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Cardiorespiratory and Critical Care - Cardiac Emergencies Flashcards

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What side of the heart does myxomatous mitral valve disease originate from?

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left side

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What breeds are affected by myxomatous mitral valve disease?

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small breeds

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3
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What sided heart failure is dilated cardiomyopathy from?

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left side

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4
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What size breeds are affected by dilated cardiomyopathy?

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large breeds

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What side of the heart is pericardial effusion affected?

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Right side

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6
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What type of heart failure can young dogs get?

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congenital heart disease

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What type of congestive heart failure can cats get?

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biventricular failure

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What type of biventricular heart failure do cats get?

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hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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9
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What veins are affected by right sided congestive heart failure?

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systemic veins

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10
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What direction does ressure go in from the cranial and caudal vena cava?

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upwards

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11
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What can pericardial effusion be secondary to?

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a tumour

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12
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What type of failure is left and right sided?

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backward

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13
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What is forward failure?

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reduced cardiac output

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14
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What will you see with right or left sided forward failure?

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  • weak peripheral pulses and tachycardia
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15
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What conditions can be caused by left sided heart failure to the lungs?

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  • pulmonary oedeam
  • tachypnoea/dyspnoea
  • coughing
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16
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Is a cough caused by heart failure of heart disease?

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heart disease

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17
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How can the body be affected by right sided heart failure?

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  • distended peripheral veins
  • ascites, pleural effusion
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18
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What causes weak peripheral pulses?

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decreased stroke volume

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19
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How is left sided heart failure presented?

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  • heart murmur
  • tachypnoea/dyspnoea
  • tachycardia
  • pale, prolonged capillary refill time
  • arrhythmias?
  • weak peripheral pulses, pulse deficits
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20
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What common symptom is seen in forward heart failure?

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pale mucous membranes

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21
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What can be seen with systolic dysfunction?

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weak peripheral pulses

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22
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What clinical approach can be used with left sided congestive heart failure?

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  • taking history
  • physical exam
  • stabilisation before diagnostic testing
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23
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Stabilising left sided congestive heart failure?

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  • minimise stress
  • sedation?
  • oxygen supplementation
  • furosemide IV
  • pimobedan PO/IV
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24
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What sided heart failure can you give furosemide to?

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left and right

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25
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What does furosemide do for heart failure?

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reduces pressure in the heart and the drive to push fluid out of circulation and into body cavitites

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26
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What does pimodendan do?

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reduces stroke volume

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27
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What would you do an echocardiography for? left sided heart failure

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diagnosis and severity

28
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What would you do a thoracic radiograph for? left sided heart failure

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diagnose pulmoary oedema

29
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What would you do an electrocardiography (ECG) for? left sided heart failure

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check for arrhythmias

30
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What are you doing a blood pressure test for? left sided heart failure

A

checking for hypotension

31
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What would a blood test check for? left sided heart failure

A

electrolytes, renal parameters

32
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Why might you do an ECG? left sided heart failure

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If you have discovered pulse deficits

33
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How can you monitor a patient with left sided heart failure?

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  • respiratory rate and effort
  • blood pressure
  • heart rate and pulse quality
  • ECG if arrhythmias are detected
  • thoracic radiographs
34
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What respiratory rate are we aiming for?

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less than 40 breaths per minute

35
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Why might you perform thoracic radiographs? left sided heart failure

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if the patient isn’t improving and to check for pulmonary oedema

36
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What should you do once the patient has stabilised?

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  • optimise therapy
  • start feeding as soon as possible
    revisit blood tests
37
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What happens if a patient has cardiac cachexia?

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lose body weight and muscle condition

38
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What causes right sided congestive heart failure?

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  • pulmonic stenosis
  • tricuspid dysplasia
  • pericardia effusion
39
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How would you diagnose right sided heart failure?

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  • history and physical exam
  • echocardiography
  • thoracic radiograph
  • electrocardiology
  • CT
40
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What would you do an echocradiograph for? right sided heart failure

A

diagnosis and neoplasia

41
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Why would you do a thoracic radiograph for right sided heart failure?

A

check heart size

42
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What would you do an electrocardiograpm for? right sided heart failure

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check for arrhythmias

43
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Why would you do a CT? right sided heart failure

A

check for neoplasia

44
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What is a pleural effusion?

A

increased fluid in the pericardium

45
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What is a tamponade?

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when the right atrium collapses due to increased external pressure

46
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What happens when cardiac output is decreased?

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filling of the right side of the heart is impaired

47
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What causes decreased cardiac output?

A

idiopathics and neoplastics

48
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How would you treat a pericardial effusion?

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pericardiaocentesis and intravenous fluid administration

49
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How would you prepare for a pericardiocentesis?

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  • clip and prep the area
  • large catheter or chest drain
  • measure the volume that is removed
  • send sample for cytology
50
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Does pericardial effusion clot?

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no, if it clots it is likely from the heart

51
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What do diuretics do?

A

decrease venous return

52
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What treatment would you do post-pericardiocentesis?

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  • improve cardiovascular parameters - (heart rate, pulse strength, demenour)
  • hospitalise 12-24 hours
  • pericardial effusion can reoccur - monitor
53
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What is the msot common cause of feline cardiac emergencies?

A

hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

54
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How can heart failure be precipitated in felines?

A

stress or anaesthesia

55
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How would a cat in cardiac emergency present?

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  • murmur, gallop sounds
  • tachypnoea, dyspnoea, open-mouth breathing
  • tachy or bradycardia
  • weak peripheral pulses
  • hypothermia
56
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When might bradycardia be more severe in cats?

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in heart failure

57
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What might occur if there is sudden onset hindlimb paresis/paralysis in cats?

A

arterial thromboembolism

58
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What are the five P’s? (cat)

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  • pallor/cyanosis of pads and nail beds
  • pain
  • paresis/paralysis
  • pulselessness
  • poikilothermy
59
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What is poikilothermy?

A

cold leg

60
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What is arterial thromboembolism?

A

clots in the left atrium

61
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How would you stabilise a cat during a cardiac emergency?

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  • avoid stress
  • oxygen supplementation
  • furosemide IV/IM
  • drain pleural effusion
  • gentle warming
  • analgesia
62
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What is the diagnostic approach for feline cardiac emergencies?

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  • history and physical exam
  • stabilisation
  • echocardiogram
  • thoracic radiographs
  • electrcocradiogram
  • blood pressure measurement
  • blood test
63
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What nursing care would you provide to a feline with a thromboembolism

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  • warm soft bedding
  • physiotherapy
64
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What kind of arrhthmias are there? 2

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bradyarrhythmias and tachyarrhythmias

65
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How would a patient with an arrhythmia present?

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  • syncope/collapse
  • weakness/exercise intolerance
  • signs of congestive heart failure
  • abnormal slow rhythm
  • weak peripheral pulses
  • heart rate too fast, too slow, or irregular

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