B27 Using a Stethoscope
Name ____________________________
Date _____________
Instructions
Go to www.infovets.com
Click on “Manuals Online”
Log in - User name:
Password:
Click on the “Beef Manual & Database”
Bottom of the screen: “Click here to continue on to the Beef Manual”
Click on the + mark under “Section B: Routine Observations”
Go down to “B880 Using a Stethoscope”
Lungs
A cow’s lungs lie below the rib
cage and do not extend beyond
the __________________. To
listen to the lungs, choose a
location that is
_________________ the ribs. It
is best to listen in many
different rib spaces. Also, listen
to the _______________ in the
neck region.
Lungs
Both sides of the animal
should be listened to. With
practice, normal and
abnormal lung sounds can be
identified.
It is not uncommon to hear
the normal passage of air in
and out of the lungs. If fluid,
crackles, or wheezes are
heard, it is considered
abnormal.
Heart
The heart is best heard on the
___________________ side,
behind the point of the elbow.
Because the heart is difficult
to hear, place some pressure
on the stethoscope and move
it around to different
locations.
Rumen
The rumen can be listened to
in the ______________ flank
area. A normal rumen should
________________ at least
once a minute and an
eructation or "burp" should
occur every ________
minutes. A normal rumen
contraction sounds like a dull
rumble and often the flank area
moves with each contraction.
Intestines
The right flank area can also be
listened to with a stethoscope.
__________ and
_______________ sounds are
sometimes identified.