3) Cardio Flashcards
PE: sustained point of max impulse, jugular vein pulsations, w/ prominent a-wave
-can look/sound like aortic stenosis b/c when dehydrated/severe dz the septum covers the aortic outlet
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Tx of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
avoid dehydration & increase diastole w/ Betablockers (increase preload), ablation of septum
- may need dual chamber pacing, implantable defibrillators, or mitral valve replacement
- heart transplant is definitive tx
Signs of Restrictive cardiomyopathy
decreased exercise tolerance; R sided CHF; pulmonary hypertension
- ECHO is key to diagnosis
- biopsy may be necessary to differentiate restrictive disease from other forms of cardiomyopathy or pericarditis
Tx of Atrial Fib
- If pulseless = CPR and defibrillation
- Unstable = emergent synchronized cardioversion
- Stable = rate control w/ CCB, BB, or digoxin
- *if Afib of >48h should be anticoagulated for 3wks before attempted cardioversion
Wolf Parkinson White
Type of SVT (congenital accessory pathways) = delta waves Tx = Vagal man, procainamide, **ABLATION
Paroxysmal SVT
- recurrent attacks of tachycardias w/ sudden onset and abrupt termination
- caused by ectopic focus above the ventricles (atrial or junctional)
- generally caused by AV nodal re-entry or increased automaticity of an ectopic focus
- Causes: ischemia or infarction, WPW**, electrolyte disturbances, drugs (dig tox), hyperthyroidism
Tx of SVT
Vagal maneuvers, Adenosine, CCB, BB, synchronized cardioversion
Ventricular Tachycardia
- series of 3 or more PVCs in a row (wide QRS complexes w/ no P-waves)
- Causes: MI, cardiomyop, drug tox, hypoxia, electrolyte abn
Tx of Ventricular Tachycardia
- Unstable w/o pulse = defibrillation
- Unstable w/ a pulse = synchronized cardioversion
- Stable: amiodarone, lidocaine, procainamide, sotalol
Torsades
-Causes: tricyclic antidepressants, antiarrhythmic drugs, MI, hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, congenital QT prolong, CNS lesions, subarachnoid or intracerebral hemorrhage
Tx of Torsades
-Tx: Replete Mg and K, Cardiac Pacing
Brugada Syndrome
- genetic disorder, more common in Asians and men
- Symp: syncope, ventricular fibrillation and sudden death
- EKG: RBBB and coved ST segment elevation in V1 – 3
Tx of Brugada Syndrome
-Tx: Implantable defibrillator
V fib
- *most life threatening**
- disorganized depolarization and contraction of small areas of ventricular myocardium (erratic rapid twitch)
- totally disorganized w/ no effective ventricular pumping activity
- Causes: MI, hypoxia, hypothermia, electrocution, shock, elect abn, drugs (digoxin or quinidine)
Tx of V-fib
-Immediate defibrillation
if initial 3 attempts fail = CPR and IV drugs and defib
1st Degree AV block
- usually due to slowing of conduction through the AV node
- prolonged PR interval (>0.20)
- Causes: normal variant in healthy YA, hyperkalemia, hypermagnesemia, BB, dig, CCB, narcotics, MI, ischemia, hypothermia, increased ICP, rheumatic fever, myocarditis
Tx of 1st Degree AV block
- Tx: Usually asymp
- If symp/signs of hypoperfusion = Atropine, elective pacemaker, maybe immediate ext or internal pacing
2nd Degree AV block Mobitz Type 1
- aka Wenchebach
- EKG = grouped beating
- prolonged PR interval until a P wave is dropped completely
- Causes: hyperkalemia, hypermagnesemia, BB, dig, CCB, narcotics, MI, ischemia, hypothermia, increased ICP
Tx of 2nd Degree AV block Mobitz Type 1
- Tx: usually benign, and rarely progresses to complete heart block
- If symp/signs of hypoperfusion = Atropine, elective pacemaker, maybe immediate ext or internal pacing
2nd Degree AV block Mobitz Type 2
- conduction block in the His-Purkinje system
- PR interval is normal; but P waves are dropped
- Causes: ischemia, infarct, hyperkalemia, increased vagal tone, BB, dig, CCB
Tx of 2nd Degree AV block Mobitz Type 2
- Tx: May progress to complete heart block, thus PACEMAKER IS INDICATED
- *EMERGENT CARDIOLOGY CONSULT
3rd Degree AV block
- Complete heart block
- AV dissociation w/ no relationship between P waves and QRS complexes
- atrial rate and ventricular rate are unrelated
- Causes: Ischemia or infarct (inferior or posterior), BB, Dig, CCB, lenegre dx (fibrous degen from aging), infection and inflamm processes: abscesses, tumors, infiltrative dz or myocardium, sarcoid nodules, myocarditis, rheumatic fever
Tx of 3rd Degree AV block
- Tx: Atropine, Epi, Dopamine, elective pacemaker
- may need immediate external or internal pacing
Bundle Branch Block
- failure of conduction through a part of the heart
- these have an RR’ pattern on EKG; the leads these are in tell you where the block is
- V1 and V2 = RBBB
- V5 and V6 = LBBB - Tx: treat underlying disorder; pacemaker
PACs
- Causes: Stress, Caffeine, Cocaine
- EKG = irregular rhythm (extra P followed by a QRS)
- SA node resets in sync with the PAC (in the distance of one cycle)
PVCs
- may be asymptomatic or aware of skipped beats
- wide complex
- there is a compensatory pause
- Tx: Beta blockers only if the patient is symptomatic
Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Most often = found in the elderly
- Causes: digitalis, CCB, BB, sympatholytic agents, antiarrhythmic drugs; underlying collagen vascular or metastatic dz, surgical injury or rarely coronary disease
- Most = asymptomatic (may have: syncope, dizziness, confusion, heart failure, palptiations, angina)
- Tx: Most symptomatic patients require permanent pacing
Tetralogy of Fallot =
1) Pulm Stenosis 2)R ventricular hypertrophy 3)overriding aorta 4)VSD
- TET spells = extreme cyanosis, hyperpnea, and agitation (Medical Emergency)
- Crescendo-decrescendo holosystolic murmur at LSB, radiating to the back
- cyanosis, clubbing, increased RV impulse at LLSB
- loud S2
- Polycythemia is usually present
Tetralogy of Fallot (C)
- 2nd most common
- Systolic ejection murmur at second LICS; early to middle systolic rumble
- Failure to thrive, fatigability, RV heave, wide-fixed S2
ASD (NC)
-Ostium secundum is the most common type
- systolic murmur at LUS and left interscapular area; may be continuous
- Infants may present w/ CHF
CoA (NC)
- older children may have systolic HTN or murmur
- *differences between arterial pulses and blood pressure in UE and LE are pathognomonic
- higher rate in premature infants
- continuous (machinery) murmur
- wide pulse pressure
- hyperdynamic apical pulse
PDA (NC)
- most common of all congential heart defects
- systolic murmur at LLSB
- asympt to signs of CHF
VSD (NC)
(other characteristics depend on severity of defect)
-Outlet VSDs more common in japanese and chinese
What causes high output fialure
Non-cardiac causes: aka thyrotoxicosis and severe anemia