CHF cat

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  • 15 year old MN Siamese with CKD
  • Presented with tachypnoea and gallop
  • No known heart disease
  • Echo done in standing position
  • Is this end stage HCM or RCM?
  • Is there pericardial effusion as well as pleural effusion?

  • 15 year old MN Siamese with CKD
  • Presented with tachypnoea and gallop
  • No known heart disease
  • Echo done in standing position
  • Is this end stage HCM or RCM?
  • Is there pericardial effusion as well as pleural effusion?

 

Comments

EL

I would put it in

I would put it in unclassified category and needs lasix pimonbendan and plavix but depends on how the kidneys can handle the diuretic

Peter

Hi!
 
Difficult to put into a

Hi!

 

Difficult to put into a category. Hyperthyroidism (thyreotoxic CMP) also possible here!  I see pleural effusion as consequence of CHF (large left atrium).  But be cautious: Aortic root diameter is rarely < 9 mm and almost never < 8 mm. If so and the cat is not extraordinary small, suspect oblique view.

Agree with Eric.

 

Peter

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