Pp 9 Flashcards
Icterus
Jaundice, yellowing of the skin sclera, mm
Inguinal
Pertaining to the groin
What is sclera
The tough outer coat of the eye ball
Where is hemoglobin found?
In red blood cells
Normocytic
Normal sized
Hyperbilirubinemia?
Abnormally high amounts of bile in the blood
The liver absorbs bilirubin and eliminates it where?
In the bile
FIP
Feline infectious peritonitis
CBC
Complete blood count
Normochromic
Normal color
Leukocytosis
Increased white blood cells
Leuko
White
Cytosis
Increased
What are ALT+ SAP
Enzymes
VD
Ventral dorsal
US
Ultrasound
Pathognomonic change
Definitive change
Diagnosis
Documented cause of a disease or condition
Hepatomegaly
Enlarged liver
Enteral feeding
Mouth
-feeding tube
What is hepatopathy?
Any disease found in the liver
Nasoesophageal feeding tube
Feeding tube through the nose to the esophagus
Esophagostomy feeding tube?
A feeding tube through an opening in the esophagus
Gastrostomy freeding tube
A feeding tube to the stomach through an opening