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Physical Examination Flashcards

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What are the approaches to an exam?

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  • Front-to-back
    -Systems
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What are the keys to a good physical exam?

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  • Consistency
  • symmetry (compare each side)
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What senses need to be used in a physical exam?

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Sight, smell, hearing, touch

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What do we use sight for in a physical exam?

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  • Observation
  • inspection
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What do me use hearing for in a physical exam?

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  • Auscultation of the heart, lungs, and GI tract
  • Percussion of the GI tract
  • Crepitation
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What is auscultation?

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Listening to internal sounds of the body

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What is percussion?

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Tapping on structures and listening

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What is crepitation?

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Crackling in the muscosteletal system

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What do we use smell for in a physical exam?

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To detect…
- Infection
- Infestation
- Inflammation
- Poor husbandry
- Metabolic disease

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What do we use touch for in a physical exam?

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Palpitation

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What is body condition scoring (bcs)?

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An assessment of an animals nutrition status from 1-5

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What senses do we use when finding a BCS?

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  • Sight (from above and side)
  • Touch (palpitation)
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What is a BCS based on?

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-The amount of tissue over the ribs, hip bones, and transverse processes of vertebrae
- Abdominal tuck and waistline

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What is palpation?

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An examination using the sense of touch

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What is the pounds to kilograms conversion?

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2.2lbs= 1kg

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Lymph nodes that are easily visible or very easily palpable may be…

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Enlarged due to something

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Where is the submandibular lymph node?

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Medial to the caudial aspect of the mandible

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Where is the prescapular lymph node?

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Caudial to the forearm, deep in

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Where is the axillary lymph node?

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On the lateral aspect of the thorax, medial to the elbow

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Where is the inguinal lymph node?

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As the commissure of the thigh

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Where is the popliteal lymph node?

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Caudial to the knee

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What does lymphadenopathy mean?

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The abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes

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What are some causes of lymphadenopathy?

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-Inflammation or infection
-Post-vaccination (immune response)
-Lymphatic cancer
-Feline leukemia

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