Which symptoms are associated with right sided heart failure?
Ascites
Hepatomegaly
Peripheral edema
Pulmonary edema
Cyanosis
Tachypnea
Cough
Which symptoms are associated with left sided heart failure?
With ____ sided heart failure you will see fluid accumulation
Right
Left
Both left and right sided heart failure
The most common cardiomyopathy in dogs is?
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyoatphy
Nonischemic cardiomyopathy
Viral cardiomyopathy
What is the most common cardiomyopathy in cats?
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
dilated cardiomyopathy
What heart rhythm can a taurine deficiency cause in some dogs that are part of the working group?
Atrial fibrillation
Ventricular fibrillation
Atrial flutter
Ventricular bradycardia
Aystole
Sinus rhythm
What breed of the working group is more prone to the rhythm changes brought on by cardiomyopathy?
Boxers
Great Danes
Sight hounds
American Cocker Spaniel
Which breed often experiences cardiomyopathy due to a lack of taurine?
Dilated cardiomyopathy is not common in cats today due to an increase of taurine in the diet
___ is an example of a drug used to flush excess fluid from the body
Mannitol
Furosemide
Eplerenone
Spironolactone
Low dose heparin
The ventricle thickens and the filling capacity decreases due to ___ most often.
Patent ductus arteriosus
Lentivirus
The major complication of cardiomyopathy in cats is?
Aortic thromboemoblism
Ventricular thromboemoblism
What usually results if there is a thrombembolism due to cardiomyopathy in cats?
Left sided heart failure
Right sided heart failure
Which is not a cinical sign of aortic thromboemoblism?
Cyanotic foot pads
Acute rear leg pain
Acute rear leg paresis
Acute front leg pain
No palpable pulse
In dilated cardiomyopathy, what does the heart muscle do?
Enlarges and becomes weak, flabby, and thin
Shrinks and becomes thick and solidified, blocking the flow of blood
Shrinks and becomes weak, flabby, and thin
Enlarges and becomes thick and solidified, blocking the flow of blood
Dilated cardiomyopathy can cause a decrease in cardiac output in American Cocker Spaniels
___ is an example of a drug commonly given to prevent enlargement due to hypertophic cardiomyopathy
What does patent mean?
Open
Closed
Outside
Inside
What septal defect is most common in cats?
Atrial septal defect
Ventricular septal defect
A patient with atrial septal defect will have an enlargement on what side of the heart
Left side
Right side
Both sides
A patient with a ventricular septal defect will have an enlargement on what side of the heart?
Stenotic valves treated with?
Balloon valvuloplasty
Balloon angioplasty
Party balloons (pack of 100)
Inserting a pacemaker
Thickening of the endocardial tissue below the aortic valve is due to?
Subaortic stenosis
Ventricular stenosis
Subaortic stenosis is most likely to be seen in?
1 year old Siamese cat
4 year old Bengal cat
9 year old Newfoundland
13 year old American Cocker Spaniel
Subaortic stenosis is treated with?
Hydrogen peroxide to get them to vomit
Any loop diuretic or regular diuretic
Insert a pacemaker
Persistent right aortic arch causes obstruction of?
Esophagus
Nares
Renal tubules
Ductus arteriosus
The #1 clinical sign of right aortic arch obstruction is?
Emesis
Diarrhea
Regurgitation
Where is the mitral valve located?
Between left atrium and left ventricle
Between left ventricle and right ventricle
Between right atrium and right ventricle
Between left atrium and right atrium
What side of the heart fails with chronic mitral valve insufficiency?
Where are adult heartworms located within the body?
The heart
Pulmonary artery
Liver
Kidneys
Cats typically have how many circulating microfilaria?
0
3-5
5-7
8-10
Which side of the heart makes a machinery like murmur in a patient with patent ductus arteriosus?
Both
The heartbeat where the heart muscle relaxes and allows the chambers to fill with blood
Diastole
Systolic
Highest arterial blood pressure of cardiac cycle. This is the blood pressure when the heart is contracting.
Systole
Accumulation of fluid causing swelling?
Dividing partition between two tissues or organs
Septum
Edema
Cavity
Synaptic gap
Accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity
Coughing up of blood?
Hemolysis
Hemoptysis
Heptoptysis
Hepatoptysis
Test of the action of the heart using ultrasound waves to produce a visual display.
Echocardigram
Echocardiograph
Echocardiography
X-ray
Electrocardiogram
Increased flow of blood through an organ
Hyperperfusion
Hypoperfusion
Hypertransduction
Hypotransmission
Condition of muscular weakness caused by nerve damage or disease
Paresis
Paralysis
Procedure that widens the heart valve that is narrowed.
Inserting a pace maker
Temporary loss of consciousness caused by a fall in blood pressure. Spontaneous recovery.
Syncope
Seizure
Inflammation usually due to an infection of the lungs or bronchial tubes that occurs after foreign matter is inhaled
Chronic inflammatory lung disease
Asthma
Aspiration pneumonia
Abnormal rapid breathing
Bradypnea
Pressure exerted by circulating blood upon walls of blood vessels.
Arterial blood pressure
Ventricular blood pressure
Hypertrophic describes an enlargement of a organ or tissue as a result of a size and increase in # of cells
Decreased volume of circulating volume in blood
Hypovolemia
Hypervolemia
Accumulation of fluid causing swelling in the lower limbs
Bluish color of skin resulting from poor circulation
Icterus
Janduice
Cyanotic
Lipemic
Ischemic
A dog comes into your clinic and has an enlarged liver along with fluid in the peritoneal cavity. What is likely?
A cat comes into your clinic with rapid breathing, coughing, and blue mucous membranes. Which is more likely?
A cat comes in with cyanotic foot pads and weakness of all the back limbs. You notice no pulse on palpation. You assume this is most likely?
As a result of thromboembolism
As a result of Taurine deficiency
As a result of dilated cardiomyopathy
A release of clotting enzymes can be seen with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy