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History & Physical E
Vet Tech - Penn Foster History & Physical Examination
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| presenting problem | the reason the animal is at the vet |
| body systems history | detailed questions about the body sytems involved in the presenting problem |
| body systems review | review the body systems to note any additional problems |
| medical history | seeks information to help the vet evaluate the patient's physicals status, develop a diagnosis and offer prognosis |
| signalment | overall patient description includes breed, age , gender and reproductive status |
| client complaint | primary or presenting problem |
| enviornmental history | the animal's most recent living situation |
| integumentary system | skin and attached structures, like hair |
| seizure | most common sign of central nervous system problem |
| problems in the gastrointestinal system hav etwo main symtoms | vomiting and diarrhea |
| pulmonary edema | fluid accumulation in the lungs |
| chief symptom of a respiratory problem | cough |
| invertebral disk disease | deteriorated cushions between the vertebrae |
| vital statistics | weight, temperature, heart rate, respiration rate |
| heart-girth tape | customized tape measure used to measure a horse's weight |
| palpation | examining the body parts by touch |
| auscultation | listening for sounds produced by the body |
| systematic examination | examining one body system in its entirety before moving on to the next |
| erythroderma | redness of skin |
| papules | pustules, bruises and masses on the skin |
| condomes | blackheads |
| cranial | toward the head |
| inguinal | between the legs |
| tugor pressure | lifting a patch of skin and twisting it, measure the length of time it takes to return to normal |
| capillary refill time | checked by pressing on the gums until they turn white then release, measure the time it takes to return to normal |
| the heart is separated into ______ zones on the thorax | 4 |
| there are _____ zones on the left side | 3 |
| MAPiT | Mitral valve, Aortic Valve, Pulmonary valve, Tricuspid valve |
| palperbral reflex | evaluate the reflex by touching the medial corner of the eye to elecit a blink |
| menace reflex | evaluated by moving an open palm rapidly toward the animals eye |
| proprioception | righting reflex |
| alopecia | loss of body hair |
| bilateral | occuring on two sides |
| cardiovascular system | the body system that circulates the blood |
| caudal | a directional term that means towards the tail |
| cephalic venipuncture | the taking of a blood sample from the foreleg of an animal |
| choana | a slitlike opening on the roof of the mouth in a bird |
| cradle | a device that consists of wooden slats or rods that go around a horse's neck to prevent it from chewing itself |
| dorsal | a directional term that means toward the back |
| jugular venipuncture | the taking of a blood sample from the jugular vein of an animal |
| keel | the breastbone of a bird |
| master problem list | the first page of a chart which serves as a index or table of contents for the record |
| medial | a directional term which means toward the middle |
| mouth gag | a wedge shaped structure that prevents a horse from biting down on someone |
| nares | nostrils |
| neuro hammer | an instrument used to check an animal's reflexes |
| otoscope | an instrument used to inspect the ear of an animal |
| pulse deficits | distinct differences between the point at which the heart beats and the point at which a beat is felt, it should be felt immediately |
| radiographs | x-rays |
| rales | abnormal crackling sounds heard in the lungs |
| respiratory system | the body system that takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide |
| scruff, scruffing | grasping the loose skin behind an animal's neck, used as a restraint method |
| seizure | a shirt circuit in the brain that makes the nimal loose control over its body |
| SOAP format | four divisions of the progress notes section of the patien record: Subjective Objective Assessment procedures or Plan |
| symmetrical | even in size or shape |
| thoracic area | the chest cavity of an animal |
| tympanic membrane | the membrane that covers the ear drum |
| ventral | a directional term that means toward the anterior or front |
| vertebrae | the bones of the spine |
| four zones of the heart for ascultation | Mitral valve, Aortic valve, Pulmonary valve Trucuspid valve |
| the three zones of the abdomen | cranial third, medial third, the caudal third |
| five lymph nodes examined by palpation are | popliteal, axillary, inguinal, submandibular, and prescapular |
| conjunctiva | the membrane that covers the eyeball as well as the inside of the eyelids |
| sciera | white part of the eye |
| cornea | the transparent layer that covers the very fron of the eye |
| ophthalmoscope | an instrument used to visulaize the interior chamber of the eye |
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