Order of documentation of the exam results Flashcards
(22 cards)
Name the 3 most important data points
- Nationale
- Anamnesis
- Status praesens
What does the Nationale incl.
- name and address of owner
- permanent data of animal
- transient data of animal
Name all the permanent characteristics of an animal (9)
species, breed, sex, colour, pattern, nose impression, blood group, marks
Name some examples for permanent marks
-chestnut, whorl, permanent blemishes or defects e.g. scars, chipped ear, heterochromia
Name all the transient data of an animal (4)
- age, weight, height, brand marks: tattoos, ear tags, microchip
Name some potential special appearances in SA
- long, curly, smooth, wire haired coat
- pendolous, erect, cropped ears
- natural or docked tail
Name some Eq colours and markings
- black, dark bay, light bay, chestnut, liver chestnut, dun, strawberry roan, piebald, skewbald, blue roan, grey, albino
- blaze, strip, stripe, snip, faint star, star
- pastern, high white..
What can the History grossly be categorized in
- Questions concerning the animal
- Questions concerning the environment
What need to be addressed in the history
- health state of animal
- previos vet. or other interventions
- reprod. state
- productivity
How can the health state of an animal best be inquired about
- how long has the condition persisted
- what kind of abnormalities are there
- how has the disease progressed
- were there similar symptoms previously
Which inquiries should be made concerning the environment
- health state of animal pop.
- husbandry
- nutrition
What need to be asked in the category of husbandry
- housing
- hygienic conditions
- possibility of ingestion of toxic materials
- change of personal/person who works with animal
Questions concerning nutrition
- quality and quantity of the food
- feeding technology
- water intake
- faeces, urine
Name the 14 things to be examined in the status praesens
- general impressions
- basic clin. values
- skin
- lymph nodes
- muc. mem.
- resp. system
- CV systm
- GI system
- UT system
- genital system
- spleen and haemopoetic system
- hormonal glands
- locomotion system
- Nervous system
What would fit under general impressions
- body size
- body shape nutritional development
- nutritional condition
- body condition BCS 5 (1= emaciated, 5= obese)
- grooming cond.
- awareness, behaviour
- posture, locomotion
How would you describe a physiological awareness state
-bright, alert, normal response to outside stimuli, interested in surroundings
What would you call the extremes of the awareness of the animal
from sleepiness/coma to mania
What would be pathological signs of behaviour
- self-stimulation
- compulsive actions: head pressing, walking in circle
- convulsions, tail chasing, fly biting
- aggression
What should be checked concerning locomotion and posture
- weight bearing equally on all legs
- legs are adequately extended, overextended
- spinal column position
- sitting position
- check gait
Name all the rectal temps
RU: 38-39 EQ: 37-38 SU: 38,5-39,5 CA: 38,2-39 FE: 38,5-39,2 kids all a degree up
Name all the HR
RU: 60-80 EQ: 28-42 SU: 60-80 CA: 60-140 FE: 140-180
Name all the Resp rate
RU: 10-30 EQ: 10-18 SU: 20-55 CA: 15-30 FE: 20-30
