TY - JOUR
AU - Hampshire, Victoria
AB - c Linic AL TEchniqu Es Victoria Hampshire, VMD, Column Editor A systematic process for physical examination in preclinical research Victoria Hampshire, VMD For many people, spring is the time for an facilities may be more similar to herd health TABLE 1 | Major elements of physical annual trip to the local veterinary prac- management than to the usual experience examination tice to update pets’ vaccines and ensure at a v eterinary office. Health management S Subjective signs: attitude, gait, posture, defecation, urination, thirst, grooming they receive a physical examination. For is routinely accomplished by effectively O Objective signs: temperature, pulse, most lab animal veterinarians, it can be a delegating the observation of animals to respiration, auscultation, abdominal reminder of the importance of assessing principal investigators and technicians palpation, lymph nodes, musculoskeletal, their own programs of veterinary care and who may be addressing animal care under neurologic, skin, urogenital ensuring that systematic approaches to the direction of a veterinarian. In such a A Assessment: list of noted subjective and physical exams and diagnostics are in place. scenario, safeguards must be put in place to objective abnormalities and possible Failure to provide or document veteri- avoid misdiagnosis and insufficient or incor- 
TI - A systematic process for physical examination in preclinical research
JF - Lab Animal
DO - 10.1038/laban.706
DA - 2015-02-18
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/a-systematic-process-for-physical-examination-in-preclinical-research-mjNkW0e5Hc
SP - 89
EP - 90
VL - 44
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -