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Lesson 3 Section 4 Flashcards

1
Q

What is one way to weigh a horse without a scale?

A

A Heart-girth tape. So many inches around the horse equals so many pounds of body weight

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2
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How do you determine an animals heart rate?

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Stethoscope or femoral pulse for 15 seconds and times that by4 for beats per minute

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3
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what is a normal TPR for a dog?

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T: 99.5-
P Young: 110-120
P Adult: 60-120
R Young: 20-25 R Adult: 14-16

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4
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What is a normal TPR for a cat?

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T: 100.5-102.5
P young: 200-260
P adult: 160-200
R young: 20-30
R adult: 20-40
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5
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What is a normal TPR for a horse?

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T: 99-101
P Young: 60-80
P Adult: 30-50
R Young: 14-15
R Adult: 9-10
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6
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What is the normal TPR for a cow?

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T: 100-102
P young: 100-150
P adult: 40-60
R young: 30-60
R adult: 12-16
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7
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What is the normal TPR for sheep?

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T: 101-104
P young: 80-120 
P adult: 70-80
R young: 15-20
R adult: 15-40
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8
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What does palpitation mean?

A

Examining body parts by touch

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What does auscultation mean?

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Listening for sounds produced within the body

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10
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What are two common areas a vet listens to with a stethoscope?

A

Heart and lungs

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11
Q

What are 4 uncommon areas a vet will listen to with a stethoscope?

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Sinuses, windpipe, intestines, stomach

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12
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What makes up the integumentary system?

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Skin, hair, nails and/or scales

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13
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What are comedones?

A

Blackheads

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14
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What is the turgor pressure?

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Normal elasticity of the skin

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15
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What are the turgor measurements?

A

0-1 sec = <5% dehydrated
2-4 sec = 5-8%
5-10 sec = 8-10%
10-30 sec = 10-12%

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16
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What are rales?

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crackling or rattling sounds during inhalation

17
Q

When auscultating the thorax how many pieces is it split into?

A

9 quadrants

18
Q

The heart is divided into 4 zones, what are they?

A

3 on the left side are: Mitral, aortic, and pulmonary

4th (tricuspid) is on the right side

19
Q

What is a pulse deficit?

A

Occurs when listening to the heart and feeling the pulse at the same time, If both are in sync, there is no deficit. The difference between the two, if any is the deficit

20
Q

When palpating an abdomen, how is it divided?

A

Into thirds: The Cranial third, The Medial Third and the Caudal third

21
Q

What can you palpate in each division of the abdomen?

A

Cranial third: the liver, stomach, spleen and parts of the kidney
Medial: small intestines and remainder of the kidneys
Caudal: Urinary Bladder and Large Intestines

22
Q

What is peristalsis

A

involuntary constriction and relaxation of the muscles of the intestine or another canal, creating wavelike movements that push the contents of the canal forward

23
Q

What is examined of the urogenital system?

A

Mammary glands and vulva in females, testicles and penis in males

24
Q

What are the palpebral and menace reflexes?

A

Palpebral are palpated by touching the medial corner of the eye to elicit a blink. The Menace Reflex is evaluated by moving an open palm rapidly toward the animals eye, this should also elicit blinking.

25
Q

What is used to evaluate the eye pupils?

A

A penlight. Direct light toward the eye to constrict the pupil, the pull the light back. The pupil should dilate to its pre-exam state

26
Q

What is Proprioception

A

Righting reflex: flex the animals paw and place it down, the animal should immediately correct the position of the paw.

27
Q

What does the lymphatic system exam evaluate?

A

Submandibular, pre-scapular, axillary, inguinal and popliteal lymph nodes, these are the peripheral lymph nodes.

28
Q

Where are the prescapular lymph nodes located?

A

Just cranial and dorsal to the shoulder joint

29
Q

Where are the Submandibular lymph nodes located?

A

caudal to the mandible on each side of the jaw

30
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Where are the Axillary lymph nodes located?

A

In the armpit region

31
Q

Where are the Inguinal lymph nodes located?

A

Inguinal region between the rear legs

32
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Where are the popliteal lymph nodes located?

A

at the caudal aspect of the rear leg behind the stifle (knee) joint - these can only be felt when enlarged, otherwise normally too small to feel

33
Q

What is the conjunctiva

A

The membrane that covers the eyeball and the inside of the eyelids

34
Q

What is the sclera

A

The white part of the eye

35
Q

What is the cornea

A

the transparent layer that covers the front of the eye

36
Q

What is the tympanic membrane

A

The ear drum

37
Q

What is the cardiovascular system

A

The body system that circulates the blood

38
Q

What is Perfuse

A

the body’s ability to pump blood

39
Q

What is pulmonary edema

A

Fluid accumulation in the lungs

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