equine PE

Question 1

what are you checking on the R side

Answer 1

heart, lungs, GI, skin, palpate limbs, lymph nodes

Question 2

what are you checking on L side

Answer 2

heart, lungs, GI, skin, palpate limbs, lymph nodes

Question 3

what are you checking near the tail

Answer 3

temperature + anal tone

Question 4

what are you checking near the head

Answer 4

mentation, CN, palapate LN, smell breath

Question 5

how to check CNs

Answer 5

feed a treat
look in eyes

Question 6

what horses nearly always get melanomas

Answer 6

gray horses over 15yo

Question 7

typical HR

Answer 7

28-40
routinely has second degree AV block from high vagal tone

Question 8

S1

Answer 8

closure of AV valves, begins systole (lub)

Question 9

S2

Answer 9

closure of semilunar valves, ends systole and begins diastole (dub)

Question 10

S3

Answer 10

filling of ventricles
cant hear it

Question 11

S4

Answer 11

contraction of atria

Question 12

PAM

Answer 12

P-3rd
A-4th
M-5th

Question 13

grade 1 heart murmur

Answer 13

audible at 1 valve

Question 14

grade 2 heart murmurs

Answer 14

audible at 2 valves

Question 15

grade 3 hear murmurs

Answer 15

audible at 3 valves

Question 16

grade 4 hear murmurs

Answer 16

audible at all 4 valves

Question 17

grade 6 heart murmur

Answer 17

audible w/ stethescope off chest

Question 18

normal resting respiratory rate

Answer 18

less than 20

Question 19

normal breath smell

Answer 19

sweet, bilaterally even

Question 20

major lymph nodes

Answer 20

mandibular, parotid, cervical, inguinal

Question 21

checking GI

Answer 21

listen for 10-60 seconds
upper and lower
ventral midline

Question 22

what sound indicates sand in stomach

Answer 22

waves on beach