Sentences with phrase «pericardial effusions»

The etiology of pericardial effusions is most commonly determined by echocardiography (see Management).

Hemorrhagic pericardial effusions in canine patients are commonly caused by hemangiosarcoma.

Collapse or profound weakness These can be symptoms of major problems such as internal bleeding (particularly a syndrome called hemoabdomen), cardiac compromise due to a condition called pericardial effusion, anaphylactic shock, certain poisonings, a glandular condition called Addison's disease, and some types of organ failure.

Pericardial effusion occurs when excessive fluid collects between the layers of the pericardial sac; its causes are diverse and can include cancer.

This is usually due to the development of fluid around the heart, called pericardial effusion.

«A retrospective evaluation of doxorubicin - based chemotherapy for dogs with right atrial masses and pericardial effusion.»

Guatemalan avocados contain a substance called persin, which can cause dyspnea, pulmonary edema, and pleural and pericardial effusion in goats and possibly dogs.

Pericardial effusion is commonly seen in golden retrievers and other medium to large breed dogs.

In those with acute pericardial effusion, acute episodes of collapse and weakness may be evident.2 As pericardial fluid accumulates, shock and death can occur.

Advanced imaging, such as magnetic resonance imaging, is now being used more often to diagnose the presence of cardiac masses in patients with pericardial effusion.

Any age dog can be affected, although one study noted the median age of dogs with idiopathic pericardial effusion was 7 years, while in dogs with nonidiopathic effusions, the median age was 9 years.4 This same study found a higher prevalence of pericardial effusions in male dogs.

Idiopathic pericardial effusion is another cause of hemorrhagic pericardial effusions, most commonly seen in medium to large breed dogs, such as golden retrievers, Labrador retrievers, and Saint Bernards.

The ability to recognize potential history and clinical signs consistent with pericardial effusion can greatly improve the technician's triage skills.

It is very important, especially for veterinary technicians in emergency care facilities, to be able to recognize the signs of pericardial effusion and quickly respond.

This procedure was reported to be successful in 4 out of 6 canine patients with recurrent pericardial effusion, 8 and may be considered in patients with a poor long - term prognosis as a result of neoplasia.

When pericardial effusion recurs after one or more pericardiocentesis procedures, pericardiectomy can be considered.

Table 1 lists cardiac signs that may be noted upon physical examination of patients with pericardial effusion.

When pericardial effusion is secondary to diseases causing congestive heart failure, congenital malformations, or hypoalbuminemia, the patient often improves once the underlying condition has been treated.3

Heart base tumors, pericardial mesotheliomas, malignant histiocytosis, lymphoma, and metastatic carcinomas may also cause hemorrhagic pericardial effusion.

While it is important to understand which types of pericardial effusion are more likely to be seen with certain conditions, cytology of pericardial effusions is rarely able to differentiate between neoplastic and idiopathic causes.

Less common causes of hemorrhagic pericardial effusion include left atrial rupture, coagulopathy, penetrating trauma, and uremic pericarditis.5

Today's Technician: Responding to a Cardiac Emergency — Pericardial Effusion in Canine Patients

It usually goes undetected, until the dog suffers catastrophic circulatory collapse, due either to hemorrhage or to cardiac compromise, such as pericardial effusion and tamponade (leakage of blood or fluid into the pericardial sack surrounding the heart with eventual compression of the heart and interference with cardiac output.)

In this VETgirl online veterinary continuing education podcast, we review whether or not you can detect pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade on chest radiographs.

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Causes of transudative effusions include congestive heart failure, hypoalbuminemia, peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia, pericardial cysts, and certain toxemias.2

Depending on the findings of physical examination, brief thoracic (T - FAST) or abdominal (A-FAST) ultrasonographic exams may be performed to determine if pericardial, pleural or abdominal effusions are present.

If significant volumes of pericardial, pleural or abdominal effusion are present then your pet may need to be further stabilized with pericardiocentesis, thoracocentesis or abdominocentesis respectively.