Animal Health-Physical Exam Test

The sensory system exam is often abbreviated as ______ on the physical exam form.

• CV

• EENT/Oral

• MS

• Neuro

The abbreviation BAR stands for

• Bad, Aggressive, Refractory

• Blood, Agglutination Rate

• Body Appearance Rating

• Bright, Alert, Responsive

The preferred method to obtain an accurate body core temperature is

• Aural

• Digital

• Rectal

• Oral

Heart rate or respiration rate should be counted for how long?

• 15 secs

• 30 secs

• 45 secs

• 1 min

The first rule to follow in conducting a physical exam is

• be consistent with every patient and document all findings

• focus on the client's complaint

• to record positive results

• to use NSF and WNL

A normal CRT should be less than ___________ .

• 2 mins

• 2 secs

• 15 secs

• 15 mins

Signalment refers to obtaining which of the following patient information?

• TPR

• Species, breed, age, gender, etc

• Current medications

• Client complaint

What can you observe when a patient enters the exam room?

• Attitude/Behavior

• Mentation

• Gait

• All of the above

This form indicates that the animals ______________ was in good condition at the time of the exam.

• Body condition score

• Mucous Membranes

• Skin and coat

• Eyes and Ears

An artery that is commonly used for evaluating a pulse rate on a small animal is the

• Maxillary

• Femoral

• Coronary

• Saphneous