Sentences with phrase «abnormal enlargement of»

Organomegaly (abnormal enlargement of organs) may be detected by abdominal palpation.

Diagnosed with an abnormal enlargement of the esophagus resulting from hypoadrenocorticism (addisons disease dog).

Goiter is an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland.

Treating the mice with antibodies against CD4 + T - cells four weeks after experimental heart attacks — to deplete that subset of T - cells — prevented the progressive abnormal enlargement of the left ventricle that leads to heart failure, as compared with untreated mice.

It involves an abnormal enlargements of the jaw which can negatively impact other bones in the head and make it difficult for Westies to chew and swallow, and cause pain when the dog opens its mouth.

Not exact matches

A variable disorder that is marked especially by amenorrhea, hirsutism, obesity, infertility, and ovarian enlargement and is usually initiated by an elevated level of luteinizing hormone, androgen, or estrogen which results in an abnormal cycle of gonadotropin release by the pituitary gland — abbreviation PCOS — called also polycystic ovary disease, polycystic ovary syndrome, polycystic ovary disease, Stein - Leventhal syndrome.

Radiographs will often show the enlargement of the heart, abnormal distension of blood vessels and fluid retention in and around the lungs.

Severely abnormal radiographs may show right ventricular hypertrophy, enlargement of the main pulmonary artery, and diffuse pulmonary densities.

In more severe cases, signs include the enlargement of the liver, temporary loss of consciousness due to poor blood flow to the brain, excessive fluid in the abdominal cavity and abnormal heart sounds.

The ECG is a recommended test for all animals with abnormal heart sounds & / or rhythms and can be useful for identification of heart enlargement or drug effects on the heart.

An electrocardiogram (EKG) showed enlargement of the right heart and he confirmed the abnormal heart rhythm and murmur.

Your veterinarian will palpate your dog's abdomen; in some cases of the disease they will be able to feel the kidneys due to abnormal enlargement.

Disorders of the urinary and genital systems, such as inflammation or enlargement of the prostate, inflammation of the bladder, urinary stones, and abnormal labor or birthing process

It is for these reasons that every cat should have at least an annual physical exam and oral exam, including a veterinarian listening to the heart for murmurs or abnormal rhythms, and palpating the abdomen for enlargements, areas of pain or organ abnormalities.

Cough, exercise intolerance, dyspnea (difficulty breathing), abnormal lung sounds, hepatomegaly (enlargement of the liver), syncope (temporary loss of consciousness due to poor blood flow to the brain), ascites (fluid accumulation in the abdominal cavity), abnormal heart sounds, death

Certain strains of CDV can cause an abnormal enlargement or thickening of the pads of the feet, which is why distemper was sometimes called hard pad disease.

The inherited conditions of aortic stenosis (a narrowing above the aortic heart valve or the aortic valve itself), atopy / allergic dermatitis (skin allergies), gastric dilatation volvulus (bloat / stomach dilation), early onset cataracts (a clouding of the lens inside the eye), dilated cardiomyopathy (enlargement of the chambers of the heart and thinning of the muscle wall), elbow dysplasia (abnormal growth of tissues that leads to malformation and degeneration of the joint), epilepsy (brain seizures), hypothyroidism (underactive production of thyroid hormones), intervertebral disk disease (problems with the disks between the vertebrae of the spine leading to neurological problems), and hepatic portosystemic shunt (an abnormal blood circulation where blood is diverted around the liver rather than into it) are more prevalent in purebred dogs than in mixed - breed.

Aneurysms are typically defined as an abnormal localized enlargement of an artery caused by the weakening of the artery wall and lining.