Vital Signs
What are the 4 most common vital signs taken by a vet during a vet exam?
Pulse, Respiration, Blood Pressure, Temperature
What side of an animal are heart sounds heard better on?
Left
What is a substance that is used to stimulate immunity to a particular infectious disease or pathogen?
Vaccine
What type of approach should you use when conducting a vet exam?
A regional approach
What disease: common in cattle, sheep, and other livestock, comes from bacteria in the soil, symptoms: staggering, lethargy, and sudden death
Anthrax
What is the pulse measuring in an animal?
Heart rate
What is capillary refill time checking?
Making sure that blood is accurately flowing to an area of the body
What are the two main categories of vaccines?
Killed and modified live vaccines
What instrument is used to listen to an animal's respiratory, circulatory, and digestive systems?
Stethoscope
What disease: affects equine animals, swollen lymph nodes, nasal discharge, difficulty swallowing, treatment = antibiotics, warm packs, and quarantine
Strangles
When talking about respiration, what does the term tachypnea mean?
Rapid breathing
What animal's is a 1-9 BCS scale used on?
Horses & Cattle
Identify the 3 types of immunity that we studied in class.
What does the term palpate mean?
What disease: affects dogs, horses, and cats, lack of coat shedding, sweating issues, lethargy, treatment = medication or surgery
Cushing's Disease
What is the definition of blood pressure?
Force exerted by blood on the walls of vessels within the heart
What is an animals body condition score measuring (3 things)?
Overall weight, appearance, and nutritional assessment
What are the 4 common routes of administration when giving a vaccine?
What does the term auscultation mean?
Use a stethoscope to listen to the respiratory, circulatory, and digestive systems of an animal
Distemper
What are the 2 readings given in a blood pressure reading?
Systolic & Diastolic
Fluid in the lungs
What method are you going to inject at a 30-45* angle and use the tent method for?
Subcutaneous
What is the cuff used to take an animal's blood pressure called?
Sphygmomanometer
What disease: affects cats and dogs, hoarse cough, puking, fever, lethargy, treatments = quarantine, antibiotics, fluids
Bordetella