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==Introduction==
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This Page contains Flashcards for the pathology of the cardiovascular system.
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*In order to reveal an answer, highlight the underlined or bulleted area using your mouse.
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==Myocardial Pathology Flashcards==
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!width="300"|'''Question'''
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!width="500"|'''Answer'''
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|<big>'''Concentric hypertrophy''' is due to...
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Pressure overload E.g. '''Restrictive pericarditis'''
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||[[Myocardial - Pathology#Hypertrophy|Answer article]]
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|<big>'''Eccentric hypertrophy''' is due to...
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Volume overload E.g. '''Mitral regurgitation''' in left atrium.
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||[[Myocardial - Pathology#Hypertrophy|Answer article]]
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|<big>'''Hyaline degeneration''' is due to...
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'''Vitmin E/Selenium deficiency'''.
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||[[Myocardial - Pathology#Hyaline_degeneration|Answer article]]
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|<big>Name two types of '''mineralisation'''.
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*'''Dystrophic''': Damage to myocytes.
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*'''Metastatic''': Elevated plasma calcium.
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||[[Myocardial - Pathology#Mineralisation|Answer article]]
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|<big>What is the signalment of '''DCM'''?
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Young to middle-aged dogs of large-giant breeds:
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*St Bernard
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*Great Dane
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||[[Myocardial - Pathology#Dilated_cardiomyopathy|Answer article]]
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|<big>What are the clinical signs of DCM?
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Signs of '''congestive heart failure''':
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*Pulmonary oedema
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*Ascites
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*Hepatomegaly and splenomegaly
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||[[Myocardial - Pathology#Dilated_cardiomyopathy|Answer article]]
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|<big>Name two complcations of DCM.
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*AV-valve distortion and '''incompetance'''
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*'''Fibrillation''' in dilated myocardium
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||[[Myocardial - Pathology#Dilated_cardiomyopathy|Answer article]]
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|<big>What is the signalment of HCM?
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Commonly affects cats of any age, males>females.  Inherited in '''Maine coons'''.
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||[[Myocardial - Pathology#Hypertrophic_cardiomyopathy|Answer article]]
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|<big>What are the clinical signs of HCM?
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*Tachycardia
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*Dyspnoea
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*Arrhythmias
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||[[Myocardial - Pathology#Hypertrophic_cardiomyopathy|Answer article]]
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|<big>What is the commonest complication of HCM?
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'''Thromboembolic disease''': Femoral artery leading to posterior paralysis.
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||[[Myocardial - Pathology#Hypertrophic_cardiomyopathy|Answer article]]
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|<big>What is the pathogenesis of '''Restrictive''' cardiomyopathy?
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'''Fibrosis''' and thickening of left ventricular wall limits diastolic filling.
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||[[Myocardial - Pathology#Restrictive_cardiomyopathy|Answer article]]
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|<big>'''Suppurative myocarditis''' may originate from...
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*Metritis
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*Joint ill
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*Navel ill
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*Mastitis
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*Valvular endocarditis
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||[[Myocardial - Pathology#Acute_Suppurative|Answer article]]
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|<big>Non-suppurative myocarditis is often due to...
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'''Viral infection''' E.g. ''Parvovirus'' in puppies.
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||[[Myocardial - Pathology#Acute_non-suppurative|Answer article]]
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