MODULE 2 PART 2: ROUTINE PEX + PEX PROCESS - INSPECTION Flashcards

(12 cards)

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Good physical examination paves way for ?

A
  • Detection of minor abnormalities before they become serious problems
  • Identification of major organ dysfunction without extensive and expensive medical tests
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2
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The best restraint is ?

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Light or moderate restraint

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3
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GRATER stands for ?

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  • Gain trust
  • Restraints
  • Away from the animal / back off
  • Thorough and consistent
  • Experiences help
  • Record
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4
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PEX Process includes 4 sections. What are these?

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  1. Inspection
  2. Palpation
  3. Percussion
  4. Auscultation
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5
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This PEX process section involves the use of the sense of sight and is interrelated with the initial observation.

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Inspection

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What are the included aspects of inspection section?

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  • General appearance
  • Body condition / State of nutrition
  • Mentation / Level of consciousness
  • Posture and gait
  • Hydration status
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7
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In general appearance (inspection), what do you observe for?

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Symmetry - note any asymmetry: note any difference in size or shape of extremities

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In body condition / state of nutrition, what do you observe for ?

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Obesity / Malnutrition
* Animal that is too thin of his ribs are easily seen normal if they are readily felt without a layer of fat lying over them
* Obese if it is difficult to feel them at all

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In mentation / level of consciousness (inspection section), what do you observe for?

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  • Attentiveness / reaction to environment
  • Alert and responsive - uncontrolled, hyperexcitability, depressed, stupor, coma
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In posture and gait (inspection section), what do you observe for?

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  • Watch the animal walk to exam area or kennel
  • Look for limping, incoordination, or unsteadiness and abnormal limb placement
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In hydration status (inspection section), what do you observe for?

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  • Loss of skin elasticity (skin turgor) is first sign of dehydration
  • Skin may tent more in emaciated animals and certain breeds (e.g. sharpei, basset hounds)
  • Obese animals may not have skin testin even when dehydrated
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12
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Hydration is reported as ?

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Adequate, marginal, inadequate

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