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Etiologies of dilated congestive cardiomyopathy?
Alohcol abuse, beriberi, coxsackie B virus myocarditis, chronic cocaine use, chagas' disease, doxorubicin (chemotherapeutic agent), peripartum cardiomyopathy
Reasons for systolic dysfunction?
Dilated cardiomyopathy
2 Reasons for diastolic dysfunction?
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; restrictive/obliterative cardiomyopathy (fibrotic condition)
Clinical signs of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
loud s4, apical impulses, systolic murmur. can hear carotid pulse (spike & dome carotid); LVEDP is increased to compensate for decreased compliance, and SV/EJ can be normal in early stages.
Histological finding in pulmonary edema due to CHF?
hemosiderin-laden macrophages ("heart failure" cells) in lungs
Pathogen in acute bacterial endocarditis?
S. aureus
Pathogen in subacute bacterial endocarditis; and 2 possible PMH conditions?
Strep viridans; was previously associated with dental procedures sequelae, as well as previously damaged valves.
Clinical findings in bacterial endocarditis?
Fever, Roth's spots, Osler's nodes, murmur, Janeway lesions, anemia, nailbed hemorrhage, emboli (Bacteria FROM JANE)
Clinical findings in rheumatic fever:
Fever, Erythema marginatum, valvular damage (vegetation, fibrosis), ESR elevated, Red-hot joints (polyarthritis), subcutaneous nodeuls, st. vitus dance (chorea)
Cardiac tamponade findings
hypotension, increased venous pressure (jvd), distant heart sounds (through the fluid), increased heart rate (hypotension), pulsus paradoxus, beat to beat QRS alternations in height on ECG
Liebman Sacks endocarditis
vegetations on both sides of the valve, associated with MR, less commonly MS. seen in LUPUS
Etiologies of pericarditis
Serous - SLE/RA/vira/uremia
Fibrinous - uremia, MI (dressler's syndrome), RhF
Hemorrhage - TB, malignancy (melanoma)
What is Dressler's syndrome?
Fever, chest pain, friction rub, pleural effusion. Post-MI syndrome.
ECG finding of pericarditis?
ST elevation
Treebark appearance of the aorta indicates?
3rd degree syphilis
What is the most frequent primary cardiac tumor i.n children?
Rhabdomyoma, or tumor of striated muscle
What is Kussmaul's sign?
Increased JVD on inspiration due to right ventricular failure (normally, JVD decreases with inspiration)
Hereditary form of telangiectasia? what is inheritance pattern? what is clinical presentation? which vessels does it affect?
Osler-Weber-Rendu syndrome, autosomal dominant. Presents with nosebleeds and skin discolorations. Affects small vessels
p-ANCA vasculitis?
PAN, microscopic polyangiitis, Churg-Strauss syndrome
c-ANCA vasculitis?
Wegener's granulomatosis
Facial characteristics of Sturge Weber disease?
port-wine stain
Henoch-Schonlein purpura affects...?
Children. Palpable purpura,arthralgia, intestinal hemorrhage, abdominal pain, melena. Follows URI's. Most common form of pediatric systemic vasculitis.
Two vasculopaths that are associated with increased ESR
temporal arteritis, takayasu's arteritis
Clinical findings of Kawasaki disease
disease affects small kids, acute necrotizing vasculitis of small vessels, fever, congested conjunctiva, changes in lips/oral mucosa, strawberry tongue, lymphadenitis. may develop coronary aneurysms.
Findings of Takayasu's arteritis?
Fever, arthritis, night sweats, myalgia, skin nodules, ocular disturbances, weak pulses in upper extremities. Fan my SKIN on Wednesday. With love from Takayasu.
Indications for nitroglycerin
angina, pulmonary edema
ANP
Causes diuresis, natriuresis