Physical Examination

Question 1

What are the approaches to an exam?

Answer 1

• Front-to-back
  -Systems

Question 2

What are the keys to a good physical exam?

Answer 2

• Consistency
• symmetry (compare each side)

Question 3

What senses need to be used in a physical exam?

Answer 3

Sight, smell, hearing, touch

Question 4

What do we use sight for in a physical exam?

Answer 4

• Observation
• inspection

Question 5

What do me use hearing for in a physical exam?

Answer 5

• Auscultation of the heart, lungs, and GI tract
• Percussion of the GI tract
• Crepitation

Question 6

What is auscultation?

Answer 6

Listening to internal sounds of the body

Question 7

What is percussion?

Answer 7

Tapping on structures and listening

Question 8

What is crepitation?

Answer 8

Crackling in the muscosteletal system

Question 9

What do we use smell for in a physical exam?

Answer 9

To detect…
- Infection
- Infestation
- Inflammation
- Poor husbandry
- Metabolic disease

Question 10

What do we use touch for in a physical exam?

Answer 10

Palpitation

Question 11

What is body condition scoring (bcs)?

Answer 11

An assessment of an animals nutrition status from 1-5

Question 12

What senses do we use when finding a BCS?

Answer 12

• Sight (from above and side)
• Touch (palpitation)

Question 13

What is a BCS based on?

Answer 13

-The amount of tissue over the ribs, hip bones, and transverse processes of vertebrae
- Abdominal tuck and waistline

Question 14

What is palpation?

Answer 14

An examination using the sense of touch

Question 15

What is the pounds to kilograms conversion?

Answer 15

2.2lbs= 1kg

Question 16

Lymph nodes that are easily visible or very easily palpable may be…

Answer 16

Enlarged due to something

Question 17

Where is the submandibular lymph node?

Answer 17

Medial to the caudial aspect of the mandible

Question 18

Where is the prescapular lymph node?

Answer 18

Caudial to the forearm, deep in

Question 19

Where is the axillary lymph node?

Answer 19

On the lateral aspect of the thorax, medial to the elbow

Question 20

Where is the inguinal lymph node?

Answer 20

As the commissure of the thigh

Question 21

Where is the popliteal lymph node?

Answer 21

Caudial to the knee

Question 22

What does lymphadenopathy mean?

Answer 22

The abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes

Question 23

What are some causes of lymphadenopathy?

Answer 23

-Inflammation or infection
-Post-vaccination (immune response)
-Lymphatic cancer
-Feline leukemia