Review Flashcards
(28 cards)
Rectal temp for cats and dogs
100-102.2 F
Heart rate / minutes for dog
60-160 (smaller dogs may have higher rate)
Heart rate for cats
140-220 Bpm
Respiratory rate for cats
20-42
Respiratory rate for dogs
16-32
What is hypovolemia
Loss of intravascular fluid, shock
What is Hyperthermia and it’s clinical signs
Elevated body temp ;
CS: temp >103 F
Panting (dog)
Warm skin
Tachypnea
Tachycardia
Altered mentation
Hypothermia and it’s clinical signs
Decreased body temp
CS: temp > 99F
Shivering
Alter mentation
Prolonged CRT
Bradycardia
Decreased respiration
Cyanosis
Hypoxia and clinical signs
Inadequate oxygenation of tissues
CS: cyanotic MM
Dyspnea
Tachypnea
Altered mentation
Decreased oxygen saturation
Altered arterial blood gas
ATE ?
Arterial thromboembolism (saddle thrombus)
What is stertor
Loud snoring or snorting sound
Stridor
High pitched inspiratory wheeze
Hemoptysis
Coughing up blood
Pleural effusion
Accumulation of fluid in thoracic a cavity
Dyspnea
Respiratory distress
Orthopnea
The inability to breath except in an upright position
Anorexia
Loss of appetite or absence of food, especially when prolonged.
Azotemia
Condition in which blood has increased concentrations of nitrogenous wastes, such as blood urea nitrogen (BUN). 1307Azotemia may be further characterized as prerenal azotemia caused by dehydration, as renal azotemia caused by impaired kidney function, or as postrenal azotemia caused by obstruction of the urinary tract.
Cachexia
Weight loss, loss of muscle mass, and general debilitation that may accompany chronic disease.
Hematemesis
vomitting blood
Hematochezia
presence of blood in the feces
Hepatic encephaopathy
Altered cognitive and neurologic function as a result of buildup of toxins in the bloodstream that are normally removed by the liver.
Tenesmus
Distressing but ineffectual urge to evacuate the rectum or urinary bladder.
GDV
gastric dilatation volvulus ;
dilatation of the stomach with ingesta and gas, with rotation of the stomach into an abnormal position.
