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Auscultation   Listening for sounds within the body.  
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Body Systems History   Detailed questions about the body system(s) that are related to the presenting problem.  
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Body Systems Review   A review of the body systems to note any additional problems the animal may have.  
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Cardiovascular System   The body system that circulates the blood.  
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Caudal   "Towards the tail"  
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Client Education   Educating the client (usually over various visits) on things such as grooming, nutrition, etc.  
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Elizabethan Collar   A circular plastic shield (looks like a lampshade), that encircles the neck and extends outward toward the tip of the muzzle. It prevents an animal from chewing at it's bandages or licking an area too much.  
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Environmental History   The animals most recent living situation.  
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Heart-Girth Tape   Tape measurer that wraps around the girth of the horse's chest (around it's heart) - this will give a weight.  
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Integumentary System   The skin and attached structures (like the hair).  
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Intervertebral Disk Disease   Deteriorated cushions between the vertebrae.  
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Master Problem List   The first page of the Veterinary medical chart. It's like an index/table of contents for the rest of the record.  
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Neuro Hammer   An examination instrument used by the Vet to check an animal's reflexes.  
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Ophthalmoscope   An instrument used to visualize the interior chamber of the eye where signs of disease or trauma can sometimes be seen.  
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Otoscope   An instrument used to inspect the ear of an animal. It's essential to determine types of infections or to discover foreign bodies in the ear canal.  
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Palpation   Examining body parts by touch.  
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Percuss   An examination procedure in which a veterinarian uses a finger to thump on an animal's body cavity to detect illness.  
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Presenting Problem   The reason the animal is at the Vet.  
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Perfuse   To pump. In the animal, it is the body's ability to pump blood.  
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Progress Notes   The portion of a medical chart devoted to ongoing patient evaluation, arranged using the SOAP format.  
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Pulmonary Edema   Fluid accumulation in the lungs.  
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Radiographs   X-rays  
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Respiratory Systems   The body system that takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide.  
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Seizure   A short circuit in the brain that makes the animal lose control over its body.  
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Signalment   The overall patient description  
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What does the SOAP format stand for?   Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Procedure/Plan.  
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Thoracic Area   The chest cavity of an animal.  
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Vertebrae   The bones of the spine.  
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