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azotemia

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azotemia [‚az·ə′tem·ē·ə]
(medicine)
The presence of excessive amounts of nitrogenous compounds in the blood.


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namely murmur (89%), fever (72%), leukocytosis (78%), hypoalbuminemia (67%), thrombocytopenia (56%), elevated liver enzymes (56%), lameness (43%), azotemia (33%), respiratory abnormalities (28%), and weakness and collapse (17%) (1).
29) Azotemia may lead to the development of diarrhea that is often accompanied with blood secondary to hemorrhagic ulcers in the GI tract.
An ambulatory patient with congestive heart failure and azotemia is precariously balanced by weekly visits and occasional furosemide injections.
 
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