Lecture 11

Question 1

on radiograph, veins are…

Answer 1

ventral and central

Question 2

VD/DV of dog and cat (2 rules)

Answer 2

pulmonary artery and vein of each caudal lobe should be similar in size
the diameter of the artery or vein should be about the width of the 9th rib where they cross it

Question 3

Canine cardiac size rules of thumb (2)

Answer 3

lateral view the cardiac length should be approx. 70% of dorsal-ventral distance of thoracic cavity
sternal contact should be 2.5-3 sternebrae

Question 4

feline cardiac size rules of thumb

Answer 4

width of the cardiac silhouette should be no more than 2-2.5 intercostal spaces in width on the lateral view

Question 5

Changes seen with cardiomegaly in dog/cat-lateral projection (2)

Answer 5

elevation of trachea. rather than deviating from the thoracic spine it runs parallel to it

cranial bulging of right heart border and inc sternal contact

Question 6

changes seen with cardiomegaly in dog/cat- VD/DV projection(2)

Answer 6

valentine shaped heart in a cat

inc rounding and elongation of heart borders