History And Physical Examination - Penn Foster

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Environmental History

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The animals most current living situation. It should include questions about how the animal is housed & fed.

Front 2

Outpatients are normally scheduled for how many complete examinations a year?

Back 2

One

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The most common veterinary procedure is......

Back 3

The physical examination.

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What does the medical history do?

Back 4

Seeks information to help the veterinarian evaluate the patient's physical status, develop a diagnosis, and offer a prognosis.

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What is the signalment?

Back 5

The overall patient description, it includes the breed, gender, age, and reproductive system.

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What does taking the history involve?

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1. Identifying the primary or presenting problem.

2. Taking a medical history.

3. Taking the environmental history.

4. Reviewing the body systems.

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Primary problem

Back 7

Also referred to as the presenting problem or client complaint. It is what brings the animal into the veterinarian: the problem the owner has observed.

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Body sytems history

Back 8

Detailed questions about the body system (or systems) involved in the presenting problems.

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Body systems review

Back 9

A review of the body systems to note any additional problems the animal may have.

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Integumentary system

Back 10

The skin an attached structures, like hair,nails, and/or scales, surface of legs and paws.

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Head and neck review

Back 11

The review of the head and neck including discussing the eyes, ears, nose and mouth.

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Respiratory system

Back 12

It takes in oxygen and turns it into carbon dioxide.

The main symptom of a respiratory problem is a cough. Sneezing and nasal discharge are also important symptoms of respiratory disease.

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Cardiovascular system

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Cardiovascular= heart

The body system that circulates blood.

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Pulmonary edema

Back 14

Fluid accumulation in the lungs.

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Gastrointestinal system

Back 15

Areas to do with the stomach including the esophagus, small intestine large intestine or colon, rectum and anus.

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What are the 2 main symptoms of the GI system?

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Vomiting and diarrhea

Front 17

Urinary system

Back 17

It consists of the two kidneys, ureters, the bladder, and the urethra.

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Musculoskeletal system

Back 18

Bones, muscle, and joints.

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Central nervous system (CNS)

Back 19

Carries nerve impulses to and from the brain.

Front 20

What is the most common sign of a CNS problem?

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Seizure

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Seizure

Back 21

A short circuit in the brain that makes the animal lose control over its body. They are not painful.

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Intervertebral disk disease

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Deteriorated cushions between the vertebrae.

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Vertebrae

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The bones of the spine.

Front 24

Without a ___________________ on an animal, you can't arrive at a diagnosis.

Back 24

Physical examination

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You would check the animal's __________ system if it presented with a sore leg.

Back 25

Musculoskeletal

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What helps the veterinarian evaluate the patient's physical status, develop a diagnosis, and offer a prognosis?

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A medical history of the animal.

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If a dog presented with a cough, you would check the dogs ________ system and it's ________ system.

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Cardiovascular system and respiratory system.

Front 28

Taking a good history is a critical part of the physical exam because a good history.......

Back 28

Narrows the focus of testing results.

Front 29

If you want to learn what a pet eats, its exposure to water, and its travel situation, you'll take an __________ history....

Back 29

Environmental history.

Front 30

What is the most common restraint device for preventing chewing or licking of a sore spot or bandage?

Back 30

Elizabethan collar

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Elizabethan collar

Back 31

A circular plastic shield, resembling a lamp shade, which encircles the neck and extends to the end of the muzzle.

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What often occurs right before a cat attacks?

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The ears lay back and the tail will twitch.

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Cat bag

Back 33

A restraining device consisting of a zippered bag with several openings for treating different parts of a cats body.

Front 34

Scruff

Back 34

The handful of skin on the back of the neck.

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Of all the animals you'll handle and restrain, _________ present the biggest challenge.

Back 35

Birds

Front 36

Horses are trained to be handled from the ________

Back 36

Left

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Cradle

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A device that consists of wooden slats or round rods woven together that go around the horses neck to keep the neck straight and prevent the horse from chewing at itself.

Front 38

Mouth gag

Back 38

A wedge-shaped structure that prevents a horse from biting down while someone is examining or treating its mouth.

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Nose tongs

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Tongs that grasp the center of the nose just inside the nostrils to permit more head control.

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Hobbles

Back 40

Either rope or chain devices that encircle the rear legs. restricting their ability to kick.

Front 41

Horses tend to kick to the _______ and cows tend to kick to the _________.

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1. back

2. side

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Hog snare

Back 42

A pole with a loop of cable at the end that can be tightened over a pig's snout.

Front 43

The most often used method of restraining a hog is........

Back 43

A hog snare.

Front 44

Name the vital statistics.

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1. weight

2. heart rate

3. temperature

4. respiration rate

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Heart-girth tape

Back 45

A flexible tape measuring device that weights a horse by measuring its girth just behind the elbow in its heart area.

Front 46

Whats the general rule for taking a large animals temperature?

Back 46

Insert the thermometer one inch into the rectum for one minute.

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Tympanic membrane

Back 47

The membrane that covers the ear drum.

Front 48

The typical physical examination proceeds systematically from __________.

Back 48

Head to toe.

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Palpation

Back 49

Examining body parts by touch.

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Auscultation

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Listening for sounds produced within the body.

Front 51

Throughout the examination process, the veterinarian applies what to each body part?

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1. Observation

2. palpation

3. auscultation

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Observation

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Involves careful visual inspection of each body part, and evaluating the animal as a whole.

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What sites are usually associated with a stethoscope?

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1. Heart

2. Lungs

3. Stomach

4. Windpipe

5. Intestines

6. Sinuses

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Respiratory rate

Back 54

Breaths per minute.

Front 55

Alopecia

Back 55

Loss of hair on the body.

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Symmetrical

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Even in size and shape.

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Erythroderma

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A medical term meaning "reddened skin".

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Papule (pustules)

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A hard, pimple-like skin bump.

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Comedones

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Skin lesions the resemble "blackheads".

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Cranial

Back 60

A directional term that means "towards the head."

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Inguinal

Back 61

Between the rear legs, of the groin.

Front 62

The most common areas to see fleas and/or flea dirt are.......

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The hindquarters just cranial from the base of the tail and in the inguinal region.

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Turgor Pressure

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Normal elasticity of the skin.

Front 64

Rales

Back 64

Abnormal crackling or rattling sounds in the lungs during inhalation.

Front 65

Capillary refill time

Back 65

The time it takes for the vessels in the mucous membranes to return to normal after being pressed.

Front 66

The 3 zones on the left side of the thorax correspond to......

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1. Mitral

2. Aortic

3. pulmonary

Front 67

What valve is located on the right side of the thorax?

Back 67

Tricuspid

Front 68

Pulse deficits

Back 68

Distinct differences between the point at which the heart beats and the point at which a pulse beat is felt. The pulse should be felt immediately after the heart beats.

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Name the thirds the abdomen is separated into.....

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1. Cranial third

2. Medial third

3.Caudal third

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Peristalsis

Back 70

The series of wavelike contractions of smooth muscles.

Front 71

How do you evaluate the palpebral reflex?

Back 71

By touching the medial corner of the eye to elicit a blink.

Front 72

How do you evaluate the menace reflex?

Back 72

By moving an open palm rapidly towards the animals eye, this should elicit blinking. The palm should never come in contact with the animal.

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Proprioception

Back 73

The righting reflex.

Front 74

What are the peripheral lymph nodes of an animal?

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1. Submandibular

2. Prescapular

3. Axillary

4. Inguinal

5. Popliteal

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Where are the Submandibular lymph nodes located?

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Caudal to the mandible on each side of the jaw.

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Where are the Prescapular lumph node located?

Back 76

Cranial and dorsal to the shoulder joint.

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Where are the Axillary lymph nodes located?

Back 77

In the area pit region of the animal.

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Where is the Inguinal lymph nodes located?

Back 78

In the inguinal region between the rear legs.

Front 79

Where is the Popliteal lymph nodes located?

Back 79

At the caudal aspect of the rear leg behind the stifle (knee) joint.

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Which lymph nodes can only be felt when enlarged?

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1. Axillary

2. Inguinal

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Conjunctiva

Back 81

The membrane that covers the eyeball as well as the inside of the eyelids.

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Sclera

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Also known as "white part if the eye" is the fibrous outer layer of the eye that maintains the shape of the eye.

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Cornea

Back 83

The transparent layer that covers the very front of the eye, its the anterior portion of the sclera.

Front 84

Pinna

Back 84

The external portion of the ear that catches sound waves and transmits them to the external auditory canal.

Front 85

Ophthalmoscope

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An instrument used to visualize the interior chamber of the eye, where signs of disease or trauma can sometimes be seen.

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Otoscope

Back 86

An instrument used to inspect the ear an animal; it's an essential diagnostic tool to determine types of infections and to discover foreign bodies in the ear canal.

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Tympanic membrane

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The membrane that covers the ear drum.

Front 88

The ophthalmoscope and othoscope both consist of what two parts?

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Body & head, the body contains a rechargeable battery for the light, the heard contains a lens for magnifying.

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Prognosis

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The prediction of the outcome of disease. (outlook of the patient)

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Diagnosis

Back 90

Identifying the cause of the animals symptoms. The determination of the cause of the disease.

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SOAP

Back 91

Subjective

Objective

Assessment

Procedure or plan

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Subjective data section

Back 92

The reason the animal is being presented to the veterinary clinic and observations of the animal and its condition that can't be quantified.

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Objective data section

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Data that is quantifiable, it can be measured.

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Assessment section

Back 94

The progress notes includes possible or probable explanations for the problem. It also includes the patients diagnosis. Only the veterinarian uses the assessment section.

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Procedure or plan section

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Outlines the plan for treatment, it includes any problems that should be monitored, follow-up care instructions, medications prescribed, and other recommendations. Only the veterinarian can use this section.