Equine PE

Question 1

Normal temperature range for adult horse?

Answer 1

99.0-101.5 degrees F

Question 2

Normal heart rate range for adult horse?

Answer 2

30-40 bpm

Question 3

Normal respiration rate for adult horse?

Answer 3

12-24 bpm

Question 4

Which has a higher heart rate - equine or bovine?

Answer 4

Bovine - almost double that of equine

Question 5

Equine PE should go front to back or back to front?

Answer 5

Front to back

Question 6

vessels to palpate pulse on equine?

Answer 6

Transverse facial a. And submandibular a., dorsal pedal/digital a.

Question 7

Equine - normally palpable lymph nodes?

Answer 7

Submandibular (cluster between the mandible).

Question 8

Borders of equine lung field?

Answer 8

Point of elbow, top of scapula, just in front of tuber coxae

Question 9

4 quadrants of equine GI that can be heard?

Answer 9

Right - dorsal and ventral
Left - dorsal and ventral

Question 10

Which side of horse is cecum on?

Answer 10

Right side

Question 11

Heart valves auscultated on the left side?

Answer 11

Pulmonic, aortic, mitral/left atrioventricular

Question 12

Heart valves auscultated on the right side?

Answer 12

Right atrioventricular/tricuspid