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| What are the important reasons for the physical exam? |
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opportunity for the owner to ask any questions about the health of the patient
early detection of health problems at various stages of life
allows for suggestions of improving quality of life for the pet
pre-anesthetic physical exam
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| What are the 4 areas of primary concern that may affect anesthesia? |
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| What is the signalment of the patient? |
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| age, breed, gender/repro status |
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| What is the common way to start and finish the physical exam? |
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| What are the general body systems? |
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1. general appearance
2. integument
3. respiratory
4. cardiovascular
5. gastrointestinal
6. genitourinary
7. musculoskeletal
8. neurologic
9. special senses |
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| What are looking for when you take note of general appearance? |
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| state of nutrition, apparent age, mental alertness, gross deformities |
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| What two things do you examine the head for? |
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| What abnormalities can be seen when examining the head? |
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| facial paralysis, alopecia, swellings |
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| inflammation of the eyelids |
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| Turning in of the eyelids |
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| turning out of the eyelids |
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| suturing of a portion of the upper and lower eyelids together |
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| what things do you look at when examining the eyes? |
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| upper/lower eyelids, conjunctiva, sclera, 3rd eyelid, cornea, lens, fundus, Fluorescein staining, Schiotz tonometer, Tonopen, Schirmer tear test |
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| What is a common feline eye condition? |
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| What is the 3rd eyelid also called? |
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| enlargement of the lymph tissue lining |
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| inflammation of the cornea |
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| bleeding in the anterior chamber of the eye |
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| an increase in intraocular pressure |
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| What is proptosis? What breeds are predisposed |
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| protrusion of the eye from the socket usually related to trauma; breeds such as Pekinese |
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| Where does the pupil response take place |
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| constricting of the pupil |
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| inflammation of iris and ciliary body |
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| beginning opacity of the lens |
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| What problems can occur with the retina |
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| retinal detachment and retinal hemmorrhage |
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| portion of the eye that reflects light |
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| what is Fluorescein staining for |
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| used to determine ulceration of the cornea |
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| How does Fluorescein staining work |
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the epithelium has high lipid content
and will repel the water soluble stain |
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| What is the function of the history during the physical exam? |
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| you get the vaccination and parasite prevention information; an unbiased description of the pet's illness; you can ask objective questions; you can relate questions to the chief complaint |
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| What is the chief complaint? |
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| reason for the appointment and main concern for the owner |
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| Which peripheral lymph nodes can be palpated? |
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| mandibular, prescapular, and popliteal |
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| Which lymph nodes are usually only felt when enlarged? |
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| When palpating the lymphnodes what are you checking for? |
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| Where are the prescapular lymphnodes? |
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| cranial and proximal area of the shoulder joint |
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| What technique for abdominal palpation is used for large animals? |
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| What technique for abdominal palpation is used for small animals? |
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| In what direction do you palpate the abdomen? |
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| What do you divide the abdomen into for palpation? |
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| cranial, middle and caudal |
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| increase in intra-abdominal fluid |
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| What are the main organs in the abdo? |
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bladder
spleen
kidneys
large intestine
small intestine
stomach
liver
mesenteric lymph nodes (if enlarged) |
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| Where is a heart murmur best heard? |
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| 4th or 5th intercostal space on the left side of the chest |
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| What are the grades of heart murmurs? |
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Grade 1 = a very soft, localized murmur detected only in a quiet room after minutes of intense listening.
Grade 2 = a soft murmur, heard immediately, localized to a single valve area.
Grade 3 = a moderate intensity murmur that is evident at more than one location.
Grade 4 = a moderate intensity to loud murmur; radiates well; but a consistent precordial thrill is not present.
Grade 5 = a loud murmur accompanied by a palpable precordial thrill.
Grade 6 = a loud murmur with a precordial thrill, audible when the stethoscope is removed from the thorax. |
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| What are bronchovessicular sounds? |
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| sounds produced by air moving through the bronchioles and alveoli |
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| What are the abnormal respiratory sounds? |
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| louder than normal respiratory sounds |
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| associated with fluid in the alevoli |
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| produced by airway obstruction |
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