ASC 320 MIDTERM EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

ASC 320 MIDTERM EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. list daily behavior categories/questions
Answer:
vital signs, hydration status, mucus membranes, weight changes, bright and alert? depressed or anxious?

Question:
2. list feeding behavior questions
Answer:
ready to eat? finished last meal? poor appetite? drinking water?

Question:
3. list urine output questions
Answer:
volume? color? passage?

Question:
4. is red urine in snow a cause for concern?
Answer:
no, that's normal

Question:
5. list manure output questions
Answer:
amount? frequency? consistency?

Question:
6. what manure consistency is cause for concern?
Answer:
mucus present in manure

Question:
7. temperature range for mature horses
Answer:
99.5-101.5

Question:
8. temperature range for young horses
Answer:
100.5-101.5

Question:
9. temperature for mild fever

,Answer:
102

Question:
10. temperature for moderate fever
Answer:
104

Question:
11. temperature for high fever
Answer:
106

Question:
12. list factors affecting temperature
Answer:
labor, excitement, exercise, disease (fever, shock)

Question:
13. pulse/heart rate for mature horses at rest
Answer:
28-40 bpm

Question:
14. maximum pulse/heart rate for mature horses
Answer:
200-240 bpm

Question:
15. pulse/heart rate for newborns
Answer:
80-100 bpm

Question:
16. pulse/heart rate for foals
Answer:
60-80 bpm

Question:
17. pulse/heart rate for yearlings
Answer:
40-60 bpm

Question:
18. walking pulse bpm

,Answer:
40

Question:
19. slow trotting pulse bpm
Answer:
80-90

Question:
20. fast trotting pulse bpm
Answer:
120-140

Question:
21. slow loping pulse bpm
Answer:
100-120

Question:
22. cantering pulse bpm
Answer:
200

Question:
23. galloping pulse bpm
Answer:
200-240

Question:
24. respiration rate for mature horses @ rest
Answer:
8-16 bpm

Question:
25. respiration rate for newborns
Answer:
30-80 bpm

Question:
26. respiration rate for foals
Answer:
20-40 bpm

Question:
27. define dehydration

, Answer:
water loss

Question:
28. identify % values for mild dehydration
Answer:
5-7%

Question:
29. identify % values for moderate dehydration
Answer:
8-10%

Question:
30. identify % values for severe dehydration
Answer:
>10%

Question:
31. identify 2 dehydration tests
Answer:
skin pinch test, capillary refill time

Question:
32. describe how to conduct skin pinch test
Answer:
- pinch skin
- release skin
- count seconds it takes to return to normal (healthy time <2 seconds)

Question:
33. describe how to conduct capillary refill time test
Answer:
- press gums
- release pressure
- count seconds it takes to return to normal (healthy time <2 seconds)
- 2.5 seconds is cause for concern

Question:
34. what factors could skew skin pinch test?
Answer:
- obese horses have more elastic skin
- malnourished horses have flappy skin

Question:
35. describe color standards or mucus membranes