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What should you look for when performing a PE on the skin?
- Skin turgor
- Shiny/dull coat
- Alopecia/dryness
- Lesions/parasites
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What should you look for when performing a PE on EENT?
- Reflex & response to stimuli
- Discharges
- Corneal changes
- Color of conjunctiva
- Debris
- Odor
- Torticollis/head shaking
- Sneezing
- Foreign material/objects
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When performing a PE on the GIT, what might you look for?
- Periodontal disease
- Halitosis
- Fx/dicolored/missing teeth
- Tonsil size
- Excessive salivation/difficulty swallowing
- Malocclusion
- MM/CRT
- Distension of abd
- Discomfort on palpation
- Bladder size
- Lymph node abnormalities
- Anal color
- Anal gland abscess, discharge or inflammation
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When performing a PE on the respiratory system, what should you be looking for?
- Abnormal sounds w/ auscultation
- Upper resp. sounds
- Decrease/lack of sound
- Pattern, rate, effort and depth
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When performing the PE of M/S, what are you observing?
- Gait
- Joint displacement, joint swelling
- Pain w/ flexion of limbs
- ROM
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When examining the C/V system, what should you observe?
- Pulse strength & rate
- Pulse defecits
- HR/rhythm
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What is observed during the PE of the U/G tract?
- Genitalia color/irritation/swelling
- Abnormal discharge/smell/growths
- Symmetry of testicals
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What is observed when examining the lymphatic system?
- Pain upon palpation
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Submandibular
- Prescapular
- Axillary
- Popliteal
- Inguinal
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What should be observed when examining the NS?
- Alertness
- Pupil size, response to light, symmetry, or nystagmus
- Ataxia/weakness
- Tail response/anal tone
- Conscious proprioception
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