Exam one

What are the steps of a physical exam?

1. Visual inspection

2. Palpation

3. Hearing methods

What does Body condition include in PE

Weight, posture, hair coat, gait

What are alert LOC’s

BAR, QAR, Lethargic

What LOC os a good when they/re response time to verbal stimuli is off?

Obtunded

What LOC is it when animals only responds to painful stimuli

Stuporous

What LOC is an animal when it is completely unresponsive

Comatose

How do you get the rate of perfusion?

Mucous membranes

How fast should cappiliaries refill in mucous membranes?

<2 seconds

How many steps is the pain scale

3 steps

1. Non interactive behavior

2. Interactive behavior

3. palpation/touching patient

What is the grading range on each step of the pain scale?

0-4

What physical structures can you assess during a physical examination?

1. Head and neck

eyes, nose, muzzle, mouth, ears, neck

2. Thorax and abdomen

3. Limbs

Lymph nodes, pulse

4. External genitalia and perineum

What is tear staining called?

Porphyrin

What dehydration status would snap back in skin turgor test?

4%

What dehydration status would slowly fall in skin turgor test?

5%

What dehydration status would slowly fall with dry mucous membranes and sunken eyes in skin turgor test?

6%

What dehydration status would take more than 6 seconds to return to nomal in skin turgor test?

8%

What dehydration status would have over 2 seconds capilliary refill time, skin remains tented in skin turgor test?

10%

What hydration status would lead to death or shock in patient?

12%

How do we estimate age in patients?

• Teeth

• Hair coat/color

• body condition

How can you identify cattle

hot iron

freezing branding

rodent identification teqniques

ear notching

ear tag

tattoo

toe clipping

microchip

What word would you use to define soft, malleable when palpating?

doughy

What word would you use to define normal texture of organs when palpating?

firm

What word would you use to define bone like when palpating?

hard

What word would you use to define soft, elastic, undulant when palpating?

fluctuant

What word would you use to define air or gas filled when palpating?

emphysematous

What is innate behavior?

inherited, automatic, consistent

What is learned behavior?

ability to learn, developed behavior