Clinical Examination of Farm Animals - CYF MEDICAL DISTRIBUTION
Clinical Examination of Farm Animals - CYF MEDICAL DISTRIBUTION
Clinical Examination of Farm Animals - CYF MEDICAL DISTRIBUTION
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CHAPTER 6<br />
PHYSICAL SIGNS OF DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM<br />
N.B. Some <strong>of</strong> these physical signs are<br />
also associated with diseases <strong>of</strong><br />
other body systems and regions.<br />
Posture<br />
Back arched<br />
Collapse<br />
Syncope<br />
Recumbent<br />
Demeanour<br />
Dull<br />
Depressed<br />
Lethargic<br />
Reluctant to move<br />
Behaviour<br />
Grunting<br />
Bruxism<br />
Condition<br />
Loss <strong>of</strong> weight<br />
Poor growth<br />
Poor condition<br />
Exercise tolerance reduced<br />
Appetite<br />
Depressed<br />
Mucous membranes<br />
Pale<br />
Haemorrhages (petechial,<br />
echymoses)<br />
Slow capillary refill time<br />
Cyanotic<br />
Respiratory signs<br />
Depth increased<br />
Effort increased<br />
Rate increased<br />
Dyspnoea<br />
Elbow abduction<br />
Cough<br />
Thoracic pain<br />
Haemoptysis<br />
Oedema<br />
Submandibular<br />
Intermandibular<br />
(Ascites)<br />
Heart rate<br />
Bradycardia<br />
Tachycardia<br />
Heart rhythm<br />
Dysrhythmias<br />
Heart intensity<br />
Sounds loud<br />
Sounds s<strong>of</strong>t<br />
Abnormal sounds<br />
Washing machine sounds<br />
Frictional squeaks (pericardial)<br />
Tinkling sounds, pansystolic<br />
Murmur<br />
Murmur<br />
Diastolic<br />
Systolic<br />
Murmur: point <strong>of</strong> maximal intensity<br />
Right<br />
Tricuspid/other<br />
Left<br />
Mitral/pulmonary/aortic/other<br />
Murmur character<br />
Pansystolic<br />
Crescendo–decrescendo<br />
Plateau<br />
Jugular veins<br />
Distended<br />
Abnormally high<br />
Refill time increased<br />
Veins<br />
Swollen, warm, painful to touch and<br />
necrosis<br />
Arteries<br />
Focal enlargement<br />
Liver<br />
Enlargement<br />
Extremities<br />
Extremities cold<br />
Necrosis (digits, ears, tail)<br />
Pulse<br />
Bounding<br />
Weak, s<strong>of</strong>t<br />
Missed pulse<br />
Temperature<br />
Pyrexia<br />
Clotting defects<br />
Haematomata<br />
Haemarthrosis<br />
Frank haemorrhage<br />
Disseminating intravascular<br />
coagulation<br />
Faecal quality and quantity<br />
Diarrhoea<br />
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