Congestive Heart Failure
Posted: Sunday, June 21st, 2020 | Updated: Tuesday, February 15th, 2022
Posted: Sunday, June 21st, 2020 | Updated: Tuesday, February 15th, 2022
Patient: Senior Male Feline
Presentation: Dyspnea, tachycardia, lethargy, muffled heart and lung sounds, Hx hyperthyroidism
Diagnostics: TFAST, thoracic radiographs, echocardiogram, effusion analysis (pleural)
Diagnosis: Congestive heart failure (CHF), Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)
Treatment Included: Oxygen therapy, butorphanol, thoracocentesis, lasix, clopidogrel, pimobendan
Presentation: Dyspnea, tachycardia, lethargy, muffled heart and lung sounds, Hx hyperthyroidism
Diagnostics: TFAST, thoracic radiographs, echocardiogram, effusion analysis (pleural)
Diagnosis: Congestive heart failure (CHF), Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)
Treatment Included: Oxygen therapy, butorphanol, thoracocentesis, lasix, clopidogrel, pimobendan