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Activities
3. Record, organize, and store pertinent information in a legible and orderly system of
medical records to promote retrieval of information
2. Formulate a complete problem list and differential diagnosis list(s), and determine the
need to collect additional information
3. Recommend appropriate procedures to the client, trainer, herd manager, etc., for
obtaining specific information about the problem(s)
4. Order or perform appropriate diagnostic procedures to further define the problem(s)
2. Communicate case management options and prognosis to the client, trainer, herd
manager, etc., including prevention, treatment, and husbandry alternatives
2. Protect animal and human health and the environment by doing the following:
4. Communicate to the client or staff procedures that will optimize compliance with the
treatment plan
6. Advise the client on relevant additional issues (e.g., nutrition, behavior, genetics,
husbandry, production management and performance, environment)
C. Assess Outcomes
B. Promote economic viability within the veterinary profession to benefit both the client
and the practitioner
O. Assist with grief management and respond supportively to client crises and staff
concerns
Diagnoses
A. Canine
1. Abscesses
2. Allergic dermatitis
3. Alopecia
5. Analgesia
6. Anesthesia
7. Anorexia
8. Ascites
9. Aural hematoma
19. Bronchitis
20. Burns
21. Canine distemper
25. Cataracts
26. Coagulopathy
30. Conjunctivitis
31. Constipation
34. Cough
35. Cryptorchidism
36. Cystitis
41. Dermatophytosis
45. Diarrhea
48. Dyspnea
51. Ehrlichiosis
54. Euthanasia
58. Fever
59. Fleas
66. Giardia
67. Glaucoma
68. Glomerulonephritis/amyloidosis
69. Gunshot
72. Hemangiosarcoma
73. Hemangiopericytoma
77. Hepatitis
82. Hyperadrenocorticism
83. Hypercalcemia
84. Hyperkalemia
85. Hypertension
86. Hyperparathyroidism
88. Hypoadrenocorticism
89. Hypocalcemia
90. Hypoglycemia
91. Hypokalemia
92. Hypothyroidism
93. Icterus
95. Immunizations
96. Immunodeficiency
106. Intussusception
108. Lameness
110. Leptospirosis
112. Lymphadenopathy
113. Lymphosarcoma / leukemia
116. Megaesophagus
117. Meningitis
121. Obesity
124. Osteosarcoma
128. Pancreatitis
129. Panosteitis
135. Pneumonia
136. Pneumothorax
140. Proteinuria
141. Pruritis
142. Pseudopregnancy
145. Pyelonephritis
146. Pyoderma
147. Pyometra
148. Rabies
149. Regurgitation
155. Seborrhea
157. Shock
168. Urolithiasis
169. Uveitis
170. Vaginitis
172. Vestibulitis
173. Vomiting
176. Zoonoses
B. Feline
1. Abscesses
2. Acetaminophen toxicity
5. Analgesia
6. Anesthesia
7. Arthritis
8. Asthma
9. Aural hematoma
10. Bartonellosis
13. Burns
14. Cardiomyopathy
15. Cholangiohepatitis
18. Chylothorax
19. Conjunctivitis
22. Cryptorchidism
23. Cuterebra
24. Cystitis
30. Diarrhea
36. Euthanasia
44. Fibrosarcoma
51. Gunshot
53. Heartworm
56. Hypertension
57. Hyperthyroidism
58. Hypokalemia
59. Icterus
60. Immunizations
66. Luxations
68. Lymphosarcoma
69. Malnutrition
72. Mastitis
73. Megacolon
83. Pancreatitis
87. Pemphigus
90. Pneumonia
93. Pyelonephritis
94. Pyometra
95. Pyothorax
96. Rabies
97. Regurgitation
99. Salmonellosis
101. Shock
103. Steatitis
108. Toxoplasmosis
110. Trauma
111. Trichobezoar
113. Urolithiasis
114. Uveitis
115. Vomiting
C. Pet Birds
1. Airsacculitis
2. Anaphylaxis
3. Aspergillosis
5. Candidiasis
6. Cloacal prolapse
8. Coccidiosis
12. Enteritis
13. Euthanasia
16. Giardiasis
17. Goiter
19. Hypocalcemia
21. Hypovitaminosis A
24. Nutrition/malnutrition
25. Nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism
28. Polyomavirus
31. Psittacosis
33. Salmonellosis
34. Sinusitis
37. Trauma
38. Trichomoniasis
1. Rabbits
a. Abscesses
b. Cuterebra
c. Encephalitis
e. Gastric trichobezoars
f. Heat stroke
g. Malocclusion
h. Otoacariasis
i. Pasteurellosis
j. Pneumonia
k. Sterilization
l. Tularemia
2. Ferrets
a. Adrenal tumor
b. Canine distemper
c. Estrogen toxicity
d. Foreign body
e. Heat stroke
f. Insulinoma
g. Pneumonia
h. Splenomegaly
i. Sterilization
j. Uroliths
3. Hamsters
a. Malocclusion
b. Proliferative ileitis
c. Salmonellosis
d. Trauma
c. Tumors
d. Wounds
5. Guinea Pigs
a. Antibiotic toxicity
b. Bacterial enteritis
c. Dystocia
d. Heat stress
e. Nutrition
f. Pregnancy toxemia
6. Turtles
a. Hypovitaminosis A
b. Pneumonia
c. Salmonellosis
d. Septicemia
7. Snakes
a. Pneumonia
b. Septicemia
c. Ulcerative stomatitis
8. Iguanas
a. Abscesses
b. Bladder stones
c. Injury
e. Mouth rot
f. Nutrition
9. Primates
b. Herpes virus B
c. Simian AIDS
d. Tuberculosis
E. Bovine
1. Abomasal disease
2. Abortion
3. Abscesses
4. Acetonemia
5. Actinobacillosis
6. Actinomycosis
8. Anaplasmosis
10. Anestrus
11. Anthrax
12. Beef quality assurance / food safety
13. Bloat
14. Botulism
20. Brucellosis
24. Campylobacteriosis
25. Castration
27. Choke
30. Coccidiosis
31. Coronavirus
33. Cryptosporidiosis
36. Dermatophilosis
44. Euthanasia
54. Immunizations
63. Lameness
64. Laminitis
66. Leptospirosis
67. Listeriosis
74. Mycoplasmosis
75. Mycotoxicoses
76. Neosporosis
77. Nutrition/malnutrition
78. Omphalitis
80. Papillomatosis
81. Parasites (external)
83. Paratuberculosis
86. Polioencephalomalacia
90. Pyelonephritis
91. Rabies
94. Rinderpest
95. Rotavirus
96. Salmonellosis
102. Tetanus
107. Trichomonosis
108. Tuberculosis
110. Urolithiasis
F. Porcine
2. Ascaris suum
3. Atrophic rhinitis
4. Bordetella bronchiseptica
5. Castration
6. Clostridium perfringens
7. Coccidiosis
8. Dystocia management
9. Edema disease
10. Erysipelas
12. Euthanasia
17. Hernias
19. Hyperthermia
20. Immunizations
24. Leptospirosis
25. Lice
26. Mastitis
29. Parvovirus
34. Pseudorabies
38. Rotavirus
39. Salmonellosis
43. Strongyloides
47. Trichinosis
G. Ovine/Caprine
1. Anthrax
2. Bluetongue
3. Brucellosis
6. Castration
7. Chlamydial polyarthritis
8. Coccidiosis
9. Colibacillosis
12. Dystocia
16. Epididymo-orchitis
17. Euthanasia
21. Hypocalcemia
22. Immunizations
23. Infertility
27. Lameness
28. Leptospirosis
29. Listeriosis
32. Paratuberculosis
33. Pneumonia
34. Polioencephalomalacia
35. Rabies
36. Rumenitis
37. Scabies
38. Scrapie
41. Tetanus
43. Toxicities
44. Toxoplasmosis
45. Urolithiasis
47. Vibriosis
H. Cervidae
1. Brucellosis
4. Euthanasia
5. Nutrition
7. Reproduction
8. Trauma
9. Tuberculosis
I. Equine
1. Abortion
4. Aging by dentition
6. Analgesia
7. Anemia
8. Anesthesia, general
9. Anesthesia, local
11. Anthrax
14. Ataxia
18. Botulism
22. Castration
23. Cataracts
37. Dermatophilosis
44. Dysphagia
46. Ectoparasites
47. Endoparasites
48. Endotoxemia
49. Enteroliths
54. Euthanasia
68. Hernias
72. Immunizations
78. Laminitis
85. Neoplasia
91. Omphalophlebitis
92. Osteoarthritis
98. Peritonitis
100. Pleuropneumonia
101. Pneumothorax
108. Rabies
115. Septicemia
117. Snakebite
118. Strangles
120. Tetanus
121. Thrush
123. Twinning
127. Uveitis
128. VEE/WEE/EEE
J. Camelidae
2. Grain engorgement
3. Heatstroke
4. Intestinal parasitism
5. Parasites (external)
K. Poultry
1. Aspergillosis
2. Avian tuberculosis
3. Botulism
5. Coccidiosis
8. Fowlpox
9. Hemorrhagic enteritis
15. Influenza
18. Mycoplasmosis
23. Salmonellosis