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Rapid Review
Cardiology
Question | Answer |
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ECG finding for a. flutter | sawtooth p waves |
unstable angina | angina is new, is worsening, or occurs at rest |
antihypertensive for diabetic w/ proteinuria | ACEI |
beck's triad for cardiac tamponade | hypotension, distant heart sounds, and JVD |
drugs that slow AV node transmission | b-blockers, digoxin, CCB |
hypercholesterolemia tx that leads to flushing and pruritis | Niacin |
tx for a. fib | anticoag, rate control, cardioverstion |
tx for v.fib | immediate cardioversion |
AI complication occuring 2-4wks post MI | Dressler's syndrome: fever, pericarditis, inc ESR |
IV drug use w/ JVD, holosystolic murmur at the L sternal boarder. Tx? | treat existing heart failure and replace tricuspid valve |
diagnosis for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy | echo |
fall in systolic BP of >10mmHg w/ inspiration | pulses paradoxus --> cardiac tamponade |
ECG finding in pericarditis | low-voltage, diffuse ST seg elevation |
define HTN | BP >140/90 on 3 separate occasions, 2wks apart |
8 surgical correctable causes of HTN | renal art stenosis, coar of aorta, pheochromocytoma, Conn's syndrome, cushings, uliat renal parenchymal dz, hyperthyroid, hyperpara |
eval of pulsatile abd mass | US and CT |
indications for surgical repair of abd aortic aneursym | >5.5cm, rapidly enlarging, symtpomatic or ruptured |
tx for acute coronary syndrome | morphine, O2, sublingual nitro, ASA, IV b-blocker, heparin |
Metabolic Syndrome | abd obesity, high triglycerides, low HDL, HTN, insulin resistance, PT or proinflammatory states |
50yr male w/ angina can exercise to 85% of maximum predicted heart rate? | exercise stress test w/ ECG |
target LDL for diabetic pt | <70 |
signs of active ischemia during stress testing | angina, ST seg changes, dec BP |
ECF findings suggesting MI | st seg elevation, flattened T waves, Q waves |
young pt has angina at rest w/ st segment elevation. cardiac enzyme nl | prinzmetal's angina |
common symptoms a/w silent MI | CHF, shock, AMS |
diagnostic test for PE | V/Q scan |
agent that reverses the effect of heparin | protamine |
coag parameter affected by warfarin | PT |
young pt w/ FHx of sudden death collapses and dies while exercising | hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
endocarditis prophylaxis regimens | oral surgery -amoxicillin; GI/GU - amp and gent |
6 Ps of ischemia d/t peripheral vascular dz | Pian, pallor, pulselessness, paralysis, paresthesia, poiklothermia |
virchow's triad | stasis, hypercoag, endo damage |
mc cause of HTN in young women | OCPs |
mc cause of HTN in young men | excessive EtOH |