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VTHT 1301

  1. Anamnesis (history)-ask correct questions
    • don't lead client to answer
    • ask in multiple ways
  2. Presenting illness or chief complaint
    • Duration
    • Severity
    • Progression
    • Frequency
    • Associated situations
    • Time of day/year
    • Problem characteristics
  3. Duration
    How long has it been going on
  4. Severity
    • has it gotten better/worse or the same
    • home remedies
  5. Progression
    how has the problem moved along
  6. Frequency
    how often
  7. Associated situations
    does it happen after a certain event or occasion
  8. Time of Day/Year
    does the time of day or year play a role in when it happens
  9. Problem charcateristics
    does something else trigger it
  10. Past History
    • illnesses
    • surgery
    • medication
    • nutritional status
    • environment
  11. Illnesses
    • parvo
    • worms
    • external parasites
    • etc
  12. Surgery
    • spay
    • neuter
    • etc
  13. Medication
    • prescribed
    • home remedies
    • etc
  14. Nutritional status
    • weight change
    • food
    • how often fed
    • etc
  15. Environmental
    • inside/outside or both
    • shelter
    • fence
    • other animals
    • subdivisions
    • rural area with wildlife
  16. Signalment (physical description of animal)
    • breed
    • age
    • sex
    • color/markings
    • brand/tattoo/microchip
    • blemishes
    • defects
  17. Hot iron brand
    cattle
  18. Freeze brand
    • horse
    • left side of neck under mane
  19. Upper lip tattoo
    • horse
    • upper inner lip
  20. How to guess age
    look at teeth & coat
Author
hollyeb
ID
180344
Card Set
VTHT 1301
Description
History & physical exam
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