Lecture 1 - Critical Thinking and Introduction

Exmoor

Which breed of ponies tend to have more dermatologic problems in the US due to being imported and not being adjusted to US insects and parasites?

True

True or False: disease may or may not show clinical signs?

Yes

Does failure of an organ or system always indicate disease?

Yes

Are most clinical signs normal protective methods for the body to fight disease?

Disease

What is the term for the consequence of pathophysiologic processes?

Clinical Signs

What is the term for the physical effects of pathophysiologic processes?

No

Does inflammation as an etiology of clinical signs require loss of function?

Mechanistic

What characteristic of disease refers to the steps of DAMNITV?

Functional

Which characteristic of disease refers to the pathophysiologic parts of the disease?

Temporal

Which characteristic of disease tells you if it is acute or chronic?

Age

Which characteristic of the disease/animal tells you if the disease is congenital or acquired?

Location

Which characteristic of a disease tells you if it is local or systemic?

Yes

Should samples always be taken before doing therapy?

Yes

Should noninvasive procedures be done before invasive procedures if possible?

Melanoma

Horses with light eyelids are more prone to what type of cancer/neoplasia, especially under the tail?

Mechanisms

Lack of food, lack of ingestion, problems with digestion/absorption/metabolism, inadequate delivery of nutrients, increased rate of protein loss and energy use, and muscle wasting disease are the various possible what when trying to diagnose the cause of an animal with weight loss?

Signalment

What stage of looking at an animal involves the breed, sex, and age?

History

What stage of looking at an animal involves the complaint, observations, questions, descriptions, and summary, as well as housing, diet, environment, etc.?

Diagnostic Plan

What stage of looking at an animal refers to the rule-outs/ins, minimum database, and different tests done? The owner should be made aware of what can and should be done to make the best choice.

Problem oriented medical record

What does a POMR stand for? It is a legal document which helps with follow-ups, referrals, chronic conditions, and for helping summarize what was done to the animal and the purposes for each step.

Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan

What does SOAP stand for in clinical medicine? This is done for each possible problem in a differential.