Vet Tech: History and Physical

What is Signalmenf?

It is the overall patient description (includes the breed, gender, age, and reproductive status)

How do you speak to a client?

Use neutral language and non-leading, open-ended questions

what is a primary or presenting problem?

It is the reason for the patient’s visit to the veterinary clinic

What does the body systems history and body systems review discuss?

It discusses each body system in sequence and record any current or previous problems

What is a body systems review?

discuss each body system in sequence and record any current or previous problems

What is the integumentary system?

skin, scales, hair, nails, hooves, horns, and feathers

What is the respiratory system?

nose, mouth, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs

What is the circulatory system?

the heart, blood, and blood vessels

What is the Gastrointestinal system?

mouth, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, anus, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas

What is the Urogenital system?

kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra, reproductive organs (male – penis, prostate, testes; female – ovaries, uterus, vagina)

What is the Musculoskeletal system?

bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, connective tissues

What is the Nervous system?

brain, spinal cord, nerves

Which body system are the kidneys a part of?

Urogenital system

What is the physical examination?

tells you more about an animal patient than any other single diagnostic tool

What does Arrhythmia mean?

abnormal rate or rhythm

What does Bradycardia mean?

abnormally slow heart rate

What does Tachycardia mean?

abnormally fast heart rate

What does Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia mean?

heart rate cyclically decreases when the animal exhales and increases when the animal inhales

What does murmur mean in heart rate?

abnormal “swooshing” sounds relating to the improper closure of heart valves or other cardiac diseases

What is the respiratory rate?

expressed as breaths per minute

Which of the following is considered full respiration?

One inhalation and one exhalation

Which of the following colors of mucous membrane could indicate cardiac disease?

Blue or Purple

Which of the following means an animal has an abnormally slow heart rate?

Bradycardia

Which of the following means an animal has an abnormally fast heart rate?

Tachycardia