Deck 43: The Physical Examination and Patient History

Question 1

Which of the following is the definition of arrthymia?

A) difficulty breathing
B) swishing sound within the heart
C) abnormal heart beat
D) sound of cellophane within the heart

Answer 1

abnormal heart beat

Question 2

Which of the following is examined to determine the CRT?

A) lips
B) tongue
C) gums
D) eyes

Answer 2

gums

Question 3

Livestock are too large to be weighed on a scale.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Which of the following is a term for hair loss?

A) alopecia
B) anorexia
C) anastomosis
D) atrophy

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT felt within an abdominal palpation?

A) feces
B) pregnancy
C) mass
D) all of the above are palpable

Question 12

Match the following terms with the correct definition.
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A) shrinking of the muscle due to no use
B) the reason the animal is being seen by the vet
C) to listen to the heart and lungs
D) inspection of an animal at a distance
E) difficulty breathing
F) to open
G) background information on the life of the animal
H) to close
I) wheezing sound like musical note
J) patient name, age, gender, species
K) irregular or abnormal heart beat
L) assessment of each body system
M) swishing sound of the heart

Question 14

Match the following terms with the correct definition.
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A) shrinking of the muscle due to no use
B) the reason the animal is being seen by the vet
C) to listen to the heart and lungs
D) inspection of an animal at a distance
E) difficulty breathing
F) to open
G) background information on the life of the animal
H) to close
I) wheezing sound like musical note
J) patient name, age, gender, species
K) irregular or abnormal heart beat
L) assessment of each body system
M) swishing sound of the heart

Question 16

Match the following terms with the correct definition.
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A) shrinking of the muscle due to no use
B) the reason the animal is being seen by the vet
C) to listen to the heart and lungs
D) inspection of an animal at a distance
E) difficulty breathing
F) to open
G) background information on the life of the animal
H) to close
I) wheezing sound like musical note
J) patient name, age, gender, species
K) irregular or abnormal heart beat
L) assessment of each body system
M) swishing sound of the heart

Question 24

A normal CRT is ____ to ____ seconds.

Question 25

The oral exam is used to determine ________________, ______________, or _____________________.

Question 28

The __________________ pulse should be evaluated on the limb of animals.

Question 29

The ________________________ system includes feathers and hooves.

Question 31

A scale or tape is used to determine the ________________________ of an animal.

Question 32

The _________________________ is listening to the heart and lungs.

Question 33

The __________________ is a tool used to tap areas of the body in order to determine responses to the nervous system.

Question 37

A or an ______________________ is used to evaluate the ears and nasal cavity.

Question 40

Match the following terms with the correct definition.
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A) alopecia
B) wheel barrow technique
C) signalment
D) urogenital system
E) arrthymia
F) dilate
G) crackles
H) auscultation
I) atrophy
J) head exam
K) hydration status
L) constrict
M) patient history
N) dysnea
O) chief complaint
P) integumentary
Q) triage
R) murmur
S) oral cavity
T) observation
U) nervous system
V) rales
W) knee jerk reaction
X) toe pinch response

Question 42

Match the following terms with the correct definition.
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A) alopecia
B) wheel barrow technique
C) signalment
D) urogenital system
E) arrthymia
F) dilate
G) crackles
H) auscultation
I) atrophy
J) head exam
K) hydration status
L) constrict
M) patient history
N) dysnea
O) chief complaint
P) integumentary
Q) triage
R) murmur
S) oral cavity
T) observation
U) nervous system
V) rales
W) knee jerk reaction
X) toe pinch response

Question 46

The abdomen should be _____________________ or felt with gentle pressure.

Question 47

Which of the following is NOT a cause of stress?

A) change in diet
B) change in environment
C) infectious disease
D) all of the above cause stress

Question 48

The lips should be lifted first when evaluating the oral cavity.

Question 49

Feathers are not part of the integumentary system.

Question 50

Insulin is normally produced by the _____________________.

Question 51

List 5 items to address during the patient history.

Question 52

The pupils should constrict when light is placed within them.

Question 53

Which of the following is also the heart rate?

A) temperature
B) pulse
C) respiration
D) weight

Question 54

What is the term for the body's shape and appearance?

Question 55

List 4 areas of the patient observation.

Question 56

The hydration status of animals is obtained from the _________________________ or elasticity of the skin.

Question 57

Which of the following assessments uses the reflex hammer?

A) wheelbarrow technique
B) knee jerk reaction
C) toe pinch response
D) none of the above

Question 58

Which of the following is true about recording the physical exam?

A) Wear exam gloves to record in the medical chart
B) Complete the medical PE noted after working with the animal and discarding the exam gloves
C) Use pencil to note all PE skills
D) Record information as you go

Question 59

Which of the following is the typical time a thermometer needs to be in the rectum until reading?

A) 1 minute
B) 30 seconds
C) 60 seconds
D) both A and C

Question 60

Name 4 tools used in the PE assessment.

Question 61

The common types of injections include ____________________, ______________________________, _______________________, and ______________________________.

Question 62

Name 3 reflexes that are evaluated with the nervous system.