Description for image – Horse Exam Record
The picture is of a table to record a horse health exam. The rows of text in the table are:
Horse Health Exam
Horse's name, Horse identification
Date and Time:
General attitude & demeanour
Bright alert responsive (BAR), Quiet alert responsive (QAR), Lethargic, Mildly depressed, Depressed
Notes:
The next section of the table pertains to food and voiding and contains rows that ask:
Appetite: Normal, Increased, Decreased, Not eating
Water intake: Normal, Increased, Decreased, None
Manure amount: Normal, Increased, Decreased, None
Manure appearance: Normal, Diarrhea, Soft, Hard/dry
Urine volume: Normal, Increased, Decreased, None
Urine appearance/colour: Normal, Abnormal, Don't Know
The next section of the table contains information on the normal values of vitals such as temperature, respiratory rate and heart rate and a place to record information:
Vitals assessment
Normal values: 37.0-38.5°C (98.6-101.3°F) Adult at rest and 37.5-38.9°C (99.5-102.0°F) Foals/NB
10 -14 breaths per minute adult at rest, 20-40 breaths per minute in foals or newborns
28-44 bpm Adult at rest, 80-100 bpm Foals/ NB
Date: Temperature am (°C), Temperature pm (°C), Respiratory rate, Breaths per minute, Heart rate Beats per minute
Gum colour (mucous membranes): White/Pale, Pale pink, Pink, Red, Purple/Blue
Capillary refill time (CRT): Almost immediate, 1-2 seconds, 2-3 seconds, Over 3 seconds
Pulse feels: Normal, Weak, Irregular, Cannot feel
Heart Sounds: Normal, Abnormal, Cannot tell
Respiration appears: Normal, Abnormal, Cannot tell
Head face & throat look & feel: Normal, Abnormal
Left eye, Right eye: Normal, Red, Cloudy, Watering, Squinting
Abdominal sounds
Left upper, Right upper, Left lower , Right lower: Absent/Silent, Less than normal, Normal rumbling, More than normal
Notes:
Limbs look & feel: LF – Normal, LF - Abnormal, RF – Normal, RF – Abnormal, LH – Normal, LH – Abnormal, RH – Normal, RH - Abnormal
Feet: LF – Normal,LF – Abnormal, RF – Normal, RF – Abnormal, LH – Normal, LH – Abnormal, RH – Normal RH - Abnormal
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