Sentences with phrase «fluid in lung cavities»
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Sometimes, that fluid can cause fluid elsewhere in the body to shift into the abdominal cavity or the lungs.
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This increased pressure first manifests in the vessels of the lungs resulting in the leakage and accumulation of fluid in the lung tissues (pulmonary edema) or outside of the lungs in the chest cavity (pleural effusion).
The chest radiographs may show an enlarged heart and / or fluid in the lung tissue or chest cavity.
Most veterinarians will do radiographs (X-rays) looking for fluid in the body cavities, heart size, changes in the vessels visible around the heart, and changes in the lung fields.
If there is any fluid or air in the lungs, enlargement of the heart, air in the chest cavity, tumors, or fractures, a chest x-ray will determine if they are present.
This is a condition in which the thorassic ducts leak, allowing fluid to ender the lungs and possibly causing them to twist inside the chest cavity.
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
Other tests the veterinarian will likely perform are radiographs (x-rays) of the chest and abdomen, echocardiogram (EKG), endoscopy, nasal and throat swab culture, and a fine needle biopsy of the fluid in the lungs and chest cavity if necessary.
IV medication (i.e. antibiotics, bronchodilators, antihistamines, diuretics, mucus thinning medication), and draining of excess fluid in the lungs or chest cavity will also be provided during oxygen therapy.
It is associated with the accumulation of fluid in the lungs (edema), the chest cavity (pleural effusion), and / or the abdominal cavity (ascites).
Oxygen therapy: If your cat symptoms or dogs symptoms indicate respiratory shock or distress, or your pet has fluid in the lungs or chest cavity, we provide emergency oxygen therapy.