Cardiac imaging Flashcards
1
Q
What should the vertebral heart score of dogs and cats be?
A
- 7 +/- 0.5
7. 5 +/- 0.3
2
Q
The vertebral heart score is calculated based on the length of which vertebrae?
A
T4
3
Q
Disease of which heart chamber causes tracheal elevation?
A
Left ventricle
4
Q
In dogs, what type of effusions/oedema is caused by left sided heart failure? What about right sided?
A
L side - pulmonary oedema
R side - pleural effusion
5
Q
Pulmonic stenosis causes pressure overload, leading to hypertrophy of which side of the heart?
A
R side
6
Q
What condition is the most common vascular ring anomaly in dogs, causing ventral tracheal deviation and focal megaoeosphagus?
A
Persistent right aortic arch (PRAA)
7
Q
On a colour flow doppler, what do the colours red and blue indicate?
A
Red - towards transducer
Blue - away
