Sentences with phrase «for signs of heart disease»

Normally, when doctors are looking for signs of heart disease in patients, they'll look at the usual suspects: smoking history, exercise and dietary...

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Sixteen years after the collapse of the World Trade Center towers sent a «cloud» of toxic debris across Lower Manhattan, children living nearby who likely breathed in the ash and fumes are showing early signs of risk for future heart disease.

Professional athletes monitor lactate levels to evaluate their training programs, and doctors look out for abnormally high lactate levels in patients as a sign of heart or lung disease.

The doctor orders a chest x-ray, electrocardiogram and CT scans to check for infection, a foreign object in the windpipe or food pipe, or signs of possible cancer or heart disease.

Recently, Gladstone Senior Investigator Yadong Huang, MD, PhD, found that a drug used for years to treat heart failure also seems to reverse signs of Alzheimer's disease in both human and mouse brains.

«The good news is that a decrease in sexual function could provide an additional warning sign for the presence of heart disease.»

Researchers followed those who didn't have any signs of heart disease for about a decade.

Next Page: Treatment options [pagebreak] Implications for treatment Though the exact role of inflammatory markers is yet to be determined, if your CRP test uncovers high levels of CRP (defined by the American Heart Association as over 3 mg / L), it is probably a sign that you should address your risk for cardiovascular disease, even if you have normal cholesterol.

«For many people the first sign of coronary artery disease is a heart attack or sudden death,» says Thomas Lee, MD, cardiologist and editor in chief of the Harvard Heart Leheart attack or sudden death,» says Thomas Lee, MD, cardiologist and editor in chief of the Harvard Heart LeHeart Letter.

«I had no warning signs, I exercised regularly, I have no family history of heart disease, for this to happen to me it can happen to anyone else,» says Heinl.

This doctor had been threatened by the state medical license board for using alternative methods for heart disease (he showed me a copy of the document he had to sign stating he would refrain from using specific remedies with his patients).

The claim: That eating for your blood type makes it easy to lose weight, have more energy and avoid chronic diseases from autoimmune disease to heart disease to cancer, because the ABO markers are a sign of your ancestral lineage and what you might be best adapted to eat.

The consensus conference even showed signs of being holistic, emphasizing that a comprehensive evaluation for heart disease risk should be made up of «multiple biomarkers including total and HDL cholesterol, blood pressure, body fatness, glucose tolerance, and inflammatory markers.»

These are all even more important if your cat begins to show signs of congestive heart failure because they will serve as the basis for choosing, dosing and monitoring response to various medical options for treating your cat's disease.

In the EPIC Study, dogs in the pimobendan group experienced 60 % more time in asymptomatic stage B2 of heart disease and 10 % more life without CHF signs that impact quality of life (10 % more life without CHF was calculated based on an estimated lifespan for all small to medium ‑ sized dogs being 12.5 years.

For any patient with signs of heart disease, a full cardiac assessment is recommended.

As fainting can be a sign of very serious heart disease, and since some causes of fainting can be associated with sudden death, it is important to perform diagnostic tests to search for the cause of collapsing episodes.

She will listen closely to your pet's heart and lungs for signs of disease, such as a heart murmur or an abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia).

Although signs of congenital disease are often seen at a young age, in some cases congenital heart disease can go undetected for many years.

Beyond an abnormal physical exam or radiographic changes, there are a variety of clinical signs that can increase a clinic1an's suspicion for heart disease and increase the indication for echocardiogram.

He is looking for signs of heart murmur and other abnormalities which may point to heart disease.

Some cats that show signs of heart disease may live for many months after good response to drug therapy.

Some experts believe levels below 0.35 - 0.50 % DM are a safe range for healthy cats with no signs of heart or kidney disease.

The examination involves looking the animal over from head - to - toe, feeling for bumps and lumps both inside and outside the body; checking ears with an otoscope to see down in the canal; checking eyes with an ophthalmoscope; checking for tooth or gum disease, and listening to the heart and lungs for any sign of illness.

Prognosis depends on the cause of the heart disease, but early diagnosis with regular check ups at the vet and keeping an eye out for clinical signs at home, will give your dog the best chance at the longest happiest life.

Severe coughing that seems to linger for days and days on end could be a sign of heart disease.

Your veterinarian will use a stethoscope to listen to your pet's heart and lungs for early signs of heart and respiratory disease.

He'll look at the eyes for general retinal health, peer inside your cat's mouth to look for signs of tartar or gum disease, listen to the cat's heart and lungs, and survey the skin for any lesions or bumps.

When choosing a Doberman Pinscher, look for signs of wobbler disease, heart problems, and bleeding disorders.

For this reason, routine annual visits (or every 6 months for geriatric pets 8 years or older) to your vet are recommended as they may identify subtle changes long before overt signs of heart disease develFor this reason, routine annual visits (or every 6 months for geriatric pets 8 years or older) to your vet are recommended as they may identify subtle changes long before overt signs of heart disease develfor geriatric pets 8 years or older) to your vet are recommended as they may identify subtle changes long before overt signs of heart disease develop.

Firstly, it is very important to note that most heart diseases progress over time and so some pets may live with heart disease for years before obvious signs of heart disease even develop.

Routine veterinary visits can help detect emerging heart problems, and owners can watch for common signs of heart disease such as fatigue, decreased appetite and increased respiratory rate and effort.

They can also screen for early signs of chronic weight - related problems such as diabetes, arthritis and heart disease.

The ability of family members to recognize the common clinical signs relating to heart disease is important in order to obtain a diagnosis and thereby initiate proper treatment for our animal companions.

• Check if your pet is overweight or underweight • Check for signs of infection / disease of the skin, ears, and teeth • Check for lumps and / or bumps on the skin that may potentially be malignant • Evaluate the heart for murmurs • Educate on common clinical signs of disease that your pet may already be experiencing • «Palpate» or feel the belly to check for any pain • Evaluate the eyes for any disease • Evaluate your pet's gait for any limping

ACT - activated clotting time (bleeding disorders) ACTH - adrenocorticotropic hormone (adrenal gland function) Ag - antigen test for proteins specific to a disease causing organism or virus Alb - albumin (liver, kidney and intestinal disorders) Alk - Phos, ALP alkaline phosphatase (liver and adrenal disorders) Allergy Testing intradermal or blood antibody test for allergen hypersensitivity ALT - alanine aminotransferase (liver disorder) Amyl - amylase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) ANA - antinuclear antibody (systemic lupus erythematosus) Anaplasmosis Anaplasma spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) APTT - activated partial thromboplastin time (blood clotting ability) AST - aspartate aminotransferase (muscle and liver disorders) Band band cell — type of white blood cell Baso basophil — type of white blood cell Bile Acids digestive acids produced in the liver and stored in the gall bladder (liver function) Bili bilirubin (bile pigment responsible for jaundice from liver disease or RBC destruction) BP - blood pressure measurement BUN - blood urea nitrogen (kidney and liver function) Bx biopsy C & S aerobic / anaerobic bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity test (infection, drug selection) Ca +2 calcium ion — unbound calcium (parathyroid gland function) CBC - complete blood count (all circulating cells) Chol cholesterol (liver, thyroid disorders) CK, CPK creatine [phospho] kinase (muscle disease, heart disease) Cl - chloride ion — unbound chloride (hydration, blood pH) CO2 - carbon dioxide (blood pH) Contrast Radiograph x-ray image using injected radiopaque contrast media Cortisol hormone produced by the adrenal glands (adrenal gland function) Coomb's anti- red blood cell antibody test (immune - mediated hemolytic anemia) Crea creatinine (kidney function) CRT - capillary refill time (blood pressure, tissue perfusion) DTM - dermatophyte test medium (ringworm — dermatophytosis) EEG - electroencephalogram (brain function, epilepsy) Ehrlichia Ehrlichia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) EKG, ECG - electrok [c] ardiogram (electrical heart activity, heart arryhthmia) Eos eosinophil — type of white blood cell Fecal, flotation, direct intestinal parasite exam FeLV Feline Leukemia Virus test FIA Feline Infectious Anemia: aka Feline Hemotrophic Mycoplasma, Haemobartonella felis test FIV Feline Immunodeficiency Virus test Fluorescein Stain fluorescein stain uptake of cornea (corneal ulceration) fT4, fT4ed, freeT4ed thyroxine hormone unbound by protein measured by equilibrium dialysis (thyroid function) GGT gamma - glutamyltranferase (liver disorders) Glob globulin (liver, immune system) Glu blood or urine glucose (diabetes mellitus) Gran granulocytes — subgroup of white blood cells Hb, Hgb hemoglobin — iron rich protein bound to red blood cells that carries oxygen (anemia, red cell mass) HCO3 - bicarbonate ion (blood pH) HCT, PCV, MHCT hematocrit, packed - cell volume, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) K + potassium ion — unbound potassium (kidney disorders, adrenal gland disorders) Lipa lipase enzyme — non specific (pancreatitis) LYME Borrelia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) Lymph lymphocyte — type of white blood cell MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (anemia, iron deficiency) MCV mean corpuscular volume — average red cell size (anemia, iron deficiency) Mg +2 magnesium ion — unbound magnesium (diabetes, parathyroid function, malnutrition) MHCT, HCT, PCV microhematocrit, hematocrit, packed - cell volume (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) MIC minimum inhibitory concentration — part of the C&S that determines antimicrobial selection Mono monocyte — type of white blood cell MRI magnetic resonance imaging (advanced tissue imaging) Na + sodium ion — unbound sodium (dehydration, adrenal gland disease) nRBC nucleated red blood cell — immature red blood cell (bone marrow damage, lead toxicity) PCV, HCT, MHCT packed - cell volume, hematocrit, microhematocrit (hemoconcentration, dehydration, anemia) PE physical examination pH urine pH (urinary tract infection, urolithiasis) Phos phosphorus (kidney disorders, ketoacidosis, parathyroid function) PLI pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity (pancreatitis) PLT platelet — cells involved in clotting (bleeding disorders) PT prothrombin time (bleeding disorders) PTH parathyroid hormone, parathormone (parathyroid function) Radiograph x-ray image RBC red blood cell count (anemia) REL Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / Ehrlichia / Lyme combination test Retic reticulocyte — immature red blood cell (regenerative vs. non-regenerative anemia) RMSF Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever SAP serum alkaline phosphatase (liver disorders) Schirmer Tear Test tear production test (keratoconjunctivitis sicca — dry eye,) Seg segmented neutrophil — type of white blood cell USG Urine specific gravity (urine concentration, kidney function) spec cPL specific canine pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test spec fPL specific feline pancreatic lipase (pancreatitis)-- replaces the PLI test T4 thyroxine hormone — total (thyroid gland function) TLI trypsin - like immunoreactivity (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency) TP total protein (hydration, liver disorders) TPR temperature / pulse / respirations (physical exam vital signs) Trig triglycerides (fat metabolism, liver disorders) TSH thyroid stimulating hormone (thyroid gland function) UA urinalysis (kidney function, urinary tract infection, diabetes) Urine Cortisol - Crea Ratio urine cortisol - creatine ratio (screening test for adrenal gland disease) Urine Protein - Crea Ratio urine protein - creatinine ratio (kidney disorders) VWF VonWillebrands factor (bleeding disorder) WBC white blood cell count (infection, inflammation, bone marrow suppression)

They can be a sign of heart disease or other illness, but there are a number of possible causes, and some dogs are able to live normal lives for years without showing any sign of their heartbeat irregularities.