Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
13 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
What are major causes for systolic heart failure?
|
Coronary artery disease
Hypertension Valvular heart disease Cardiomyopathy |
|
|
What are major causes for diastolic heart failure?
|
Hypertension
Aging CAD Hypertension Valvular heart disease Cardiomyopathy |
|
|
What is the result of anterior MI? What are symptoms? What are ECG findings? What artery is involved?
|
Acute LHF
Pulmonary edema, dyspnea, rales. ECG- ST elevation in leads V1-V3 Artery- LAD |
|
|
What is the treatment for anterior MI causing acute left heart failure?
|
Diuresis, inotropes. nitrates.
|
|
|
What is the result of an inferior MI? What artery is involved? What are symptoms? What are features on ECG?
|
Acute right heart failure, mild left heart failure.
involves the RCA JVP, clear lungs ECG- ST elevation in aVF, II, III. |
|
|
What is the treatment for inferior MI causing acute right heart failure?
|
IV fluids!
|
|
|
When is nitroglycerin dangerous?
|
Acute right heart failure.
PE ED drugs Critical AS Severe hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
|
|
What are symptoms of pulmonary embolism? What is the result? Should PE receive diuretics and nitro?
|
Dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, JVP, clear lungs.
Leads to right heart failure. Should receive fluids instead of diuretics. |
|
|
What are symptoms of aortic dissection?
|
Sharp, tearing chest pain.
Unequal upper extremity pulses. Widened mediastinum |
|
|
What is the treatment for aortic dissection?
|
Treat hypertension and may need to treat with surgery
|
|
|
What are symptoms of cardiac tampanode?
|
Chest pain
Dyspnea, orthopnea Edema JVD Muffled heart sounds Rales Pulsus paradoxus |
|
|
What are symptoms of Boerhaave's syndrome?
|
Severe nausea and vomiting followed by retrosternal chest pain.
Esophageal rupture |
|
|
What are symptoms of tension pneumothorax?
|
History of illness.
Severe chest pain, dyspnea. Unilateral lack of breath sounds |
