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Arrhythmia
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Any variation of the normal rhythm of the heart
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Cyanosis/cyanotic
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Lack of oxygen perfusion causing blue discoloration
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DIC
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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (Clotting factors and platelets are depleted, excessive bleeding occurs, life threatening)
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Heart Block
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Electrical impulses are unable to move normally through the heart
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Mitral Regurgitation
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Damage to the mitral valve, causing a back flow of blood to pool in the aorta and left lung
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Murmur
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Abnormal heart sound caused by valvular disease, whooshing sound
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Paradoxical Pulse
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Pulse quality weakens with inhale and strengthens with exhale of animal (though common in many canines, this can suggest pericardial effusion)
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Pericardial Effusion
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Build up of fluid in the pericardium
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Pulse Deficit
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Where the heart rate and pulse DO NOT beat at the same time (life threatening condition)
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PVC/VPC
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Premature Ventricular Contraction
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Syncope
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Brief loss of consciousness due to lack of blood flow to the brain
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Thromboembolism
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A blood clot moving through the blood stream until it lodges in a smaller artery.
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Canine - normal pulse rate
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80-120 bpm (The larger the canine, the slower the normal pulse is)
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Feline - normal pulse rate
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100-140 bpm
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Tachycardia/tachycardic
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Abnormally fast heart rate
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