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Chapter 44, 43 terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abdominal system | includes the stomach, intestines, and internal organs such as the liver, pancreas, and spleen. |
| Atrophy | shrinking of the muscle when it is not being used |
| Musculoskeletal system | includes the bones, joints, and muscles |
| Gait | pattern of repetitive limb motions when a dog walks, trots, runs and gallops. used to determine any signs of lameness or pain |
| Urogenital system | includes the kidneys, urinary bladder, external genitals, mammary glands, and rectal area |
| Wheel barrow technique | evaluates animals with questionable nervous system signs using a technique which slightly lifts up the animals hind leg off the ground and pushing the body forward. |
| Nervous system | evaluated throughout the entire PE. Areas to note are the response of pupil reflexes, the gait, as well as other body reflexes, such as limbs, paws and digits |
| Knee jerk reaction | reflex test function that can easily be evaluated including the joint reflexes, which can be assed using the reflex hammer. |
| Hydration Status | evaluated over the neck and shoulder area of the skin, observation of the eye sockets, gum moistness. |
| Integumentary system | includes the skin should be evaluated for signs of alopecia, dandruff, or flaky skin, dryness, excessive oil, matting, redness, sores, or signs of parasites. |
| Alopecia | hair loss |
| arrhythmia | abnormal heart beat |
| murmur | abnormal sounds often heard as swishing sounds |
| auscultation | listening to the heart, chest, and lungs for any abnormal sounds |
| Dyspnea | difficulty breathing, chest movement and abnormal sounds. |
| Thoracic Cavity | the thorax or chest area |
| Dilate | open wide |
| constrict | close |
| pupil reflexes | how the eye reacts to a light source |
| oral cavity | includes the gums, mouth, teeth, tongue, and throat |
| oral exam | examining the mouth area should include examining the teeth by lifting the lip, noting any signs of tartar on teeth, stains, odor, or broken teeth. |
| Observation | inspection of an animal at a distance to see what it looks like, acts like, or how it moves naturally. |
| Triage | short general assesment of an animal to determine how quickly the animal needs a vet's attention. |
| Chief complaint | the main reason why the patient is in for and also is what needs to be addressed with owner early. |
| Diagnosis | identification of cause of illness or other clinical sign by examination |
| Prognosis | is the forecast of the likely course of a disease or condition. made by recorded by vet only |
| Signalment | is the approximate or real age, sex, wether or not pet is neutered, breed and name |
| Patient history | record observations not interpretations, have client explain what they observed. |
| PE | observation of each body system to determine abnormal. detects early signs of illness before they become serious health issues |
| rectal exam | evaluation of signs of diarrhea, size of anal glands, odor from the anal glands or rectum, and any masses |
| Vax history | type of vax , problem list and dates |
| Rales | abnormal sounds like wheezing or musical notes |
| Crackles | abnormal sounds like cellophane paper |
| Ethics | well-founded standards of right and wrong that prescribe what humans ought to do, usually in terms of rights, obligations, benefits to society, fairness, or specific virtues |
| Ethical | pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct. |
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