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tachypneic |
increased rate of respiration |
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intake |
the act or process of taking in |
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output |
the amount of energy or matter discharged usually within a specified time by a bodily system or organ |
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onset |
the initial existence or symptoms of a disease |
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FeLV |
feline leukemia virus |
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DVM |
doctor of veterinary medicine |
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PhD |
an earned academic degree conferring the rank and title of doctor of philosophy |
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EENT |
eye, ear, nose, and throat |
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sclera |
the dense fibrous opaque white outer coat enclosing the eyeball except the part covered by the cornea |
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CRT |
CATHODE-RAY TUBE; also : a display device incorporating a cathode-ray tube |
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expiration |
the act or process of releasing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth |
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ausculation |
the act of listening to sounds arising within organs (as the lungs or heart) as an aid to diagnosis and treatment |
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thorax |
the part of the mammalian body that is situated between the neck and the abdomen and supported by the ribs, costal cartilages, and sternum |
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inspiratory |
of, relating to, used for, or associated with inspiration |
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ventrally |
in a ventral direction or position |
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murmur |
an atypical sound of the heart typically indicating a functional or structural abnormality |
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gallop |
to progress or ride at a gallop |
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palpation |
an act of touching or feeling |
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symmetrical |
having, involving, or exhibiting symmetry: as a : affecting corresponding parts simultaneously and similarly |
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hyperthyroidism |
excessive functional activity of the thyroid gland |
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diagnostic |
of, relating to, or used in diagnosis |
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Cardiovascular |
of, relating to, or involving the heart and blood vessels |
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hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) |
cardiomyopathy that is characterized by ventricular hypertrophy especially of the left ventricle which affects the interventricular septum more than the free ventricular wall, that may cause mitral insufficiency or obstructed left ventricle outflow, and that is marked by chest pain, syncope, and palpitations -- abbreviation HCM |
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pulmonary edema |
abnormal accumulation of fluid in the lungs |
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Systolic |
the contraction of the heart by which the blood is forced onward and the circulation kept up |
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anterior |
relating to or situated near or toward the head or toward the part in headless animals most nearly corresponding to the head |
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mitral valve |
a valve in the heart that guards the opening between the left atrium and the left ventricle, prevents the blood in the ventricle from returning to the atrium, and consists of two triangular flaps attached at their bases to the fibrous ring which surrounds the opening and connected at their margins with the ventricular walls by the chordae tendineae and papillary muscles |
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secondary |
not first in order of occurrence or development |
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echocardiogram |
a visual record made by echocardiography; also : the procedure for producing such a record |
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Doppler |
of, relating to, or utilizing a shift in frequency in accordance with the Doppler effect |
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Thoracic |
of, relating to, located within, or involving the thorax |
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radiographs |
an X-ray or gamma-ray photograph |
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enlarged |
larger or greater than that formerly or normally present |
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cardiac |
of, relating to, situated near, or acting on the heart |
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ventral |
of or relating to the belly |
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alveolar |
of, relating to, resembling, or having alveoli |
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interstitial |
situated within but not restricted to or characteristic of a particular organ or tissue -- used especially of fibrous tissue |
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pulmonary |
relating to, functioning like, associated with, or carried on by the lungs |
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infiltrates |
to cause (as a liquid) to permeate something by penetrating its pores or interstices |
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arteries |
any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
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Lasix |
used for a preparation of furosemide |
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Cardiology |
the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
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hypertrophic |
of, relating to, or affected with hypertrophy |
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cardiomyopathy |
any structural or functional disease of heart muscle that is marked especially by hypertrophy of cardiac muscle, by enlargement of the heart, by rigidity and loss of flexibility of the heart walls, or by narrowing of the ventricles but is not due to a congenital developmental defect, to coronary atherosclerosis, to valve dysfunction, or to hypertension |
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ultrasound |
vibrations of the same physical nature as sound but with frequencies above the range of human hearing |
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nitroglycerin |
a heavy oily explosive poisonous liquid C3H5N3O9 used chiefly in making |
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inguinal |
of, relating to, or situated in the region of the groin |
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diltiazem |
a calcium channel blocker used especially in the form of its hydrochloride C22H26N2O4S·HCl as a coronary vasodilator |
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enalapril |
an antihypertensive drug that is an ACE inhibitor administered orally in the form of its maleate C20H28N2O5·C4H4O4 |
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edema |
an abnormal excess accumulation of serous fluid in connective tissue or in a serous cavity |
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vasodilatory |
relating to, inducing, or initiating vasodilation |
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bronchodilatory |
relating to or causing expansion of the bronchial air passages |
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diuretic |
tending to increase the excretion of urine |
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diltiazem |
a calcium channel blocker used especially in the form of its hydrochloride C22H26N2O4S·HCl as a coronary vasodilator |
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myocardium |
the middle muscular layer of the heart wall |
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concentric |
having a common center |
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mitral valve |
a valve in the heart that guards the opening between the left atrium and the left ventricle, prevents the blood in the ventricle from returning to the atrium, and consists of two triangular flaps attached at their bases to the fibrous ring which surrounds the opening and connected at their margins with the ventricular walls by the chordae tendineae and papillary muscles |
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pleural effusion |
an exudation of fluid from the blood or lymph into a pleural cavity |
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RR |
recovery room |
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BUN |
the concentration of nitrogen in the form of urea in the blood |
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creatinine |
a white crystalline strongly basic compound C4H7N3O formed from creatine and found especially in muscle, blood, and urine |
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