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Dyspnoea

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Difficulty breathing

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Ataxia

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Unsteady gait

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Pyrexia

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Fever, hyperthermia

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Purulent

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Pus-like

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Serous

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Watery

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Hypothermic

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Low body temperature

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Tachycardia

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Fast/ elevated heart rate

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Bradycardia

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Slow heart rate

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Stranguria/ Dysuria

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Straining/ Difficulty urinating

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Haematuria

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Blood in urine

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Polydipsia PD

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Drinking lots

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Polyuria PU

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Urinating lots

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Icterus

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Yellow gums, skin, conjunctiva,

Jaundice

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Anorexia

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Inappetant

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Otoscope

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Instrument to check ears

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Ophthalmoscope

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Instrument to check eye’s interior

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parenteral

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through a syringe or indwelling cannula SC, IM or IV

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rectal

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through the rectum

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intra-mammary

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into the teat/ mammary tissue

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Alopecia

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Hair loss

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Topically

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onto the skin, ear, or eye

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Pruritis, pruritic

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Itchiness, itchy

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Anemia

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Low in red blood cells

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Humoral

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Relating to body fluids esp. with regard to immune responses

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Debridement

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Removal of damaged tissue or foreign objects from a wound

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Systemic

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Spread throughout the body

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Renal

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Relating to kidney

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Hepatic

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Relating to liver

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Exudate

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Body fluid rich in protein & cellular elements that oozes out of blood vessels due to inflammation

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Lavage

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Washing out an organ, body cavity, or wound by flushing

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Vasodilation

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Dilation of blood vessels which decreases blood pressure

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32
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Cyanotic mucus membranes

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Blue purple gums due to lack of oxygen

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Haemmorrhage

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Blood loss, blood exposure underneath skin

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Shock, vasoconstriction

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Body response: constricted blood vessels of extremities to protect vital organs

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Thrombocytopaenia

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Low platelet count in blood

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36
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Anal sacculitis

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Anal gland inflammation

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37
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Dermatitis

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Inflammation of the skin

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38
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Pododermatitis

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Inflammation of the skin of the paw

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Fomites

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Infected objects that spread pathogens

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Vector

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Living creature that spreads pathogens

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Panleukopenia

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Feline parvo virus, low in white blood cells

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Sarcoma

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Cancerous tumor

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43
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Adenovirus

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Virus that causes hepatitis

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44
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Swill feeding

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Feeding food scraps to animals

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45
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Intussusception

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Condition in which part of the intestine slides into an adjacent part of the intestine

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Altricial

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Born in an underdeveloped state

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47
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Precocial

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Born in an advanced state & able to feed itself

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Neoplastic, neoplasia

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new growth, usually cancerous

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Etiology

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Cause of disease

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Oedema

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Abnormal accumulation of fluid

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Maleana

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Blood in stool

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Abscess

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Abnormal infected body mass

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Hyperglycaemic

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Too high in blood sugar

54
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Cytotoxic

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Toxic to cells

55
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Idiopathic

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Unknow cause of disease

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Hepatitis

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Inflammation of liver

57
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Enteritis

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Inflammation of the intestines

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Coprophagy

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Eating of own faeces

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Caetotrophs

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Soft night faeces of rabbits, GP’s, and rats which is eaten

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Tympanic membrane

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Regurgitation

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Normal throwing up of stomach content to eat again or feed young

62
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Otitis externa

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Outer ear infection

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Cryptorchid

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Not descended testicles

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Anaemia

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RBC and haemoglobin deficiency, resulting in Mellor and weariness

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Aspiration

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Inhaling of a foreign object

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Asthenia

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Loss of energy, physical weakness

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Atelectasis

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Lung collapse or closure, resulting in little to no gas exchange

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Bacteraemia

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Presence of bacteria in blood

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Basophil

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White blood cell (regulated clotting, fights allergies and infection)

70
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Blepharospasm

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Involuntary closure of eyes, eye twitches

71
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Centesis

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Using a needle to withdraw fluid from an organ

72
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Congenital

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Present at birth

73
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Cryptorchid

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Undescended testicles

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Crystalluria

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Microscopic crystals in urine

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Cyst

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Fluid filled sack or bag like structure

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Cystocentesis

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Using a needle to withdraw urine from the bladder

77
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Cystotomy

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Cutting into bladder, usually to retrieve stones

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Dermis

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Tissue below epidermis, containing capillaries, nerves, sweat glands, hair follicles

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Desis

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Making two thing stick together, surgical binding

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DIC

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Dessiminated intravascular coagulation. A condition affecting the blood’s ability to clot. Causes can include cancer, inflammation or infection

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Differential diagnosis

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Listing possible causes of disease, then using process of elimination

82
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Differential diagnosis

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Listing possible causes of disease, then using process of elimination

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Dysphagia

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Difficulty swallowing

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Dyspnoea, disponeic

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Difficult laboured breathing

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Ectomy

A

Removal of part of the body

86
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Ectropion

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Eyelid turns outside

87
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Emphysema

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Breathlessness, lung disease

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Entropion

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Eyelid folds inward

89
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Eosinophil

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White blood cell, fights allergies, assists tissue damage

90
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Epidermis

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Skin surface

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Erythematous, erythema

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Red MM caused by hyperaemia

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Erythrocyte

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Red blood cell

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Exudate

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Fluid and cells that have seeped out of circulatory system, usually to areas of inflammation

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Fibroma

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Benign tomour

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Fibrosarcoma

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Malignant mesenchymal tumour

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GDV - Gastro dilation and volvulus

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A condition where the stomach twists and fills with gas. Life threatening and can present as bloating. Usually caused by running and jumping with a full stomach.

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Haematuria

A

Blood in urine

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Hematochezia

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Fresh blood from anus

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Haemaglobinuria

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Haemaglobin in urine. Can suggest breakdown products of blood in body

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Haemoglobin

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Red protein with RBC responsible for O2 transport

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Haemoptysis

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Coughing up blood

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Haemothorax

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Blood in pleural space, can be caused by trauma.

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Hemangiosarcoma

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Malignant cancer of the cells of the blood vessels

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Hemangioma

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Hepatomegaly

A

Enlarged liver

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Hydrothorax

A

Fluid in the pleural cavity

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Hypercapnia

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Abnormal higher levels of CO2 in the blood

108
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Hyoeraemia

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Increased blood flow

109
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Hypotonic

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Solution that has less concentration then cells and blood

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Hypoxia

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Deficiency if O2 reaching tissues

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Hypovolemia

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Abnormal low in plasma

112
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-otomy

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Refers to cutting into tissue to create a temporary opening in order to gain access but then close to allow normal healing

113
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-ectomy

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Refers to cutting out a part or all of a structure

114
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-ostomy

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Refers to the surgical creation of an artificial opening through to the skin.

115
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Laparotomy

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Surgical cut into the abdomen to examine organs and aid diagnosis of any problems including abdominal pain.

116
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Enterotomy

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Surgical incision into an intestine.

117
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Hysterectomy

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Surgical removal of the uterus.

118
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Tracheostomy

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Surgical cut into the trachea and inserting a tube as a new direct airway.

119
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Cystotomy

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Surgical cut into the bladder to look inside or to remove any stones.

120
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Osteotomy

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Surgical procedure in which a bone is cut into, shortened, lengthened or newly aligned.

Vet Nurse Glossary, Terminology, Abbreviations (5 decks)

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