Large Animal 1: Equine Physical Exam

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Visual-watch from a _. Assess _ and _.
- distance
- environment and posture
What is the normal rectal temperature?

99-101.5F
Where is the most common place to take a pulse?

facial artery
Name 2 other places to take a pulse?
- coccygeal artery
- tranverse facial artery
What artery used mainly palpated to assess foot injuries?

digital artery
How do you normally listen to the heart?

direct auscultation
What is the normal heart rate?

28-44bpm
Where do you auscultate the heart?

listen to both sides at the heart base (level of shoulder)
Where do you listen to the apex?

point of elbow
What is often normal in the horse?

murmurs
Where is breath to be felt? What should be checked?
- the nose
- if there is discharge
What are the 3 landmarks when auscultating the lungs?
- cuadal dorsal
- mid thorax
- cranial ventral
What is normal respiration?

6-12rpm
Where are mucous membranes checked?ISVP
- upper incisors(normally)
- sclera
- vulva
- prepuce
Normal CRT

<2.5sec
Increased CRT is a sign of

dehydration
Dry MM is a sign of

dehydration
Pale MM is a sign of DAC
- dehydration
- anemia
- poor circulation
Brick red MM is a sign of

being septic
Purple gum line along teeth: ERT
- endotoxemia
- ruptured bowels
- toxemia
Cyanotic:

low O2 heart+lung dz
Petechia:
- clotting dz
- endotoxins
Icterus

poor diet
The abdomin is split into quadrants when listening to borborygmus what should the rate be?

1-3 per minute
The cecum is in what quadrant?

right upper and sounds like mixing noises(flushing toilet)
Unit for height

hands
How many inches in a hand?

4
To measure use tape or stick from _ to _ behind the front legs.

ground to withers
Weight is measured how?

tape or scale
What is normal in horse eyes?

corpora nigra(dark rim around iris)
What is used to age the horse?

teeth

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Large Animal 1: Equine Physical Exam

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2013-09-09T00:09:27Z