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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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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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A) 2 B) 6 C) 8 D) 10 E) 20
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A) UV radiation. B) hormonal changes. C) aging. D) all of the choices. E) none of the choices.