Week 5 Flashcards
(37 cards)
Elasticity
the quality of being elastic
Hypovolemic
Having a low volume.
Hypervolemic
Pertaining to or characterized by hypervolemia. Hypervolemia: abnormal increase in the volume of circulating fluid (plasma) in the body.
Antiseptic vs disinfectant
- preventing sepsis.
- any substance that inhibits the growth of bacteria, in contrast to a germicide, which kills bacteria outright. Antiseptics are not considered to include antibiotics, which are usually taken internally. The term antiseptic includes disinfectants, although most disinfectants are too strong to be applied to body tissue and are generally used to clean inanimate objects such as floors and equipment. Includes physical antiseptics, chemical antiseptics, halogens, alcohols and surfactants.
Resistance
the natural ability of a normal organism to remain unaffected by noxious agents in its environment.
Enteritis
inflammation of the intestinal mucosa resulting in clinical signs of diarrhea, sometimes dysentery, abdominal pain and dehydration and electrolyte loss and imbalance.
There’s more in the book on this one.
Ileus
Ileus is a partial or complete non-mechanical blockage of the small and/or large intestine.
Petechiae
Tiny purple or red spots on the skin associated with endocarditis, resulting from hemorrhages under the skin’s surface.
Antiemetic/emetic/emesis
an agent that relieves vomiting/an agent that causes vomiting/the act of vomiting
Enteric
pertaining to the small intestine.
Peracute
very acute; a duration of a few hours only.
Aerosolized
Aerosolization is the process or act of converting some physical substance into the form of particles small and light enough to be carried on the air
Secretion vs Exretion
- the cellular process of elaborating a specific product. This activity may range from separating a specific substance of the blood to the elaboration of a new chemical substance.
- any substance produced by secretion.
- the act, process or function of excreting.
- material that is excreted.
Ordinarily, what is meant by excretion is the evacuation of feces.
Viscera
Plural of viscus (any large interior organ in any of the great body cavities, especially those in the abdomen)
Neonates
a newborn animal. The duration of the state of neonaticity varies between 48 hours for a chicken and about 4 weeks for mammals, depending on the ability of the animal to survive without its dam.
Anaphylaxis/anaphylactic
an unusual or exaggerated allergic reaction of an animal to foreign protein or other substances. (more in book)./pertaining to anaphylaxis.
Slough
- a mass of dead tissue in, or cast out from, living tissue.
- to shed or cast off.
Shock
a condition of acute peripheral circulatory failure due to derangement of circulatory control or loss of circulating fluid. It is marked by hypotension, coldness of the skin and tachycardia.
Stomatitis
inflammation of the mucosa of the mouth. It may be caused by one of many diseases of the mouth or it may accompany another disease. Both gingivitis (inflammation of the gums) and glossitis (inflammation of the tongue) are forms of stomatitis as are palatitis (or lampas in horses) and cheilitis (inflammation of lips).
Fluctuant
pertaining to a wavelike motion that is detected when a structure containing a liquid is palpated.
Parenteral vs Enteral
not through the alimentary canal vs within, by way of, or pertaining to the intestine.
Rhinitis
inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose. It may be mild and chronic, or acute. There are signs of wheezing, sneezing and respiratory stertor at all levels. There is a strong nasal discharge which may be serous to purulent.
Fatal
causing death; deadly; mortal; lethal.
Superficial
situated on or near the surface.