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Veterinary Medical Terms: Heat-Related Conditions, Kidney Function, Shock, and Grooming, Quizzes of Animal Biology

Definitions for various veterinary medical terms related to heat-related conditions, kidney function, shock, and grooming. Terms include hyperthermia, body condition score, hypovolemia, renomegaly, shock, pleural effusion, pulse pressure, pyometra, pulmonary edema, axillary, colitis, barbering, nares, mentation, signalment, patent ductus arteriosus, abdominal pinging, hypothermia, glucosuria, pulse deficit, aortic stenosis, perineal hernia, fever, and pneumothorax.

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TERM 1
Hyperthermia
DEFINITION 1
Occurs when heat-dissipating mechanismscannot overcome
excessive ambient temps
TERM 2
Body Condition Score
DEFINITION 2
A method of evaluating nutritional status
TERM 3
hypovolemia
DEFINITION 3
Decreased circulating blood flow
TERM 4
Renomegaly
DEFINITION 4
Enlargement of the kidneys
TERM 5
Shock
DEFINITION 5
Decreased perfusion and oxygen delivery to tissues
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Hyperthermia

Occurs when heat-dissipating mechanismscannot overcome

excessive ambient temps

TERM 2

Body Condition Score

DEFINITION 2

A method of evaluating nutritional status

TERM 3

hypovolemia

DEFINITION 3

Decreased circulating blood flow

TERM 4

Renomegaly

DEFINITION 4

Enlargement of the kidneys

TERM 5

Shock

DEFINITION 5

Decreased perfusion and oxygen delivery to tissues

Pleural effusion

A condition that causes a lack of lung sounds in the ventral

lung fields

TERM 7

Pulse Pressure

DEFINITION 7

A physical indication of the difference between the systolic

and diastolic arterial pressure

TERM 8

PYOMETRA

DEFINITION 8

A disease condition that causes an enlarged uterus because

of a build up of pus

TERM 9

Pulmonary

Edema

DEFINITION 9

Abnormal fluid build up within the lung tissue

TERM 10

Axillary

DEFINITION 10

Referring to the arm pit

Patent ductus arteriosus

A congenital defect that results in "bounding" pulses

TERM 17

Abdominal Pinging

DEFINITION 17

A technique used to detect abdominal gas accumulations

TERM 18

hypothermia

DEFINITION 18

A result of impaired thermoregulation in and sick animal,

such as a cat with chronic renal failure

TERM 19

Glucosuria

DEFINITION 19

The presence of sugar in the urine

TERM 20

Pulse deficit

DEFINITION 20

An audible heartbeat without a pulse

Aortic

stenosis

A heart defect associated with narrowing of the outflow tract

of the left ventricle

TERM 22

Perineal hernia

DEFINITION 22

Abnormal movement of abdominal contents through the

pelvic wall

TERM 23

Fever

DEFINITION 23

Elevated body temperature

TERM 24

Pneumothorax

DEFINITION 24

A condition that causes a lack of lung sounds int he dorsal

lung fields

TERM 25

Polydipsic

DEFINITION 25

An adjective indication increased water consumption