// JScript File

//Ophthalmology
function CERF()
{
    text = 'The Canine Eye Registration Foundation (CERF) is an organization that was founded by a group of concerned, purebred owner/breeders who recognized that the quality of their dog\'s lives were being affected by heritable eye disease. CERF was then established in conjunction with cooperating, board certified, veterinary ophthalmologists, as a means to accomplish the goal of elimination of heritable eye disease in all purebred dogs by forming a centralized, national registry. <br><br>The CERF Registry not only registers those dog\'s certified free of heritable eye disease by members of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (A.C.V.O. ), but also collects data on all dogs examined by A.C.V.O. Diplomates. This data is used to form the CERF data base which is useful in researching trends in eye disease and breed susceptibility. Not only is this data useful to clinicians and students of ophthalmology, but to interested breed clubs and individual breeders and owners of specific breeds. ';
    return text;
}

//Cardiology
function HOLTER()
{
    text = 'A Holter monitor is a device that records the patient’s ECG for 24 hours.  This is typically done to further characterize and quantify arrhythmias (irregular heart rhythms) and to assess the response to treatment for arrhythmias.  The device digitally records the ECG through wires attached to pads that stick to shaved skin.';
    return text;    
}

function ECHOMACHINE()
{
    text = 'Echocardiography allows visualization of the internal structures and function of the heart. The different modes of echocardiography (M-mode, 2-dimensional and various Doppler modes) are used to assess different properties of blood flow within the heart and the heart muscle function.';
    return text;
}

function OFA()
{
    text = 'The Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) is a registry that files the results of heart certification for dogs greater than 1 year of age.  It is recommended that dogs be examined by a board certified cardiologist to determine if congenital heart defects (those present at birth or those that can develop up to a year of age) are present prior to breeding.';
    return text;
}

function CONGENITAL()
{
    text = 'present at birth';
    return text;
}

function ECHOCARDIOGRAM()
{
    text = 'Echocardiography is ultrasound of the heart and is essentially the same noninvasive technology used to ultrasound unborn babies in a human hospital.';
    return text;
}

function PDA()
{
    text = 'Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a connection between the aorta and the pulmonary artery that does not close at birth as it should.  This shunting of blood through the connection results in a volume overload on the heart that can lead to congestive heart failure early in life.  Fortunately, PDAs can be surgically corrected and such intervention is best done early in life as soon after diagnosis as possible.';
    return text;
}

function PS()
{
    text = 'Pulmonic stenosis (PS) is caused by narrowing of the pulmonary artery, usually because of fusion of the valve leaflets.  This causes the right side of the heart to work harder and become thicker.  It can result in the inability to exercise well, fainting and occasionally congestive heart failure.';
    return text;
}

function VSD()
{
    text = 'Ventricular septal defect (VSD) ia a hole in the ventricular septum (the wall that separates the right and left ventricles).  This causes shunting of blood and a volume overload on the heart.  Although many VSDs are small, some are large enough to cause congestive heart failure.';
    return text;
}

function SAS()
{
    text = 'Subaortic stenosis is a developmental disease whereby a ring of fibrous tissues develops during early life just below the aortic valve.  This causes secondary thickening of the left ventricle in response to the pressure overload caused by the fibrous ring.';
    return text;
}

function TAURINE()
{
    text = 'Taurine is an amino acid that is required in the feline diet.  Deficiency can be due to a dietary deficiency or due to poor absorption of taurine in the intestinal tract.';
    return text;
}