Preventative health Ch.1 (patient history/physical exam)

Question 1

The liver is only palpable when it is disease or enlarged

Answer 1

True

Question 2

When you push your hand towards an animals eye to see if they blink, we are looking for the?

Answer 2

Menace response

Question 3

When you begin your physical exam, you need to observe the patient in its surroundings. Name ONE thing you need to assess atp

Answer 3

Gait (how they are walking around the room)

Question 4

In terms of integument evaluation, name ONE thing you are assessing:

Answer 4

How their skin looks. Is their coat shiny, dull, do you see dandruff, signs of alopecia?

Question 5

What color should healthy gums appear?

Answer 5

bubblegum pink

Question 6

Normal RR for cats and dogs

Answer 6

10-30

Question 7

Normal temp for cats and dogs

Answer 7

100.5-102.5

Question 8

Gums should feel _____ to the touch

Answer 8

Moist

Question 9

what Is the term for when you push on a patients gums and watch them go from white to pink?

Answer 9

Capillary refill time

Question 10

What is normal crt

Answer 10

1-2 seconds

Question 11

When a dog puts his paw in the correct position after you turn it over. it is known as….

Answer 11

Conscious proprioception

Question 12

Where do you hear stridor?

Answer 12

Trachea, upper airways, throat

Question 13

If it isnt written down, it _____ ______

Answer 13

didnt happen

Question 14

Age, breed, and sex are known as __________

Answer 14

signalment

Question 15

This term means you can catch a disease from a patient

Answer 15

zoonotic

Question 16

The reason for the patient being in the clinic for this visit is the ______ _______

Answer 16

presenting complaint

Question 17

It is imperative that you always start your exam at the nose and end at the tail

Answer 17

No, as long as you do it the exact same way as you normally do so you dont miss anything

Question 18

Cats and dogs should be weighed on different scales

Answer 18

true

Question 19

What does LOC mean?

Answer 19

level on consciousness

Question 20

when assessing a patents weight, you should be able to palpate the ______

Answer 20

Ribs

Question 21

If the eyelids roll inwards, causing severe irritation to the cornea, the term is?

Answer 21

entropion

Question 22

If the eye lids are rolling outwards causing the eyes to dry out

Answer 22

Ectropion

Question 23

If your chart says your patient has discharge and swelling in the AD, what does AD mean?

Answer 23

right ear

Question 24

We talked about open ended questions, questions that cannot be answered with a yes or no. Why is this important?

Answer 24

we want the owner to give us as much detail as possible

Question 25

If a client brings in an adult dog for the first exam and says they have no idea how old that dog is, how will you figure out a rough age?

Answer 25

Teeth, ask the owner when they got it, or how long they have had it.

Question 26

What is meant by presenting complaint?

Answer 26

Why they came into the clinic

Question 27

Define polydipsic

Answer 27

drinking a lot of water (increased thirst)

Question 28

Define dyspnea

Answer 28

difficult breathing

Question 29

Define acute

Answer 29

Sudden

Question 30

Define anisocoria

Answer 30

Different sized pupils

Question 31

Define icteric

Answer 31

yellowing of the skin

Question 32

Define Cardiomegaly

Answer 32

large heart

Question 33

Define abcess

Answer 33

A walled off infection

Question 34

Define urticaria

Answer 34

hives

Question 35

What is meant by OU?

Answer 35

both eyes

Question 36

A- or an before an word as a prefix means?

Answer 36

Without

Question 37

Hyper used as a suffix means?

Answer 37

excessive