THE VETERINARY HEALTH CARE TEAM
THE VETERINARY HEALTH CARE TEAM
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- Large animal practitioners
- Veterinarians who work exclusively with farm animals
- laboratory area
- is for clinical diagnostic procedures. Includes a microscope and specialized equipment for analyzing blood samples.
- Grooming Area
- Here you find one or more large bathing tubs, which can be mechanically elevated to spare the groomer's back and help keep the animal in the tub.
- Inpatients
- animals whose condition requires a hospital stay, either for the day, or overnight.
- Veterinary Technician Specialist
- Some graduates of college veterinary technician programs decide to specialize.
- Veterinary receptionist
- duties include answering the telephone, scheduling appointments, greeting clients, filing patient records and collecting and recording payments
- Pharmacy
- Medications and their related supplies are stored.
- Mixed animal practice
- refers to a veterinary clinic that treats both large animals and companion animals.
- Treatment Area
- Here hospital ward inpatients receive medication or diagnostic procedures. Outpatients may also be brought to the treatment area for such technical procedures as bandage changes.
- surgical suite
- holds the surgical table, surgical and anesthetic supplies, and equipment
- Employee Lounge
- The veterinary practice should have an area for employees to eat lunch and take breaks.
- X-ray area
- equipment includes lead aprons, gloves, collars, and lead eyeglasses. The veterinary assistant often helps to restrain and position the patient during the radiographic exposure.
- Veterinary assistant (VA)
- is an individual who received training on the job or through a vocational program.
- Veterinary practice manager (VPM)
- is responsible for all business aspects of the practice
- isolation area
- consists of a few small, medium, and large animal cages. These cages isolate inpatients that may be infected with easily transmitted diseases.
- Veterinary technicians
- Graduates of AVMA-accredited programs in veterinary technology are called.
- reception area
- where clients are first greeted when they enter a practice, is the coordination center. Multiple activities take place here at all times: greeting clients, coordinating patient visits with surgical schedules, and taking payments.
- Outpatients
- animals that don't require a hospital stay.
- Darkroom
- is used for developing the X-ray film.
- hospital ward
- is the confinement area for pre- and postsurgical inpatients, and for those awaiting, undergoing, or recovering from medical treatments.
- Kennel aides
- are trained on the job to assist in the operation of boarding kennels or veterinary hospital kennels
- Veterinary Referral Practice
- Some veterinarians choose to specialize in one aspect of an animal's care.
- Examination Room
- The physical examination area. record the animal's temperature, pulse, and respiratory rate. Depending on the reason for the animal's visit, the veterinary assistant may restrain the animal while the veterinary technician collects blood samples or completes other tests.
- Small animal practice
- usually refers to a veterinary hospital that treats dogs and cats