Sentences with phrase «as palpate»

To score your cat's body condition, you will need to perform a visual examination of the cat from the side and from above as well as palpate the cat's ribs and waist.

Not exact matches

They used it to poke and prod living heart cells to find their resilient spots, much as a doctor palpates a patient's abdomen.

He will palpate your dog's body, deducing where pain is coming from, as well as what areas may be most affected.

She checks for muscle trigger points, motion palpates the horse, and adjusts him as she performs her chiropractic examination.

Internal cysts, such as ovarian cysts are not seen but may be able to be palpated or identified on a radiograph (x-ray).

Lastly, your veterinarian will carefully palpate fingers into your cat's internal organs to feel for signs of abnormalities, such as swelling, lumps, or bumps.

During a wellness exam, your veterinarian will perform a number of simple examinations and tests, such as listening to your animal's heartbeat and lungs, check their teeth and oral cavity, evaluate their vision, examine their ears, examine lymph nodes and skin, palpate your pet's joint and muscles, and more.

The wellness exam includes the veterinarian listening to heart and lungs, palpating the abdomen and lymph nodes, checking ears, eyes, skin condition and documenting vitals, such as heart rate, pulse, respiration and temperature.

Palpate the lymph nodes, abdomen and skin — By feeling the skin, we are looking for unusual lumps or swellings as well as evaluating for skin discolorations, lesions or patterns of hair loss or thinning.

During these examinations, your veterinarian will be performing a complete physical examination and palpate for masses in the mammary tissue as is standard for any consultation.

An experienced veterinarian may be able to palpate or feel the fetuses in the uterus of a relaxed cat, as the optimal time for pregnancy palpation is about 28 - 32 days of pregnancy.

e. Internal Organs / Abdomen: Palpate your dog's abdomen for things such as abnormal masses or pain.

Ultrasonography can be used as a tool to perform a guided fine needle aspiration if the kidney is not easily palpated on examination.

As a subjective assessment of body condition, you should be able to feel the backbone and palpate the ribs in an animal of healthy weight.

Palpate lymph nodes, abdomen and skin — By using the hands to touch and feel for abnormalities such as bumps, lesions or hair loss, Dr. Mel can detect dermatological and systemic illnesses.

An x-ray must be taken and the hips can be palpated for joint laxity (see methods under Diagnostics) Immature dogs with lameness and early evidence of hip arthritis are not ideal candidates for DPO / TPO, nor are dogs with very severe hip laxity, as some puppies have no functional hip joint by 6 months of age.

The vet will palpate the bird for evidence of superficial tumors and examine the abdominal area for evidence of increased intraabdominal pressure due to conditions such as egg - yolk peritonitis, liver enlargement or intraabdominal tumors.

A physical exam allows us to pick up on things that your pet may not be showing or telling you — such as a new heart murmur, changes in the size of their kidneys or liver, new growths or lumps, or pain or abnormalities when we palpate certain abdominal organs or joints.

He never palpated her so he could not have found what Dr. Alpert says he found as his own objective findings during his examination.