Quiz :Radiographic Findings of Heart Disease: How A Cardiologist Evaluates Films 20-1123660

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1. Right ventricular enlargement on a ventrodorsal radiograph results in what radiographic sign?(Required)

a. Enlargement from 6 o’clock to 9 o’clock

b. A bulge on midline at the cranial aspect of the cardiac silhouette

c. The ‘backpack’ sign

d. The reverse ‘D’ sign

2. Which radiographic measurement is more specific to left heart enlargement than the vertebral heart score?(Required)

a. The cardiac ratio

b. The aortic to atrial quotient

c. The vertebral left atrial size

d. The length of sternal contact

3. Which of the following regarding the vertebral heart score (VHS) is CORRECT?(Required)

a. All breeds have roughly the same normal reference range for VHS

b. The VHS is normalized to the vertebral bodies beginning at the 4th thoracic vertebra

c. Normal values for dogs are less than 8 vertebral bodies

d. Hemivertebrae in brachycephalic dogs do not impact the measured VHS

4. The hallmark features of left-sided congestive heart failure in the dog are…?(Required)

a. Left atrial enlargement, pulmonary arterial dilation, interstitial to alveolar infiltrates

b. Left atrial enlargement, pulmonary venous dilation, interstitial to alveolar infiltrates

c. Left atrial enlargement, pulmonary arterial dilation, increased bronchial markings

d. Left atrial enlargement, pulmonary venous dilation, increased bronchial markings

5. Which of the following are differential diagnoses for a nodular lung pattern?(Required)

a. Tumor

b. Abscess

c. Granuloma

d. All of the above

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