Case #2
Terms
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- anterior
- at the front of
- doppler
- relating to, using, or produced by Doppler ultrasound
- BUN
- blood urea nitrogen
- TID
- three times a day
- dosage
- the amount of medicine to be given
- mitral valve
- valve between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart
- depressed
- being or measured below the norm
- cardiomegaly
- abnormal enlargement of the heart
- vasodilatory
- relating to, inducing, or initiating vasodilation
- thoracic
- pertaining to the thorax
- sclera
- white covering of eyeball
- ECHO
- echocardiogram
- LVOT
- Left Ventricular Outflow Tract
- hyperthyriodism
- overactivity of the thyroid gland
- echocardiogram
- a graphic record produced by an echocardiograph
- ateries
- blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to the body
- atrium
- either of the two upper chambers on each side of the heart
- heart disease
- any condition of the heart that impairs its functioning
- pulmonary
- pertaining to the lungs
- IM
- intramuscular
- ultrasound
- the application of ultrasonic waves to therapy or diagnostics
- ausculation
- the act of listening
- ventrally
- pertaining to the belly; abdominal
- diuretic
- increasing the volume of the urine excreted
- electrolytes
- Any of various ions required by cells to regulate the electric charge and flow of water molecules across the cell membrane
- interstitial
- situated between the cells of a structure or part
- cardiology
- the study of the heart
- symmetrical
- having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts
- creatinine
- a crystalline end product of creatine metabolism occurring in urine, muscle, and blood
- myocardium
- the muscular substance of the heart
- EENT
- eye, ear, nose, and throat
- PRN
- according to need
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- a disorder in which the heart muscle is so strong that it does not relax enough to fill with the heart with blood and so has reduced pumping ability
- systemic
- pertaining to or affecting the body as a whole
- alveolar
- pertaining to an alveolus or to alveoli
- bronchodilatory
- causing expansion of the bronchial air passages
- orally
- by mouth
- tachypneic
- Rapid breathing
- murmur
- abnormal sound heard on listening to the heart
- pulmonary edema
- abnormal accumulation of fluid in the lungs often caused by congestive heart failure
- cardiovascular
- pertaining to the heart and blood vessels
- thorax
- chest
- expiration
- breathing out
- pleural effusion
- an exudation of fluid from the blood or lymph into a pleural cavity
- IV
- intravenous
- systolic
- pressure occurring during contraction of the left ventricle of the heart
- palpation
- to examine by touch
- infiltrates
- to penetrate with hostile intent
- diagnostic
- serving to identify a particular disease
- static
- stationary condition
- nitroglycerin
- vasodilator
- FeLv
- Feline leukaemia virus
- CRT
- cathode-ray tube
- radiograms
- A message transmitted by wireless telegraphy
- LV hypertrophy
- abnormal enlargement of the left ventricle
- inspiratory
- pertaining to inhalation
- lobar
- of or pertaining to a lobe, as of the lungs
- SAM
- systolic anterior motion