Equine Health Final (Graded A+)

In your physical examination of a horse, you evaluate the animal visually without touching them. Please list at least 2 items that you are trying to assess during this portion of the physical examination. correct answers mentation and responsiveness What is the medical term for yellow mucous membranes? correct answers jaundice The total blood volume in a 1000 lb horse is about 10 gallons. True/False? correct answers True The normal capillary refill time should be 4-5 seconds. True/False? correct answers False, 2-3 seconds What does a prolonged capillary refill time indicate? correct answers dehydration/blood loss Blood coming from the horse's nostrils (epistaxis) could originate from the: a. sinus b. nasal passage c. guttural pouch d. lungs e. ethmoid f. all of the above correct answers f. all of the above Please give the normal heart rate, respiratory rate, and temperature of a horse. correct answers heart rate: 34-40 respiratory rate: 12-20 rectal temperature: 99.5-101.5º Please list three sites of mucous membranes can be evaluated in the horse. correct answers gums, sclera, lips A horse that is dehydrated can exhibit multiple signs- list three of them. correct answers Lethargy, tacky/dry mucous membranes, not eating, dry manure, decreased urine. The sclera of the eye should be what color? correct answers white The image to the right is depicting what test that can be performed during your physical examination? correct answers hoof testers Why is the procedure depicted in the picture to the right performed? correct answers test for hoof pain Define "flight zone" correct answers how close an object can get before running away/fleeing Relatively farther from a given part correct answers distal