Sample Questions
Domain – BODY MECHANICS & SYSTEMS
1. A narrowing or obstruction of the cardiac valve at the distal right ventricular outflow tract is:
A. Eisenmenger’s Syndrome
B. Pulmonary hypertension
C. Pulmonic stenosis
D. Subvalvular aortic stenosis
Domain – DIAGNOSTIC & LABORATORY TESTS and STUDIES
2. What is a characteristic ECG finding in dogs with severe left ventricular enlargement?
A. Deep S-waves in leads I, II, III, and aVF
B. Tall R-waves in leads I, II, III, and aVF
C. Tall, peaked p-waves in leads II, III, and aVF
D. Wide, notched p-waves in leads II, III, and aVF
Domain – DISEASES
3. Arterial pulse quality in patients with a left to right shunting patent ductus arteriosus is typically described as:
A. Hyperkinetic
B. Hypokinetic
C. Thready
D. Weak
Answers 1. Answer: C 2. Answer: B 3. Answer: A
1. A narrowing or obstruction of the cardiac valve at the distal right ventricular outflow tract is:
A. Eisenmenger’s Syndrome
B. Pulmonary hypertension
C. Pulmonic stenosis
D. Subvalvular aortic stenosis
Domain – DIAGNOSTIC & LABORATORY TESTS and STUDIES
2. What is a characteristic ECG finding in dogs with severe left ventricular enlargement?
A. Deep S-waves in leads I, II, III, and aVF
B. Tall R-waves in leads I, II, III, and aVF
C. Tall, peaked p-waves in leads II, III, and aVF
D. Wide, notched p-waves in leads II, III, and aVF
Domain – DISEASES
3. Arterial pulse quality in patients with a left to right shunting patent ductus arteriosus is typically described as:
A. Hyperkinetic
B. Hypokinetic
C. Thready
D. Weak
Answers 1. Answer: C 2. Answer: B 3. Answer: A
Reading Lists
An Introduction to Cardiovascular Physiology, Levick, J.R., 5th Ed. Arnold Publishing, London, USA publishing by Oxford University Press, New York, 2010, ISBN: 9780340942048
Cardiology for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses, Ed Durham, 2017. ISBN: 978-0813813530
Cardiovascular Disease in Small Animal Medicine, Wendy A. Ware. Manson Publishing Ltd. 2011. ISBN-13: 978-1840761535
Small Animal Cardiology Secrets, Jonathan A. Abbott, Hanley & Belfus, Inc. 2000, ISBN 1-56053-352-8 Available through Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins
Small Animal Cardiovascular Medicine, Mark D. Kittleson and Richard D. Keinle, 1st Ed. C. V. Mosby, 1998. ISBN: 0815151403
Textbook of Canine and Feline Cardiology: Principles and Clinical Practice, Philip R. Fox, David Sisson, N. Sydney Moise, 2nd Ed., W. B. Saunders, 1999. ISBN: 0721640443
Cote's Clinical Veterinary Advisor-Dogs and Cats, Leah Cohn and Etienee Cote. Mosby, 2020, 4th Ed., ISBN: 9780323554510
Essential Facts of Blood Pressure in Dogs and Cats, Beate Egner, Anthony Carr, Scott Brown, BE Vet Verlag, Germany 2007, 4th Ed., ISBN 9783938274156. (This book can be ordered in English fromwww.Lifelearn.com)
Essentials of Canine and Feline Electrocardiography: Interpretation and Treatment, Lawrence P. Tilley, 3rd Ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1992. ASIN: 0812114434
Manual of Canine and Feline Cardiology, Larry P. Tilley, Francis W. K. Smith Jr., Mark A. Oyama and Meg M. Sleeper; Saunders (Elsevier) 2016, 5th Ed., ISBN: 9780323188029
Manual of Canine and Feline Cardiology, Michael S. Miller, Larry Patrick Tilley, 2nd ed., W. B. Saunders, 1995. ISBN: 0-7216-5940-3.
BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Cardiorespiratory Medicine, 2nd edition, Edited by Virginia Luis Fuentes, Lynelle R Johnson and Simon Dennis. 2010 ISBN-13: 978-1905319121
Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, DC Plumb, 9th Ed. 2018. ISBN# 978-1119344452
Veterinary Echocardiography 2nd Edition, June A Boon, Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 ISBN-13: 978-0813823850
The Echo Manual, by Jae K. Oh, James B. Seward and A. Jamil Tajik. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. 2007 ISBN-13: 978-0781748537
Radiographic Interpretation for the Small Animal Clinician, Jerry M.Owens and Darryl N. Biery; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2nd edition 1998, ISBN: 0-6830-6684-6
Textbook of Veterinary Diagnostic Radiology, Donald E. Thrall; W.B.Saunders Company; 7th edition, 2018, ISBN: 9780323482479
Hemodynamic Rounds Interpretation of Cardiac Pathophysiology from Pressure Waveform Analysis, 4th Ed., edited by Morton J. Kern, Michael J. Lim and James A. Goldstein. Hoboken, Wiley-Blackwell. 2018, ISBN 9781119095613
Cardiology for Veterinary Technicians and Nurses, Ed Durham, 2017. ISBN: 978-0813813530
Cardiovascular Disease in Small Animal Medicine, Wendy A. Ware. Manson Publishing Ltd. 2011. ISBN-13: 978-1840761535
Small Animal Cardiology Secrets, Jonathan A. Abbott, Hanley & Belfus, Inc. 2000, ISBN 1-56053-352-8 Available through Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins
Small Animal Cardiovascular Medicine, Mark D. Kittleson and Richard D. Keinle, 1st Ed. C. V. Mosby, 1998. ISBN: 0815151403
Textbook of Canine and Feline Cardiology: Principles and Clinical Practice, Philip R. Fox, David Sisson, N. Sydney Moise, 2nd Ed., W. B. Saunders, 1999. ISBN: 0721640443
Cote's Clinical Veterinary Advisor-Dogs and Cats, Leah Cohn and Etienee Cote. Mosby, 2020, 4th Ed., ISBN: 9780323554510
Essential Facts of Blood Pressure in Dogs and Cats, Beate Egner, Anthony Carr, Scott Brown, BE Vet Verlag, Germany 2007, 4th Ed., ISBN 9783938274156. (This book can be ordered in English fromwww.Lifelearn.com)
Essentials of Canine and Feline Electrocardiography: Interpretation and Treatment, Lawrence P. Tilley, 3rd Ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1992. ASIN: 0812114434
Manual of Canine and Feline Cardiology, Larry P. Tilley, Francis W. K. Smith Jr., Mark A. Oyama and Meg M. Sleeper; Saunders (Elsevier) 2016, 5th Ed., ISBN: 9780323188029
Manual of Canine and Feline Cardiology, Michael S. Miller, Larry Patrick Tilley, 2nd ed., W. B. Saunders, 1995. ISBN: 0-7216-5940-3.
BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Cardiorespiratory Medicine, 2nd edition, Edited by Virginia Luis Fuentes, Lynelle R Johnson and Simon Dennis. 2010 ISBN-13: 978-1905319121
Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook, DC Plumb, 9th Ed. 2018. ISBN# 978-1119344452
Veterinary Echocardiography 2nd Edition, June A Boon, Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 ISBN-13: 978-0813823850
The Echo Manual, by Jae K. Oh, James B. Seward and A. Jamil Tajik. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. 2007 ISBN-13: 978-0781748537
Radiographic Interpretation for the Small Animal Clinician, Jerry M.Owens and Darryl N. Biery; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2nd edition 1998, ISBN: 0-6830-6684-6
Textbook of Veterinary Diagnostic Radiology, Donald E. Thrall; W.B.Saunders Company; 7th edition, 2018, ISBN: 9780323482479
Hemodynamic Rounds Interpretation of Cardiac Pathophysiology from Pressure Waveform Analysis, 4th Ed., edited by Morton J. Kern, Michael J. Lim and James A. Goldstein. Hoboken, Wiley-Blackwell. 2018, ISBN 9781119095613
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