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| Most common cardiac disease in dogs |
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| Most common cardiac disease in cats |
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| hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
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| most common cardiac disease in large breed dogs |
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| most common cardiac disease in smaller breed dogs |
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| getting the perfect chest xray |
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| low mas, high kvp, right lateral and DVP |
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| measuring heart size on x ray |
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Definition
1. vertebral heart score, measure and then put agains the spine on lateral and count the number of vertebral units it occupies. (8.5-10.5), cats <8. on DV should be less than2/3 of width of thorax
2. Intercostal space on lat view- dogs 2.5-3.5, cats less than 2, same for height 2/3. |
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| decrease heart size due to hypovolaemia and hypoadrenocorticisms |
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| increased heart size- pericardial effusion, pericardial hernia thing, Dilated cardiomyopathy |
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| pulmonary artery bulge on clock |
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| left auricular bulge on clock |
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Definition
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| left ventricular bulge on clock |
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Definition
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| right ventricular bulge on clock |
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Definition
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| right atrial bulge on clock |
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| depolarization of atria in response to SA node triggering |
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| delay of Av node to allow for filling of ventricles |
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| depolarization of ventricles |
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| repolarization of ventricles |
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Definition
| when Av node takes over SA node |
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Definition
Red- right forelimb
yellow- left forelimb
green- left hindlimb
black-right hindlimb |
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1. heart rate
2. rythm
3. p for every QRS, QRS for every P?
4. are they related
5. are all the complexes the same? ex. supraventricular, ventricular ( narrow, wide)
6. p complexes?
7. P and QRS within normal limits? |
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| left ventricular enlargement |
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| left ventricular enlargement |
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| pericardial pleural effusion |
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sinus arrest and sinus block
sick sinus syndrome
sinus bradycardia
atrial standstill
av block
bundle branch blocks |
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Term
| sinus arrest and sinus block |
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Definition
sinus arrest- period of no evidence of atrial activity for a period in excess of two preceding R-R intervals
- high vagal tone- brachycephalic dogs
- might see ventricular escape beat
- abolished with atropine |
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shnauzers
periods of arrest without escape beats
usually present with syncope |
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no p waves
QRS wide and bizarre |
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1. slow conduction, increased vagal tone, P-Q prolonged
2. some of p waves not conducted into QRS
3. no conduction, p waves not assoc with QRS. slow QRS, escape beats, pacemaker |
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1. supraventricular
2. ventricular |
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| Supraventricular tacchyarrythmias |
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Definition
1. premature complex
2. tachycardia
3. atrial fibrillation
4. atria supraventricular |
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Definition
1. premature complexes
2. tachycardia
3. escape beats
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| treatment of bradyarrythmias |
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Definition
vagolytic drugs-atropine
sympathomimetic- terbutaline
pacemaker |
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Term
| treatment for tachycardia |
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Definition
SVT- calcium channel blockers, beta blockers
a fib- dogs-digoxin cats-beta blockers, calcium channel blockers
ventricular- dogs-lignocaine
cats- beta blockers |
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