cardiorespiratory system

Question 1

does the left and right side of the heart have the same function

Answer 1

no

Question 2

what is the electrical impulse path

Answer 2

SA, AV, bundle of his, purkinje fibers

Question 3

what is the difference between the left and right lung

Answer 3

the right lung has an accessery lobe

Question 4

what controls heart and respiratory rate

Answer 4

oxygen need and CO2 removal

Question 5

is heart and lung disease in animals commonly due to a heart attack or MI

Answer 5

no

Question 6

how is heart disease or failure classified

Answer 6

left or right side and generalized

Question 7

what are cough, exercise intolerance, dyspnea, weakness, and syncope symptoms of

Answer 7

cardiac disease

Question 8

most common genetic and congenital cardiac disease

Answer 8

malformations, HCM, DCM

Question 9

DCM

Answer 9

dilated cardio myopathy

Question 10

HCM

Answer 10

hypertrophic cardio myopathy

Question 11

what can cause DCM in cats

Answer 11

taurine deficiency

Question 12

what is hypertension caused by

Answer 12

renal disease

Question 13

neoplasmic cardiac disease

Answer 13

hemangiosarcoma

Question 14

infectious cardiac disease

Answer 14

endocarditis

Question 15

what is secondary to dental disease

Answer 15

endocarditis

Question 16

what does endocarditis usually affect

Answer 16

mitral valve

Question 17

what side of heart failure is most common

Answer 17

left sided

Question 18

what do left sided heart failure symptoms relate to

Answer 18

fluid buildup in respiratory system

Question 19

clinical signs of left sided heart failure

Answer 19

pulmonary edema, cough, crackles

Question 20

what do right sided heart failure symptoms relate to

Answer 20

fluid buildup in the body (plural effusion)

Question 21

what do most types of heart disease eventually involve

Answer 21

both sides

Question 22

what hosts heartworm

Answer 22

dogs, cats, ferrets, sealion

Question 23

where do adult heartworms reside

Answer 23

right ventricle and pulmonary artery

Question 24

how long is the heartworm life cycle

Answer 24

6 months

Question 25

what can heartworm disease result in

Answer 25

right sided heart failure

Question 26

what can dead worms cause

Answer 26

pulmonary thrombosis and hypertension

Question 27

what is the end stage disease with heartworm called

Answer 27

caval syndrome

Question 28

HARD in cats

Answer 28

heartworm assosiated respiratory disease

Question 29

what may cause sudden death in cats but is often asymptomatic

Answer 29

hw

Question 30

clinical signs of heartworm in cats

Answer 30

asthma-like symptomes, vomiting

Question 31

dog test for adult hw

Answer 31

antigen

Question 32

dog test for microfilaria

Answer 32

blood smear, knotts, and filters

Question 33

cat test for adult hw

Answer 33

antigen and antibody

Question 34

cat test for microfilaria

Answer 34

blood smear, knotts, filters

Question 35

describe microfilaria

Answer 35

straight with tapared head

Question 36

describe acanthocheilonema reconditum

Answer 36

curved tail with blunt head

Question 37

how do you kill adult hw in dogs

Answer 37

immiticide

Question 38

how do you kill adult hw in cats

Answer 38

you dont

Question 39

how do you kill microfilaria in dogs

Answer 39

ivermectin

Question 40

how do you kill microfilaria in cats

Answer 40

microfilaricide

Question 41

when should heartworm prevention be started

Answer 41

6-8 weeks

Question 42

when should a dog be tested for hw

Answer 42

6 months old, missed dose, seasonally

Question 43

what is common in aortic and pulmonic valves

Answer 43

valve stenosis

Question 44

what is valve stenosis

Answer 44

murmur due to velocity of blood through stenotic valve

Question 45

does mitral insufficiency or prolapse show symptoms

Answer 45

no

Question 46

valve stenosis carriers

Answer 46

large breeds

Question 47

who commonly has DCM

Answer 47

old age dogs (doberman)