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35 Cards in this Set
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Class EKG finding in atrial flutter.
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"Sawtooth " P waves
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Definition of unstable angina.
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Angina is new, is worsening, or occurs at rest.
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Antihypertensive for a dibetic patient with proteinuria.
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ACEI (ACE Inhibitor)
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Beck's triad for cardiac tamponade.
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1. Hypotension
2. Distant heart sounds 3. JVD |
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Drugs that slow AV node transmission.
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Beta-blockers
Digoxin Calcium channel blockers |
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Hypercholesterolemia treatment that causes flushing & pruritis.
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Niacin
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Treatment for atrial fibrillation.
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anticoagulation, rate control, cardioversion
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Treatment for ventricular fibrillation.
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Immediate cardioversion
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Autoimmune complication occuring 2-4 weeks post-MI.
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Dressler's syndrome:
fever, pericarditis, increased ESR |
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IV drug use with JVD & holosystolic murmur at the left sternal border. Treatment?
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Treat existing heart failure & replace tricuspid valve
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Diagnostic test for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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Echocardiogram (showing thickening left ventricular wall & outflow obstruction)
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A fall in systolic BP of > 10 mmHg w/ inspiration.
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Pulsus paradoxus (seen in cardiac tamponade)
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Classic ECG findings in pericarditis.
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Low-voltage, diffuse ST segment elevation
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Definition of hypertension.
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BP > 140/90 on three separate occasions two weeks apart.
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Eight surgically correctable causes of hypertension.
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Renal artery stenosis
Coarctation of the aorta Pheochromocytoma Conn's syndrome Cushing's syndrome Unilateral renal parenchymal disease Hyperthyroidism Hyperparathyroidism |
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Evaluation of a pulsatile abdominal mass & bruit.
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Abdominal ultrasound & CT
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Indications for surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm.
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> 5.5 cm, rapidly enlarging, symptomatic, or ruptured
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Treatment for acute coronary syndrome.
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Morphine
O2 Sublingual nitroglycerin ASA IV beta-blockers Heparin |
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What is the metabolic syndrome?
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abdominal obesity
high triglycerides low HDL HTN insulin resistance prothrombic or proinflammatory states |
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A 50-year-old man w/ angina can exercise to 85% of maximum predicted heart rate.
Appropriate diagnostic test? |
Exercise stress treadmill w/ECG
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A 65-year-old woman with left bundle branch block & severe osteoarthritis has unstable angina.
Appropriate diagnostic test? |
Pharmacologic stress test (e.g., dobutamine echo)
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Target LDL in a patient with Diabetes.
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< 70
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Signs of active ischemia during stress testing.
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Angina, ST-segment changes on ECG, or decreased BP
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ECG findings suggesting MI.
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ST-segment elevation (depression means ischemia), flattened T waves, and Q waves
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A young patient has angina at rest w/ ST-segment elevation. Cardiac enzymes are normal.
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Prinzmetal's angina
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Common symptoms associated with silent MIs.
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CHF, shock, & altered mental status
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The diagnostic test for pulmonary embolism.
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V/Q scan
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An agent that reverses the effect of heparin.
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Protamine
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The coagulation parameter affected by warfarin.
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PT
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A young patient w/ a family history of sudden death collapses & dies while exercising.
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
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Endocarditis prophalaxis regimens.
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Oral surgery - amoxicillin;
GI or GU procedures - ampicillin & dentamicin before & amoxicillin after |
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The 6 P's of ischemia due to peripheral vascular disease.
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Pain
Pallor Pulselessness Paralysis Parathesia Poikilothermia |
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Virchow's triad.
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1. Stasis
2. Hypercoagulability 3. Endothelial damage |
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The most common cause of HTN in young women.
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OCPs
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The most common cause of HTN in young men.
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Excessive EtOH
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