Question 1
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What is the most common feline cardiomyopathy?
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Hypertrophic
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Dilated
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Restrictive
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Arrhythmogenic RV
Question 2
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Which of the following is NOT a reason for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy to cause the left ventricle to thicken?
Question 3
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Which of the following is NOT a typical clinical effect of cardiomyopathy in cats?
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Pulmonary oedema
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Intra-cardiac thrombus
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Arrhythmia
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Ascites
Question 4
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Pulsus paradoxus refers to
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jugular distension
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decreasing femoral pulse strength on inspiration
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lowered heart rate on inspiration
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an irregularly irregular heart rate
Question 5
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Systolic Anterior Motion of the mitral leaflet specifically refers to
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obstruction of outflow from the left ventricle
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obstruction of flow into the left atrium
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degeneration of the mitral valve
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obstruction of outflow into the aorta
Question 6
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Systolic anterior motion of the mitral leaflet is associated with
Question 7
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Which of the following is/are major biomarker(s) for heart disease in cats?
Question 8
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Which of the following can specifically treat angina associated with dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction?
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atenolol
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pimobendan
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ACE inhibitor
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furosemide
Question 9
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Which of the following would cause a volume overload?
Question 10
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Where would you hear a murmur associated with a ventricular septal defect?
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left side at the apex
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left side at the base
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left side at the sternal border
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right side at the sternal border
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right side, cranial aspect
Question 11
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Ventricular septal defects are normally
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left-to-right shunts except in cases of pulmonary hypertension
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right-to-left shunts except in cases of aortic hypertension
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left-to-right shunts
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right-to-left shunts except in cases of pulmonary hypertension
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right-to-left shunts
Question 12
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Which of the following is most likely to cause cyanosis?
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patent ductus arteriosus
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hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
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ventricular septal defect
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ventricular septal defect alongside pulmonary stenosis
Question 13
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The circled area of the radiograph is characteristic of
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patent ductus arteriosus
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ventricular septal defect
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hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
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pulmonary stenosis
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dilated cardiomyopathy
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degenerative mitral valve disease
Question 14
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Balloon valvuloplasty can be used to treat
Question 15
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Which of the following is often an incidental finding and rarely requires treatment?
Question 16
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Which of the following can cause this abnormality?
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persistent right aortic arch
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ventricular septal defect
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atrial septal defect
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hypertrophic cardiomyopathy