CARDIOLOGY CBL

Question 1

difficulty going up stairs is usually due to joint issues/arthritis while difficulty going down the stairs is usually due to __________

Answer 1

propioceptive issues

Question 2

how does intensity of a grade 3 heart murmur compare to normal heart sounds?

Answer 2

same intensity as heart sounds

Question 3

most common reason for dogs coughing due to cardiac disease?

Answer 3

left atrial enlargement

Question 4

-remember: how did we know the coughing is not cardiac?

Answer 4

-HR didn’t increase
-(no?)sinus arrythmia
-high vagal tone. so we know that this si not heart failure
-because if it was serious chronic heart failure, it would’ve been way worse by now