Across
- 1. Calcium Channel Blocker used for treatment of systemic and pulmonary hypertension
- 5. Oral medication used in the treatment of ventricular tachycardia that is lidocaine responsive
- 8. Common cardiomyopathy in large breed dogs
- 10. Diuretic used in the treatment of heart failure when patients are no longer responsive to furosemide. Needs careful monitoring
- 13. A physical exam finding associated with end stage DCM
- 14. Loss of consciousness due to poor cardiac output, tachy or brady arrhythmias.
- 15. Fluid accumulation in the abdomen, commonly associated with right congestive heart failure
Down
- 2. Calcium Channel Blocker used in the treatment of supraventricular tachy-arrhythmias
- 3. Arrhythmia commonly associated with a post op splenectomy, Accelerated ______ Rhythm
- 4. Common cardiomyopathy in felines
- 6. Primary disease of the heart muscle of unknown etiology
- 7. Drug that increases contractility (ie. Pimobendan, digoxin)
- 9. A type of arrhythmia that is shockable. _____ fibrillation
- 11. CRI used to increase contractility in myocardial failure
- 12. Neuro-hormonal system that is over active in heart failure. Ace inhibitors are used to decreased the activation of this (acronym)