What is the importance of body condition scoring in the physical examination?

What will be an ideal response?


Body condition scoring is an objective means of determining the overall fat and muscling of the patient. Animals at either end of the scale are less likely to be healthy and are indicative of the chronicity of the problem.

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Reptiles and amphibians are commonly housed in __________, which are their cages or enclosures

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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When considering the muscle as part of a lever system, a calculated "moment" for the muscle would be force times power arm length

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Skin wrinkle and sagging is caused by

A) UV radiation. B) hormonal changes. C) aging. D) all of the choices. E) none of the choices.

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Of the 20 amino acids, ________ are essential amino acids that the body either cannot synthesize or that cannot be produced in amounts sufficient for growing children

A) 2 B) 6 C) 8 D) 10 E) 20

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