Veterinary Nursing Terminology

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  1. 4. drugs used to treat a bacterial infection
  2. 6. used to auscultate (listen) to the heart and lungs primarily
  3. 8. used to measure the body temperature of an animal
  4. 9. solid medication is usually pressed into this
  5. 11. the term used to a high body temperature
  6. 13. given yearly by injection to help prevent infectious disease
  7. 15. used to treat worms in animals
  8. 16. common parasitic segmented worm spread via fleas and faecal/oral contamination
  9. 18. worn during surgery over the face to help prevent infections
  10. 19. annoying parasite that bites its host and can jump up to 1metre
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  1. 1. used on the tip of a syringe to inject patients
  2. 2. worn by a vet during surgery to help prevent contamination from the hands
  3. 3. these can be 'local' or 'general'
  4. 5. often used in a drip to rehydrate patients
  5. 7. a ‘photograph’ used to see a 2D internal image of an animal
  6. 10. worn by a vet during surgery to help prevent contamination from the body
  7. 11. the term used to a low body temperature
  8. 12. term used to describe loose/watery stools
  9. 14. used with a needle on the end to draw up liquid drugs, also used for hand feeding animals
  10. 16. small arachnid that stays attached to a host for several weeks while feeding on its blood
  11. 17. placed over patients during surgery to help avoid infection
  12. 19. the average weight of a domestic cat (in kg)