PQ 2 Flashcards
Which of the following is the permanent data of the animal?
Species;
Breed;
Sex;
Colour;
Colour pattern;
Nose/muzzle impression;
Blood group;
Marks – Whorls, blemishes or defects
What colour is the mucosa in case of hypovolaemic shock?
- Cyanotic
- Yellow
- Pale
- Dirty red
Dirty red
. What to check when you inspect the testes?
Location; Size; Shape; Structure; Surface; Painfulness; Symmetry; Movability;
Consistency; Cryptorchidism (should descend by 6 months of age → sertoli cell tumour
LMN lesion signs
Diminished or absent reflexes; Decreased or absent tone
Physical exam of the kidney
Enlarged kidney size is always associated with renal disease in cats; Painful kidney may
indicate acute disease, renal stone, or tumour.
Common causes of kidney shrinkage?
Congenital renal dysplasia; End-stage kidney disease; Chronic pyelonephritis
What can B-mode echocardiography show?
DCM & HCM
What is a pathognomic symptom?
Specific. Characteristic for a particular disease. Sign whose presence means that the
disease is present without any doubt
Instruments needed for a neurological exam
Reflex hammer; Penlight; Arterial clamp; Needle
What is anisocoria?
Unequal pupil size
What can be examined by inspection of joints?
Skin; Angle; Swelling; Deformities; Symmetry
What are the methods of neurological examination?
X-ray; EEG; CT; MRI; Blood count; Pathogen detection; CSF analysis
Type of exam commonly carried out together with an ECG
Phonocardiography (PCG) (heart sounds)
Choose the correct statement?
• CT is an X-ray tube that rotates around the patient to obtain multiple images that are then relayed to a computer that reconstruct the image.
• MRI uses X-ray imaging
• MRI uses the properties of hydrogen atoms when warmed up
CT is an X-ray tube that rotates around the patient to obtain multiple images that are
then replayed to a computer that reconstructs the image
What is an election of the skin with fluid and volume under 1 cm without epithelial
surrounding?
- Bulla
- Vesicle
- Cyst
Vesicle
What is not part of status praesens?
- Nutritional status
- History
- General impression
History
Indications of tracheoscopy or bronchoscopy?
Acute cough in cases of suspected foreign body; Chronic cough if the cause is unknown
or the patient doesn’t respond to therapy; Unexplained abnormal breathing pattern;
Tracheal collapse → Confirmation & staging; Chronic bronchitis → Staging & sample
collection; Stridor; Removal of mucoid obstruction in atelectatic lung lobes; Suspected
narrowing of the airway; Suspected metastatic pulmonary neoplasia; Haemoptoe
Signs of conscious pain perception in the dog
Leg withdrawal
- Leg extension
- Crying
- Biting towards the examiner
- Lifting the head up
Crying; Biting towards the examiner
Indications for colonoscopy
Large bowel diarrhoea; Haematochezia; Blood in faeces; Increased faecal mucous;
Tenesmus; Dyschezia; Palpable rectal masses
Where does the basic clinical value belong to?
Status praesens
What could cause a cardiac beat dislocation?
Pneumothorax; Hydrothorax; Abscess; Tumour
What is not transient data?
Type of coat; Cropped/docked tail
What is transient data?
Age; Body weight; Brand marks; Tattoos; Micro-chips
What are the reduced mental statuses?
- Dementia
- Stupor
- Indolentia
- Somnolentia
- Delirium
- Coma
- Furor
- Aggressive
- excitatio
Dementia; Stupor; Indolentia (freedom from pain); Somnolentia (sleepy/drowsy);
Delerium; Coma
. In dogs, LSHF can lead to…
- Ascites
- Dyspnoea
- Coughing
- tachypnoe
Dyspnoea; Coughing; Tachypnoea
(FALSE – consequence of right sided heart failure)
When is RDW (red cell distribution width) elevated?
Regenerative anaemia
A papule is…
Small; Solid elevation <1cm
Acoustic impedance
Density of product x Acoustic velocity
In case of hepatopathy, AST is…
Sometimes increased; Not liver specific; Only used together with ALT; “Useless” is
apparently the correct answer?
In what conditions would you hear a stronger heartbeat?
Thin thoracic wall
. What is ataxia?
Incoordination of movement
What is true about angioedema and urticaria
- Due to corticosteroids
- Appear within 15-20h
- Usually due to vaccination, blood transfusion, bee stings (high allergic reaction)
- Not recommended to give antihistamins or calcium
- Always strong pruritus
Usually due to vaccination, blood transfusion or bee stings (allergic reaction)
How can you categorise the heart sounds by auscultation?
Frequency
Intensity
Size of the cardiac dullness
Amplitude of the hearts sounds
Rhythm
Demarcation of the heart sounds
Adventitious murmur
Turbulency of the heart sounds
Tone of the heart sounds
Resonancy of the heart sound
FRIDA: Frequency; Rhythm; Intensity; Demarcation of heart sounds; Adventitious
murmur
Which of the following findings indicate that your patient might have lower urinary
tract disease?(MCQ)
Polyuria, polydipsia
Pollakiuria
Dysuria, stranguria
Thrombosis
Sudden blindness
Central nervous signs
Periuria
Ascites
Haematuria
Pollakiuria; Dysuria; Stranguria; Periuria; Haematuria
Regarding its origin, a seizure can be
Focal
Bipol
Generalized
Lateral
Extracerebral
Extracerebellar
Generalised; Extracerebral