GENERAL APPEARANCE
What is BAR, QAR, or dull/lethargic?
Normal Respiration Rate in a horse
What is 6-16rpm?
Two ways to make a horse breathe more deeply for better auscultation of the lungs
What is exercise and breathing through a paper bag?
The two NORMAL sounds of the heart
What is lub-dup?
Abnormality noted after auscultating the abdomen
What is the absence of gut sounds?
Two aspects of the horse that should be observed under "General Condition" of the animal
What is the condition of the haircoat and BCS?
Normal Pulse Rate in the horse
What is 28-44bpm?
Number of quadrants of the thorax one should auscultate the lungs within (on both sides)
What are four quadrants?
Where the diaphragm of the stethoscope should be placed specifically on the horse to effectively hear the heart sounds
What is just deep to or behind the triceps muscle and directly on the wall of the thorax?
The term used to describe yellow coloration of mucous membrane color
What is jaundice or icterus?
Three abnormal signs of gait
What is lameness/weakness/head pressing/ataxia?
Normal Temperature for a horse
What is 99 - 101.5 degrees F?
At least TWO abnormal respiratory sounds
What are crackles/wheezes/stridor/stertor/absence of sounds?
TWO abnormal characterizations of the heart include
What are heart murmurs and heart arrhythmias?
Six items you need to perform a general physical exam of a horse
What is a stethoscope, ophthalmoscope, otoscope, KY lubricant, a watch, and a mercury thermometer.
Two senses of the horse that should be assessed in terms of responding to outside stimuli
What are visual and auditory function?
Two arteries of the horse that can be palpated to discern the pulse rate
What is the Facial Artery and the Digital Artery?
What is mucopurulent discharge and absence of nostril movement during respirations?
What are mm color, CRT, pulse rate/quality, and heartrate?
Dark, lumpy tissue that extends from the top of the horse's pupil to the bottom, sometimes referred to as the horse's "sunshades"
What is corpora nigra?
Where observation of the horse should occur before the exam is performed
What is at a distance?
When the number of heartbeats differs from the number of pulse beats palpated from the artery
What is a pulse deficit?
TWO medical terms that can be used to describe the character of respirations
What is dyspnea/apnea/tachypnea/bradypnea?
A horse with blue/purple gum color is considered
What is cyanotic or hypoxic?
Capillary Refill Time is used to assess
What is tissue perfusion?