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Physical Exam Flashcards

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Each system is examined in its entirety before moving on.

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Systems exam

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All systems are examined but many systems may be evaluated simultaneously.

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Head to tail exam

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What scenes are used during examination?

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Sight, smell, sound, touch

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What details do we focus on?

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Size, shape, color, consistency, location, appearance, rate, volume

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5
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What data can you get on the way to the exam room?

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Gait, weight, behavior, temperament, appearance of skin (zoonotic disease)

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6
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Why is weight important?

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Metabolic disorder monitoring, drug dosing,

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7
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What is the starting point for every exam?

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TPR

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8
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What if oral mm aren’t able to be viewed?

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Find a different conjunctiva

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9
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What ways can you stop a cat from purring to get heart rate?

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Running water, alcohol or palpate a pulse

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10
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The time period of pulse where the left ventricle is contracting?

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Systole

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11
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The time period of heart rate where the heart is relaxing.

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Diastole

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12
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Normal heart sound?

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Lub dub

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13
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What does a murmur sound like?

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Swishing

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14
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What can cause a murmur?

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Defective valve, narrowed blood vessel, defective wall

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15
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Three types of heart murmurs?

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Systolic, diastolic, washing machine

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16
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Heart rate influxes when an animal breathes.

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Sinus arrhythmia

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17
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What is a normal sound of lungs?

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Rustling leaves

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18
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Abnormal lung sounds?

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Wheezing, cracking, whistles, pops, clicks

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19
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What if a cat is panting?

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Report immediately to the doctor!

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20
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Perform a complete and efficient physical exam with….

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Proper documentation

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21
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Advanced

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Physical exam

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22
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What do you analyze about lumps?

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Size, location, both sides, discharge, pain

23
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What do you analyze about eyes?

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Discharge, eyelids (entropian, cherry eye) conjunctiva and sclera, cornea, iris, lens, reflexes (PLR)

24
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What do you analyze about coat?

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External parasites, debris, redness, wounds, flakes, missing patches of hair

25
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What is an entropian?

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Eyelid is rolled in

26
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What are indications of entropian?

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Discharge, blue and hazy cornea, swelling, eyelid rolled in

27
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What is an ectropian?

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Droopy eyelid

28
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What are some issues with ectropians?

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Discharge, debris

29
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What is a cherry eye?

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Prolapse of the tear gland of the third eyelid

30
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What do we test for with pupillary light reflex?

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Neurological function of the cranial nerves during head trauma or neurological disease

31
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What response should come when we perform pupillary light reflex?

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Both pupils restrict at the same speed

32
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What does a Schirmer tear test test for?

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Dry eye

33
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What does flourescein dye test test for?

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Ulcerations

34
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How do you check the third eyelid?

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Proparicaine and pull eye lid forward

35
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What does ocular tonometery test for?

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Glaucoma

36
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What result from tonometery indicates glaucoma?

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Over 25 Hg

37
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Where is a complete eye exam done?

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Dark room

38
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What indications come with cataracts?

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Can’t see through the eye (opacity of the lens)

39
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An eye change that is known in geriatrics.

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Nuclear sclerosis

40
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What do we analyze about ears?

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The pinna, discharge and debris, response to stimuli

41
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What do you analyze out their nose?

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Discharge, sneezing, coughing, mucous membranes, moisture

42
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What do we analyze about the mouth?

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Lips, Gums, teeth, tongue, tonsil, fractured teeth, halitosis, malocclusion (under or over bite) lumps or bumps in mouth

43
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What is considered normal dental alignment?

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Scissors

44
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What are the names of lymph nodes?

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Submandibular, prescapular, popliteal, axiallary, inguinal

45
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Which two nodes are only palpated if abnormal?

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Axiallary, inguinal

46
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What do we analyze about the trunk of an animal?

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Skin turgor, integumentary and muscular system

47
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What is the ideal body score?

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3/5

48
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What are characteristics of a fit animal?

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Has a waist, can easily palpate ribs, have a “tuck” before the pelvis

49
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Ability to view ribs or spine.

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Emaciated

50
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Over 20% of body weight is excess

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Obese

51
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What do we observe about extremities?

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Gait, skin and hair, muscle mass, range of motion, toe nails, foot pads, check righting reflex

52
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What do we analyze genetalia for?

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Discharge, inflammation, smegma, blood, odor

53
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What about perianal area do we analyze?

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Hair loss, matting, inflammation, abscess

54
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Why would we do rectal exam?

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Prostate size, tumors, Anal glands

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