Endocarditis

Question 1

Congenital

Answer 1

Present at birth (represents 5% of canine cardiac disease)

Question 2

Acquired

Answer 2

May develop as the animal ages (represents 95% of canine cardiac disease)

Question 3

Compensated

Answer 3

Asymptomatic

Question 4

Decompensated

Answer 4

Clinical signs apparent

Question 5

Endocarditis

Answer 5

inflammation of the endocardium

Question 6

Cause of endocarditis?

Answer 6

Typically caused by bacterial infection.

Heartworm (Dilofilaria Immitis)

Question 7

Primary focus of endocarditis….

Answer 7

is normally elsewhere in the body

Question 8

Common in small animals?

Answer 8

uncommon in small animals

Question 9

Symptoms of endocarditis

Answer 9

-Pyrexia -Coughing -Dyspnoea -Heart murmur -Weight loss -Anorexia -Lethargy -Bounding pulse -Inflammation of the other bod parts e.g.lameness, joint pain

Question 10

How to diagnosis endocarditis

Answer 10

Electrocardiography, clinical exam, haemotology

Question 11

Treatment of endocarditis

Answer 11

Antibiotics, supportive therapy eg. rest, warmth, TLC, guarded prognosis