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Worksheet time: 23mins
“Tess,” a female barn cat, is pregnant with her fifth litter. She is a calico cat and produces the cutest kittens. She stopped eating three days ago and has just been lying in a pile of straw in the corner of the barn. Today, there seems to be a discharge from her back end, and it has an odor to it. She seemed to deliver her previous kittens with no problems. All of the following would be critical information to be obtained in the history except which of the following?
No appetite
Normally produces very cute kittens
Inactive
Discharge from her back end
Which of the following questions would be considered an open-ended question?
You do provide your goats with sweet feed, don’t you?
How much sweet feed do you give your goats every day?
What types of feed or forages do you give to your goats?
What brand of sweet feed do you use for your goats?
After moving the bull into a confined pen, you still find that he is highly resistant to a thorough examination. A decision is made to give him an injection of tranquilizer. In which section of your problem-oriented medical record would you record the dose and drug given to this bull?
Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
A decision is made to use a sterile needle and syringe to aspirate the contents of the swollen coronet. It is obvious that pus is in the swollen area. You suspect that a puncture wound probably received in that old trailer is responsible for this abscess. You proceed to lance, flush and drain this abscess. In which part of the problem-oriented medical record would you record this information?
Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
Mrs. Doolittle likes to spoil her pets. She has a beagle named Suzy, who has been on the receiving end of Mrs. Doolittle’s generosity. Most of the extra attention that Suzy has received has been in the form of extra food and treats. The body condition score of Suzy most likely would be what?
2
3
5
1
A complete respiratory cycle includes which of the following?
Auscultation and exhalation
Inhalation and exhalation
Inhalation and distribution
Pulse rate and respiratory rate
Which of the following vital signs is the most subjective?
Respiratory rate
Heart rate
Body condition score
Temperature
Scruffy, a four-year-old mixed breed dog, presents with a fever, lethargy and evidence of a puncture wound on its left rear leg. All of the following diagnostic tests might be indicated or ordered except which one?
Complete blood count
Biopsy of the muscle of the left rear leg
Culture of the discharge from the wound
X-ray of the left rear leg
Which of the following is unlikely to be the cause of a diagnosis for scratching?
The coat seems much oilier than normal.
One flea was found on the skin.
A new dog has moved in next door.
A new detergent was used to wash the dog bed.
Client education would involve all of the following except which one?
An explanation of why one diagnostic test might be more beneficial than another diagnostic test
A question about the current status of vaccinations for the patient
A telephone call to update the client about some test results
An honest discussion with the client about the prognosis for recovery of the pet from the problem that exists
Which of the following would be a poor choice for use in evaluating peripheral vision with a tracking exercise?
Cotton balls
A laser pointer
A turkey feather
Baby rattle
