Heartworm

Question 1

What causes heartworm dz in dogs?

Answer 1

Infective mosquito bite

Question 2

Where do the heartworms go in the heart?

Answer 2

Pulmonary artery and right heart

Question 3

Inflammation of pulmonary vasculature and lung parenchyma

Answer 3

Pulmonary Hypertension

Question 4

The best treatment for heartworm

Answer 4

Preventatives

Question 5

Least sensitive test for HW because there must be a large number of microfilaria in whole blood

Answer 5

Direct Blood Examination

Question 6

Can’t detect and occult infection

Used in conjunction with a direct smear of blood

Answer 6

Difil

Question 7

Uses formalin and New Methylene Blue

Answer 7

Modified Knott’s

Question 8

Can detect an occult infection

Best and most widely used for diagnosing

Answer 8

ELISA

Question 9

Heartworm microfilaria is found in the _______ of a centrifuged blood sample

Answer 9

buffy coat

Question 10

Uses plasma or serum only

Uses wells in grid

Answer 10

DiroCHEK

Question 11

On a SNAP test, 1 dot means

Answer 11

Negative

Question 12

2-4 Dots on a SNAP test is

Answer 12

Postive

Question 13

Adulticides used in HW treatment

Answer 13

Immiticide

Carparsolate (not used anymore)

Question 14

Filaribits are

Answer 14

HW preventatives given daily

Question 15

Revolution is

Answer 15

a monthly, topical HW preventative