chief Complaint, Remarks, Prognosis

Case history
Patient history & History of the present illness

Question 19

(14) Patient’s data to be collected

Answer 19

Owner’s name
Species
Breed
Address
Age
Sex
Contact number
Body weight
color
Foods
housing
Chief Complaint
Remarks
Prognosis

Question 20

Case history to be collected

Answer 20

Patient history & History of the present illness

Question 21

This information gained by asking specific questions, either of theowneror the caretaker of the animal who can give suitable information, with the aim of obtaining information useful in formulating a diagnosis and providingmedicalcare to thepatient.

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Patient history / Medicalhistory/ Casehistoryof apatient

Question 22

Can be obtained by asking either Cross-examination or interrogation style and Open-ended story style

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Patient history / Medicalhistory/ Casehistoryof apatient

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Patient history / Medicalhistory/ Casehistoryof apatient can be obtained by asking through these styles

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Cross-examination or Interrogation style
Open-ended story style

Question 24

(asking style) ask to describe the patient’s problem

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Open-ended story style

Question 25

What to do to collect the history of the present illness?

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Start by determining the chief complaint Be sure to list all medication given (as it may alter clinical signs & lab. results). Vaccination record, deworming, housing, & recent foods. Inspect any abnormalities & question the owner about the presence of signs/symptoms.

Question 26

it is an evaluation of the body and its functions

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Physical Examination

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A physical examination is an evaluation of the body and its functions using the following procedures

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Inspection Palpation Percussion Auscultation

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visual/ocular

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Inspection

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feeling with the hands

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palpation

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tapping with the fingers

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percussion

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auscultation

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listening w/ the use of stethoscope

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Diagnostic plan perform appropriate lab. tests

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Hematology (PCV, CBC, Blood chem.) Serology (specific antibody detection) Urinalysis Fecalysis Gram’s staining and or bacterial culture ELISA test (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) Diagnostic imaging

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Hematology includes

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PCV, CBC, Blood chem.

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specific antibody detection

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Serology

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Treatment plan: Institute appropriate treatment

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Symptomatic Tx Supportive Tx The use of appropriate antibiotics/antiviral drugs Proper diet & nutritional support.

Question 36

Assessment & follow-up If the patient is confined, regular monitoring of the following:

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Vital signs Urine output (if necessary) Patient’s demeanor or behavior Provide comfortable confinement cage & beddings & regular cleaning of the confinement area Note the progress of the case or possible adjustment of Tx regimen.

Question 37

TRUE or FALSE Aside from verbal instruction, there is a need to have written instructions.

Answer 37

TRUE

Question 38

TRUE or FALSE Before the time of patient’s release & discharge from confinement, make sure that the appearance should be pleasing to the owner.

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TRUE

Question 39

What is health?

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Physical, physiological, and mental well-being of an individual.

Question 40

What is health?

Answer 40

Physical, physiological, and mental well-being of an individual.