Sentences with phrase «palpation for»

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Rectal abdominal palpation with a wand is a simple, cheap and quick method, however its accuracy for determining multiple pregnancies is low and it can cause abortion or rectal perforation.

The goal with MRE is to eliminate the need for painful biopsies and offer a sort of virtual palpation that could even be used to examine organs including the heart and the brain, which doctors can not reach without major surgery.

«I was inspired by the power of palpation as a diagnostic tool for physicians,» he says.

In order to provide the benefits of palpation to minimally invasive surgery, a team of engineers and doctors at Vanderbilt University headed by Pietro Valdastri, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and medicine, has designed a special - purpose wireless capsule equipped with a pressure sensor that fits through the small ports that surgeons use for what is also called «keyhole» surgery.

«As my breast cancer treatment came to an end, I learned that palpation would be my primary method for monitoring recurrence,» Sara explained.

Supervised, palpation - based, pelvic floor muscle retraining for strength, endurance, proprioception, and coordination

In the workshop weekends, you learn something called the Functional Evaluation (FE), which is a series of palpations on the body that are used for further assessment with clients.

A full veterinary medical exam will allow for joint and muscle palpation as well as the opportunity for diagnostic tests, including X-ray imaging.

Common diagnostic tests for adenocarcinoma are: physical exam including palpation of lymph nodes and digital rectal exam; blood tests including a complete blood count and serum chemistry panel which includes calcium and albumin, chest x-ray, abdominal x-ray and / or ultrasound, fine - needle aspirate and / or biopsy.

Your vet diagnoses bladder cancer initially through a physical exam, feeling for a thickened urinary bladder wall via a rectal palpation.

Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare lymph node palpation to the appearance of the local lymph nodes on CT scan and a combined PET / CT scan to histopathologic results to determine which method may be the most reliable for identification of metastatic (tumor filled) lymph nodes.

To determine whether there are bladder stones; palpation with the fingers is done because many are large enough for the experienced veterinarian to detect.

Ultrasound services are available to evaluate the genital tract and other areas, including for pregnancy diagnosis, although other techniques include abdominal palpation and fibrinogen assay.

Colorado State University has developed pain scales for dogs and cats that assess behavior as well as response to environment and palpation (see CLINIC RESOURCES page).

The pancreas is rapidly isolated and a insulinoma nodule is searched for visually and by palpation.

Also if hypoproteinemia (B1c), melena and / or anemia (B1d), or abnormal palpation findings (B1e) are found, the reason for these abnormalities should be examined.

Abdominal palpation is also essential for it may reveal organomegaly, intestinal wall thickening, or mesenteric lymphadenopathy (swelling of the mesenteric nodes).

Initially, a physical exam is done including a rectal palpation to assess the prostate gland for size and consistency.

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.

This includes an examination of the chest, palpation of the abdomen, and assessment of the gums (checking for hydration status and evidence of good circulatory status.

Every veterinarian in practice should be examining every dog for signs of pain, not only by taking a careful history, but through observation and palpation.

While a vet may determine if a dam is pregnant by manual palpation as early as 28 to 35 days, this method is not good for determining litter size.

Your veterinarian can look for certain signs on palpation of the hips, evaluation of your dog's gait, and overall presentation.

At this time pregnancy can be detected by ultrasound, a blood test for relaxin (a hormone only produced in pregnant dogs) or palpation of the dog by the vet.

Diagnostic techniques — The physical examination consists of rectal palpation, complete blood count, serum biochemistry profile, urinanalysis and evaluation for possible lymphadenopathy.

All anesthesia patients are weighed on admission and then undergo a thorough pre-anesthetic examination, which includes an examination of the chest, palpation of the abdomen, and assessment of the gums (checking for hydration status and evidence of good circulatory status).

To confirm pregnancy, palpation of the bitch's abdomen for the presence of evenly spaced swellings can be conducted by an experienced person between 20 and 30 days after the last mating.

This includes weight monitoring, oral exam, ocular exam, ear exam, listening to the heart and lungs with a stethoscope, abdominal palpation, and examination of the skin and fur, looking for any lumps or growths.

You will be responsible for ALL COSTS for mom and the litter including vet bills, shots, vitamins, tests, food, stud fees, palpation to verify pregnancy, whelping pen, x-rays, de-worming, dewclaw removal, ear / tail cropping, advertising fees, litter registration fees, and pregnancy complications.

The veterinarian will confirm prostatitis by rectal palpation of the gland to feel for enlargement, asymmetry, obvious masses, or fluctuant areas (soft spots).

Sensitivity, specificity and relative confidence interval values were calculated for the reliability of metatarsal pulse palpation to detect hypotension.

Those are quite easy for your veterinarian to locate visually and through palpation.

Annual checkups that include abdominal palpation, a thorough hands - on exam, and a look in the dog's mouth are essential for early detection of many tumors, but owners must also check their dogs for any new or changed lumps or bumps and for emergence of the following symptoms1:

An x-ray or ultrasound image is most useful for visualizing these organs but palpation is a good first step.