| A | B |
|---|
| Tamponade | compression of the heart caused by increased intrapericardial pressure due to collection of blood or fluid in the pericardium |
| CPA | CardioPulmonary Arrest - Sudden cessation of spontaneous and effective ventilation and systemic perfusion |
| CPCR | CardioPulmonary Cerebrovascular Resuscitation |
| Tracheostomy | Surgical construction of an opening in the trachea for the insertion of a catheter or tube to facilitate breathing |
| ABCs | Airway, Breathing, Circulation |
| DNR | Do Not Resuscitate |
| cachexia | physical wasting with loss of weight and muscle mass caused by disease |
| gallop rhythm | third audible heart sound; sound like 3 beat galloping pattern of a horse |
| precordial thtill | vibration accompanying a cardiac murmur, detectible on palpation |
| cataplexy | characterized by sudden muscle paralysis without loss of consciousness; the animal remains alert and can follow movement with its eyes throughout the episode |
| flaccid paresis | weakness with decreased muscle tone & hyporeflexia in limbs |
| narcolepsy | characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness, lack of energy, or brief losses of consciousness |
| Schiff-Sherrington syndrome | severe forelimb extensor rigidity caused by injury to thoracolumbar spinal cord |
| Spastic paresis | weakness of neurologic origin but has increased tone & hyperreflexia in limbs |
| spinal shock | may exhibit the hyperreflexia; however, hind limbs are initially hypotonic |
| ecchymosis | a small hemorrhagic spot in the skin or a mucous membrane, larger than a petechia, forming a nonelevated, rounded, or irregular blue or purplish patch |
| eclampsia | a syndrome including convulsions and coma occurring in animals soon after birth of the young, associated with hypocalcemia |
| melena | abnormal black tarry stool that has a distinctive odor and contains digested blood |
| methemoglobinemia | excessive hemoglobin in the blood is converted to another chemical that cannot deliver oxygen to tissues, called methemoglobin |
| methylxanthines | methylated derivatives of xanthine, including caffeine, theobromine and theophylline |
| petechiae | numerous tiny purple or red spots appearing on the skin as a result of tiny hemorrhages within the dermal or submucosal layers |
| theobromine | a substance (methylxanthine) that is related chemically to caffeine; occurs naturally in cocoa, cola nuts, and tea |
| blepharospasm | involuntary contraction of eyelid muscles |
| descemetocele | herniation of Descemet's membrane, usually through a corneal wound or deep ulceration |
| distichia | congenital abnormality in which there is an additional row of eyelashes that turn in upon the eye |
| uveitis | inflammation of the uveal tract, which lines the inside of the eye behind the cornea |
| enophthalmos | recession of the globe into the orbital socket |
| entropion | inversion, or the turning inward, as of the margin of an eyelid |
| epiphora | excessive tearing |
| exophthalmos | condition in which the eyes stick out of their sockets and inhibit proper eyelid function |
| hypopyon | presence of pus or a pus-like fluid in the anterior chamber of the eye |
| hyphema | accumulation of blood in the front (anterior) chamber of the eye |
| keratectomy | excision of a portion of the cornea |
| lagophthalmos | inability to shut the eyes completely |
| panophthalmos | inflammation of all structures/tissues of the eye |
| ptosis | drooping upper eyelid |
| pannus | superficial vascularization of the cornea with infiltration of granulation tissue |
| proptosis | forward displacement of the globe |
| tarsorrhaphy | temporary suturing to cause partial closure of the eyelids as protection for an injury |
| trichiasis | growth of eyelashes turning inward causing corneal irritation |
