Cardio - 4 Q's Flashcards
cardiac disease is often 2ndary except for when
congenital malformations
when is cardiac disease often reported
as a finding on necropsy assoc. with acute mortalities
what are the NON-specific signs of cardiac disease
moves slow depression decreased food intake lying down decreased milk production weight loss posture: arched back, rigid, extended neck ventral, presternal edema increased resp. rate, dyspnea shifting lameness tachycardia
what are the specific signs of cardiac disease
pericarditis, friction rub
arrhythmias, murmurs
pericardial effusion: soft, splashing ‘washing machine’
decreased contractility, soft / indistinct
first step in cardiac evaluation
observation - venous congestion, jugular filling
what test to assess jugular filling
venous stasis test
what is the venous stasis test
occlude the jugular vein bilaterally
filling below the occlusion should disappear
if it doesn’t - >CVP
what is a ‘normal’ jugular pulse upon observation
carotid pulse + closure of mitral valves
observable at thoracic inlet
what is an abnormal jugular pulse upon observation
strong / moves up the groove
still present with venous stasis test
interpretation of jugular filling with small jugular pulse
cardiac tamponade
traumatic pericarditis
tricavity effusion
interpretation of jugular filling with moderate to strong jugular pulse
CHF / AV valve insufficiency LSA high altitude disease ionophore toxicity valvular endocarditis
normal HR in cow
50-80bpm
normal HR in sheep and goats
80-110bpm
normal HR in camelids
50-90bpm
valves to listen to
aortic
bicuspid
pulmonic
tricuspid
normally, how many heart sounds
two sounds, may hear a split on first sound
reason for asynchronous closure of AV valves
murmurs