8.9.2013 Flashcards

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pain of pancreatitis is aggravated by

A

lying supine

eating

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1
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Causes of raised cystatin C levels

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Inflammation
Obesity
Diabetes

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2
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renal autoregulation fails when MAP falls below

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70 mmHg

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3
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Which is more arrythmogenic?

Dopamine or nor epinephrine

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dopamine

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4
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Types of percutaneous ventricular assist device

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centrifugal flow/transseptal

axial flow/transaortic

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5
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treatment of giant cell myocarditis

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steroids
cyclosporine
heart transplant

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6
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Ascites in RA

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Felty syndrome

nodular regenerative hyperplasia

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7
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test done for confirming poem syndrome

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VEGF

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8
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Major criteria for poems syndrome

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polyneuropathy

monoclonal gammopathy

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9
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Causes of troponin elevation

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PE
myocarditis
sepsis
ESRD
arrythmias
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10
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Indications for surgical interventions in IE

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heart failure
severe regurgitation
perivalvular abscess
difficult to treat pathogens 
large vegetations
septic emboli
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Best screening test to rule out CTEPH

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V/Q scanning

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12
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Indication for digoxin in PHT

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Biventricular failure

PHT with supraventricular arrythmia

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13
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Black hairy tongue

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Lingua villosa nigra

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14
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Organism associated with black hairy tongue

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C.albicans

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15
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Black hairy tongue is because of

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Hypertrophy of filiform papilla

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The atrial rate in atrial flutter may be less than 250 if the patient is on

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sotalol
amiodarone
quinidine

17
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Atrial rate in atrial tachycardia with 2:1 block

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200+/-50

18
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When should complete AV block considered in atrial flutter?

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ventricular rate is regular and is in low 40s

19
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types of intestinal TB

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Primary/hyperplastic

secondary/ulcerative

20
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Which has long refractory period? RBB or LBB

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RBB

21
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Treatment of AF in WPW

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Procainamide- blocks conduction in bypass tract

Ibutilide or amiodarone- blocks conduction in both AV node and bypass tracts