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Physical Exam

Physical Exam. We Want All Our Loved Ones to Be and Stay Healthy. Family Friends Pets. Objectives. After this lessons, students should be able to: Explain why physical exams are important to the health of the pet Identify the “vital signs”

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Physical Exam

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  1. Physical Exam

  2. We Want All Our Loved Ones to Be and Stay Healthy Family Friends Pets

  3. Objectives After this lessons, students should be able to: • Explain why physical exams are important to the health of the pet • Identify the “vital signs” • Be able to perform a physical exam and monitor their own animal

  4. Questions for Students Do any of you have pets? Have you gone with your parents to the vet clinic? What does a vet do when you take your pet in for their yearly appointment?

  5. Why Is a Physical Exam Important? • Allows you to find signs of sickness that are not obvious. • Helps you to determine the extent of the injury or illness

  6. Physical Exam • On a physical you look at all the body systems and how they are working • All body systems are related in function • If one doesn’t work properly it may limit what you can do medically • A veterinarian may pick up on something that the owners didn’t see or know was significant • Heart murmur • Growth problem • Skin problem • Parasites

  7. First Thing: Check the History • Check the records of past visits • Get info. from the owner • Listen carefully, ask questions.

  8. What is Your Overall First Impression? … of skin, muscle tone, movements, behavior, attitude?

  9. Physical Exam • Things a Vet will need • Stethoscope • Otoscope • Thermometer • Pen light • Neuro hammer

  10. Listen to Heart & Lungs The first thing a vet may do is listen to your animal’s heart and lungs. Normal Heart Sound

  11. Measure Temperature Next, the veterinarian may take the animal’s temperature.

  12. Head to Toe Examination After the heart & respiratory rates and temperature are measured, the animal is examined from head to toe.

  13. Take Samples • If the animal is sick, the veterinarian may take samples of blood, urine, or feces

  14. Give Vaccinations The last thing the vet may do is give the vaccinations.

  15. Cat Resp: 16-40 bpm Temp: 101.5°F HR: 120-140 bpm Dog Resp: 18-34 bpm Temp: 102°F HR:70-120 bpm Pig Resp: 32-58 bpm Temp: 102.5°F HR: 70-120 bpm Horse Resp: 10-14 bpm Temp: 99-100°F males lower HR: 28-40 bpm Cow Resp: 26-50 bpm Temp: 101-101.5°F HR: 48-84 bpm Sheep/goat Resp: 16-34 bpm Temp: 102.3°F HR: 70-80 bpm Normal Rates

  16. Monitoring Your Pet • Monitoring your pet can be helpful to your veterinarian when something happens at home. • Is respiration increased • Has the heart rate gone up • Is there swelling • Does the animal have a fever • Has the behavior changed? • Does the animal lack energy or seem depressed?

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