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BVetMed3: Equine Arrhythmias
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1The cardiac form of white muscle disease mainly affects
- ANeonates
- BOlder horses
- CHighly active horses
- DOlder males
2A 3 month old foal is brought in to the clinic. It is dyspnoeic, has an irregular heart rate and its blood values come back with low glutathione peroxidase and selenium levels. This foal likely has
- Acardiac form of nutritional myodegeneration
- Bskeletal muscle form of nutritional myodegeneration
- CFirst degree AV block
- DSecond degree AV block
3Which of the following are released into the circulation with myocardial cell death and are indicators of myocarditis or myocardial necrosis?
- ACreatinine Kinase (CK)
- BLactate Dehydrogenase (LDH)
- CSelenium
- DGlutathione peroxidase
- ECardiac Troponin I
4In conventional ECG of horses, you typically put the positive electrode on the
- Aleft apex
- Bright apex
- Cleft base
- Dright base
5In conventional ECG of horses, you typically put the negative electrode on the
- ALeft apex
- BLeft base
- CRight apex
- DRight base
6Which type of atrioventricular block is always pathological?
- AFirst degree
- BSecond degree
- CThird degree
7What is the most common pathological arrhythmia in horses?
- AAtrial Fibrillation
- BSecond degree AV block
- CThird degree AV block
- DFirst degree AV block
- EVentricular premature contractions
- FAtrial premature contractions
8Which type of AV block has P waves that are normal shaped, occur at the expected time but without associated QRS complexes?
- AFirst degree AV block
- BSecond degree AV block
- CThird degree AV block
9What type of equine arrhythmia is this?
- AFirst degree AV block
- BSecond degree AV block
- CThird degree AV block
- DAtrial fibrillation
- EAtrial premature contractions
- FVentricular premature contractions
- GVentricular tachycardia
10Which of the following does not typically initiate atrial fibrillation?
- Aatrial enlargement
- Bventricular septal defect
- Chigh vagal tone
- Dfast SA node rate
- Evariable refractory periods
11What type of cardiac rhythm would you expect with atrial fibrillation?
- AIrregularly irregular
- BRegularly irregular
- CRegularly regular
12What is not typically a characteristic of an ECG of atrial fibrillation?
- Ano p waves
- Bf waves
- Cregularly irregular rhythm
- Drandom depolarisation of AV node
13Which of the following horses with atrial fibrillation would you prescribe quinidine sulphate for?
- Aan older, retired horse where atrial fibrillation is an incidental finding
- Ban active racehorse with exercise intolerance
- Can older racehorse in early heart failure
14Which of the following is FALSE regarding atrial premature contractions
- ANormally occur during exercise
- BRarely require therapy as long as ventricular rate is also no increased
- CMost are idiopathic
- DThe frequency increases in the recovery phase after strenuous exercise
15What type of arrhythmia is shown in this ECG?
- ASecond degree AV block
- BFirst degree AV block
- CThird degree AV block
- DAtrial premature contractions
- EVentricular premature contractions
- FVentricular tachycardia
16What is the drug of first choice under anaesthesia for ventricular arrhythmias?
- AMagnesium sulphate
- BLidocaine
- CPropanolol
- DProcainamide
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