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Feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common heart disease in domestic cats; [69] [70] [71] the disease process and genetics are believed to be similar to the disease in humans. [72] In Maine Coon cats, HCM has been confirmed as an autosomal dominant inherited trait. [73] Numerous cat breeds have HCM as a problem in the breed. [74]
Beta blockers: To block the effects of certain hormones on the heart to slow the heart rate. C alcium Channel Blockers: Help slow the heart rate by blocking the number of electrical impulses that pass through the AV node into the lower heart chambers (ventricles).
This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes).This list does not include abbreviations for pharmaceuticals or drug name suffixes such as CD, CR, ER, XT (See Time release technology § List of abbreviations for those).
Abbreviations of weights and measures are pronounced using the expansion of the unit (mg = "milligram") and chemical symbols using the chemical expansion (NaCl = "sodium chloride"). Some initialisms deriving from Latin may be pronounced either as letters ( qid = "cue eye dee") or using the English expansion ( qid = "four times a day").
acronym for a group of bacteria that are a frequent cause of endocarditis in children HAD: HIV-associated dementia: HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale: HAE: hereditary angioedema: H/A: headache: HAI: healthcare-associated infection or hospital-acquired infection: HALE: health-adjusted life expectancy HAPE: high-altitude pulmonary edema ...
The following are medications commonly prescribed cardiac pharmaceutical agents. The specificity of the following medications is highly variable, and often are not particularly specific to a given class. As such, they are listed as are commonly accepted.
Feb. 29—Nine doctors at the New England Heart and Vascular Institute at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester are branching out on their own but will remain credentialed to work at the hospital.
Numerous drug classes have well-known cardiovascular side effects. Anesthetics – As a general rule, all agents used in anesthesia have depressant effects on the cardiovascular system with the notable exception of ketamine. Chemotherapy – Doxorubicin is one agent known to have heart toxicity (leads to dilated cardiomyopathy). Another is ...