- Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is defined in the ACVIM Consensus Statement (JVIM Jan 2020) and includes all of the following except:
A. PH is defined by increased pressure within the pulmonary vasculature
B. PH is a hemodynamic and pathophysiologic state
C. PH results in a wide variety of cardiovascular, respiratory and systemic diseases.
D. All of the above are true.
2. Left heart disease causes increased pulmonary venous pressure due to backward flow. This is consistent with which of the following:
A. Pre-capillary PH
B. Post-capillary PH
- All components of the Global FAST® Exam (AFAST®, TFAST® and Vet BLUE®) are important for assessing patients with pulmonary hypertension. True or False
4. Changes that may be seen on TFAST® echo views that may support pulmonary hypertension include which of the following:
A. Right ventricular enlargement
B. Right ventricular wall thickening
C. Pulmonary artery enlargement
D. All of the above
- These findings on AFAST® may support pulmonary hypertension – distention of the caudal vena cava with lack of bounce, hepatic venous distention, gallbladder wall edema. All of these findings are most consistent with which of the following:
A. Acute pulmonary hypertension
B. Chronic pulmonary hypertension
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