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Cardiology Final UTCVM Fall 2014
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10/31/2014

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Term
____s are the most common congenital heart defects in large animals
Definition
VSD
Term
Large VSDs can lead to two things: _______ sided heart failure and pulmonary _______.
Definition
Left; Hypertension
Term
Most common type of VSD is ______ and why doesnt cause right sided heart failure?
Definition
Perimembranous; Blood goes straight to pulmonic artery
Term
In a horse VSD if the hole is less than ____cm and velocity is greater than ____ m/s then should have normal life expectancy
Definition
2.5 cm ; 4.0 m/s
Term
A split S2 heart sounds is hard to pick up but if hear it it is pretty specific for ______
Definition
Pulmonary hypertension
Term
Which might not have an associated murmur? ASD or VSD
Definition
ASD
Term
With an ASD that causes heart failure, it will be _____ sided
Definition
Right
Term
Which is more likely to happen from mitral/ tricuspid valve dysplasia: regurg or stenosis
Definition
Regurgitation
Term
With tricuspid valve (regurg/stenosis) the right atrium wll get gigantic
Definition
Stenosis
Term
Two requirements for cyanotic heart disease to occur
Definition
1. communication bet left and right
2. right pressure greater than left
Term
What aspect of a tetralogy is most correlated with severity?
Definition
Pulmonic Stenosis
Term
Eisenmenger's Complex is a reverse ______
Definition
VSD
Term
What's a complication of cyanotic heart disease that makes perfusion even worse
Definition
hyperviscosity syndrome
Term
a pcv of greater than __ ca be considered hyperviscosity syndrome
Definition
70
Term
4 parts to a tetralogy of fallot
Definition
High VSD, Overriding aortic arch, pulmonic stenosis, right ventricular hypertrophy
Term
Other than phlebotomy what is a medical tx for high VSD
Definition
Hydroxyurea
Term
These two drugs are used to medically treat tetralogy to cause generalized systemic vasoconstriction decreased contractility
Definition
Propanolol; Phenylephrine
Term
Reverse PDAs have to be (small/large) that ultimately casues ________________ and then a right to left shunt
Definition
Large; Pulmonary hypertension
Term
You see a differential cyanosis in a reverse PDA where the ______ aorta is still fully oxygenated
Definition
Ascending
Term
Why might you not hear a murmur with a reverse PDA?
Definition
shunt so big not at high velocity
Term
Differential cyanosis
Definition
Reverse PDA
Term
With a Persistent right aortic arch (PRAA) the ligamentum arteriosum that contrsits trahcea and esophagus will be on the (right/left)
Definition
Left
Term
Best way according to Jesty to dx a PRAA is a ____ view radiograph and the trachea will deviate to the (right/left)
Definition
DV/VD; left
Term
Puppy flow murmurs are usually a less than ___ grade and gone by ____ months old
Definition
2/6; 4
Term
Why might you hear flow murmurs in large breed dogs?
Definition
Just a lot of volume you might hear
Term
Most common congenital defect in dogs with a continuous murmur
Definition
PDA
Term
PDA can result in ___ sided heart failure
Definition
Left
Term
This congenital heart defect has the 3 "bulges" on a VD radiograph
Definition
PDA
Term
Loud continuous left basilar murmur
Definition
PDA
Term
In PDAs the pumonary vessels should be (smaller/larger) on rg
Definition
Larger
Term
Why do an echo for a PDA when usually pretty good diagnosis on auscultation and rg?
Definition
Look for other defects the murmur could be masking
Term
When should a PDA ( L-R) be recommended to be closed?
Definition
Every time
Term
Mortality associated with ligation via thoracotomy for PDA closure is ____%
Definition
5
Term
An occluder is a very effective cure for a PDA, however, it is not an option for which dogs?
Definition
Very small (< 3Kg) dogs
Term
What is the type of pulmonic stenosis- like acquired lesion characterized recently in cats?
Definition
DRVOTO
Term
What is needed usually for a PS dog to develop right sided heart failure?
Definition
Tricuspid regurgitation
Term
Pulmonic stenosis can lead to _____ hypertrophy and ___ dilation
Definition
Right ventricular; main pulmonic artery
Term
Left basilar systolic murmur in small dog
Definition
Pulmonic Stenosis
Term
Doppler will help assess amount of pulmonic stenosis because the higher the ___ the worse the stenosis
Definition
Velocity
Term
Medical management of PS
Definition
Atenolol (beta blocker)
Term
Which dogs have a high risk of mortality for a balloon valvuloplasty for PS? Which breed is most likely to have this?
Definition
Ones with anomalous right coronary artery; English bulldog
Term
The average reduction in pressure gradient that a balloon valvuloplasty provides a PS patient is ___%
Definition
50
Term
You cannot diagnose a subaortic stenosis before ____ years of age- why?
Definition
1- will get worse until then
Term
Which grade SAS extends into the aortic valve
Definition
3
Term
SAS is hereditary in which breed (hint think lake saliva)
Definition
Newfoundlands
Term
Left basilar systolic murmur in large breed dog
Definition
Subaortic stenosis
Term
Radiographs show left ventricular and aoortic arch enlargement
Definition
Subaortic stenosis
Term
Along with medical treatment of atenolol what else should you do as a precaution for SAS dogs?
Definition
antibiotics anytime some kinda of risk for sepsis to prevent endocarditis
Term
Which has a more successful valvuloplasty- PS or SAS
Definition
Pulmonic Stenosis
Term
What fraction of dogs will re-stenose after a cutting balloon valvuloplasty for SAS?
Definition
1/3
Term
Sometimes an idiopathic pericarditis can progress to a ________ which can look similar
Definition
Mesothelioma
Term
This is really common in horses post mortem but in other species if saw you would think endotoxic shock
Definition
Epicardial hemorrhage
Term
Look for this in trachea to indicate pulmonary edema
Definition
foam
Term
Pulmonary hemosiderosis can be due to heart failure but much more commonly seen with _____ w/ or w/o failure
Definition
Heartworm
Term
Cats like to get what kind of pleural effusion
Definition
Chylous
Term
Chronic congestion in the liver :
Definition
Nutmeg liver
Term
Dilated left atrium in a cat sets you up for a:
Definition
Saddle thromboembolis
Term
Which breed is the champion of endocardiosis?
Definition
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Term
Cause of acute death in an endocardiosis dog
Definition
Chordae tendineae rupture
Term
Emerging etiology of aortic valve endocarditis
Definition
Bartonella
Term
Endocarditis in dogs almost always in (left/ right) valves
Definition
left
Term
what my be an etiology of myocardial infarction in horses
Definition
endocarditis with broke off veg
Term
Heart base tumor in brachycephalics
Definition
Chemodectoma
Term
who gets lymphoma in the heart?
Definition
cow
Term
Four functinos of the pericardium
Definition
1. limit acute dilation
2. Maintian heart shape
3. reduce friction
4. barrier to inflammation
Term
Pericardial effusions in dogs can be due to a tumor. What type is seen in smushfaced dogs
Definition
Term
Pericardial effusions cause a (systolic/diastolic) dysfunction?
Definition
Diastolic
Term
Other than restricting the right ventricle to fill, what else is a consequence of pericardial effusion?
Definition
Decreased coronary artery filling
Term
two causes of pericarditis in horses
Definition
strangles/ tuberculosis
Term
Bacterial agent that can cause pericarditis in pigs
Definition
Mycoplasma
Term
Breeds (2) predisposed to rt atrial hemangiosarcoma
Definition
Golden retrievers; German Sherpherds
Term
Tx for pericardial effusion:
Definition
Drain it
If idiopathic/slow growing tumor and recurring can remove pericardium
Term
Why don't you give digitalis or pimobendan to pericardial effusion dog?
Definition
NO PROBLEM WITH CONTRACTILITY
Term
Is it worth removing the pericardial sac b/c of effusion due to a heart based tumor?
Definition
Yes. usually. they can grow slow and can give an extra two years
Term
Four differentials for a mitral valve murmur in a dog?
Definition
endocardiosis
endocarditis
DCM
Mitral dysplasia
Term
Five differentials for a mitral valve murmur in a cat?
Definition
endocardiosis
endocarditis
DCM
HCM
Mitral dysplasia
Term
Most common heart disease in dogs
Definition
CVHD
Term
CVHD more common in (small/large) breeds. However it progresses faster if occurs (small/large) breeds.
Definition
small; large
Term
With CVHD gross finding you see:
Shortened, thickened _____a___
Fibrosis of ____b____
Dilation of ______c____
Jet lesions in _____d_____
Definition
a valve leaflets
b papillary muscles
c left atrium/ventricle
d left atrium
Term
In CVHD of mitral valve, the left ventricle at first becomes (dilated/hypertrophic) but then later becomes (dilated/hypertrophic)
Definition
dilated; hypertrophic
Term
The _a_ if dilated enough, will put pressure on the ___b____ to cause coughing in a CVHD dog
Definition
left atrium; mainstem bronchi
Term
both DCM and CVHD dogs can get dilated left atria- howevere which one is more ilkely to ret Afib as a result?
Definition
DCM
Term
Name a prognostic indicator that can predict whether an endocardiosis dog will have problems with it?
Definition
none really identified
Term
Name the CVHD class:

just at risk
Definition
A
Term
Name the CVHD class:

Asymptomatic with a murmur
Definition
B
Term
Name the CVHD class:

Dogs currently has or had heart failure
Definition
C
Term
Name the CVHD class:

Dogs with end stage disease
Definition
D
Term
Need to do an echo in a stage B CVHD dog?
Definition
Only in some
Term
Which breed dogs at stage B CVHD would you say do need and echo?
Definition
large
Term
Four different reasons why would want to do an echo in a stage B CVHD dog
Definition
Heart enlargement
Murmur doest match rg
severity unclear on rg
Large breed dog
Term
Main difference between a stage B1 and B2 CVHD dogs is amount of:
Definition
Mitral regurgitation
Term
When assessing a CVHD do for heart failure, if pulmonary edema is present, you might see a mild respiratory (acidosis/alkalosis)
Definition
Alkalosis
Term
Why might K+ be increased with heart failure?
Definition
decreased renal perfusion
Term
What might you see on urinalysis due to right heart failure?
Definition
proteinuria
Term
With stage C CVHD need some acute therapy. Name two drugs and two things you would do/give
Definition
Furosemide
Pimobendan
Cage rest
Tap thorax/abdomen if effusion
Term
Name three drugs for chronic tx of CVHD stage C
Definition
Furosemide, Enalapril, Pimobendan
Term
For CVHD progressing to stage C- you want to start intervening in the diet. Recommend a (low/high) protein diet
Definition
high ( or at least avoid a low protein diet)
Term
For acute therapy of stage D CVHD dogs you really want to focus at reducing:
Definition
Afterload
Term
Along with ACE inhibitors and pimobendan you also want to add these three drugs on board to reduce afterload in a CVHD stage D patient- acutely
Definition
Sodium nitroprusside
Hydralazine
Amlodipine
Term
Reducing afterload is critical in a VCHD stage D dog- however don't get it systolic blood pressure less than ___mmHg
Definition
85
Term
Stage D CVHD prognosis in months
Definition
3-6; maybe 12
Term
With tricuspid endocardiosis- you tx the same as mitral except you def bring this drug on board ( unlike for mitral you wait tlll stage D usually)
Definition
Spironolactone
Term
With bacterial endocarditis, which two valves most common in dogs to be affected?
Definition
mitral, aortic
Term
With bacterial endocarditis in horses the ___ vale more commonly affectd- second most common is the ____ valve
Definition
aortic, mitral
Term
with baterial endocarditis, cows are normally affected on the ____ valve
Definition
tricuspid
Term
What heart disease predisposes horses to myocardial infarcts?
Definition
Endocarditis
Term
This heart disease very hard to dx antemortem- really easy to dx postmortem
Definition
Endocarditis
Term
to tx bacteria endocarditis- you must give antibiotics for a minimum of___weeks
Definition
4-6
Term
With mitral valve dysplasia- at what age are you gonna see signs of heart failure?
Definition
6-12 months
Term
Why might you see a sinus arrhythmia associated with endocardiosis
Definition
concurrent respiratory disease
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