Chapter 6 PE terminology
Across
- 4. normal to slow heart rate with an increase in heart rate during inspiration and decrease with expiration
- 8. increased respiratory effort or difficulty breathing
- 9. listening to the sounds produced by the body
- 12. abnormally high body temperature
- 14. a difference in number of heartbeats and pulse beats
- 15. assesses the animals current state of health
- 17. mucus membranes that have a blue color to them indicating poor oxygenation
- 18. mental status of the patient
- 21. why the client has sought veterinary care
- 22. rate of return of color to oral mucus membranes after pressure has been applied
Down
- 1. regular beat with regular rate
- 2. tapping body surfaces to produce vibration and sound
- 3. faster than normal heart rate
- 5. involuntary eye movement
- 6. blood flow
- 7. slower than normal heart rate
- 10. allows for auscultation of specific areas within body cavities
- 11. abnormal heart rhythm
- 12. subnormal body temperature
- 13. calculated by timing the heartrate for 15 seconds and multiplying by 4.
- 16. term for respiratory distress when the patient is reclined
- 19. normal maintenance of body temperature
- 20. mucus membranes that have a yellow color to them indicating liver malfunction