Physical examination: Vital signs, listening, touching and looking Ch 16

Question 1

Assessment

Answer 1

Evaluation of a condition

Question 2

Signalment

Answer 2

Description of the animal with information about the animal like species, breed, age and sexual status (neutered or intact)

Question 3

Vital Signs

Answer 3

Parameters taken from the animals to assess its health

Question 4

Fever

Answer 4

Elevated body temperature

Question 5

Febrile

Answer 5

fever

Question 6

Afebrile

Answer 6

without a fever

Question 7

Pyrexia

Answer 7

Another term for fever

Question 8

Pyr/o

Answer 8

fire

Question 9

Hypothermia

Answer 9

Decrease in body temperature

Question 10

Pulse

Answer 10

The number of times the heart beats per minute, taken by palpating the artery

Question 11

Pulse rate

Answer 11

pulse

Question 12

Heart rate (HR)

Answer 12

Number of times the heart contracts and relaxes per minute, taken by auscultating the heart with a stethoscope.

Question 13

Respiration

Answer 13

The number of respirations per minute (one total inhale and one total exhale)

Question 14

Respiration rate (RR)

Answer 14

Respiration

Question 15

Blood pressure (BP)

Answer 15

The pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the blood vessels, especially the arteries

Question 16

Sphygmomanometer

Answer 16

An instrument used to measure blood pressure

Question 17

Doppler

Answer 17

An instrument used to listen to blood sounds during the measurement of blood pressure in animals.

Question 18

Auscultation

Answer 18

The act of listening

Question 19

Palpation

Answer 19

Examination by feeling (during palpation one can feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of body parts or masses)

Question 20

Percussion

Answer 20

Examination by tapping the surface to determine density of a body area (the sound produced by this varies depending on the amount of fluid, solid, or air present in the area being examined)

Question 21

Speculum

Answer 21

An instrument used to enlarge the opening of canal or cavity (It can be attached to an otoscope - or another scope-to provide better view of a canal or cavity or a mouth spectrum can be used to better visualize the oral cavity)