8.9.2013 Flashcards
pain of pancreatitis is aggravated by
lying supine
eating
Causes of raised cystatin C levels
Inflammation
Obesity
Diabetes
renal autoregulation fails when MAP falls below
70 mmHg
Which is more arrythmogenic?
Dopamine or nor epinephrine
dopamine
Types of percutaneous ventricular assist device
centrifugal flow/transseptal
axial flow/transaortic
treatment of giant cell myocarditis
steroids
cyclosporine
heart transplant
Ascites in RA
Felty syndrome
nodular regenerative hyperplasia
test done for confirming poem syndrome
VEGF
Major criteria for poems syndrome
polyneuropathy
monoclonal gammopathy
Causes of troponin elevation
PE myocarditis sepsis ESRD arrythmias
Indications for surgical interventions in IE
heart failure severe regurgitation perivalvular abscess difficult to treat pathogens large vegetations septic emboli
Best screening test to rule out CTEPH
V/Q scanning
Indication for digoxin in PHT
Biventricular failure
PHT with supraventricular arrythmia
Black hairy tongue
Lingua villosa nigra
Organism associated with black hairy tongue
C.albicans
Black hairy tongue is because of
Hypertrophy of filiform papilla
The atrial rate in atrial flutter may be less than 250 if the patient is on
sotalol
amiodarone
quinidine
Atrial rate in atrial tachycardia with 2:1 block
200+/-50
When should complete AV block considered in atrial flutter?
ventricular rate is regular and is in low 40s
types of intestinal TB
Primary/hyperplastic
secondary/ulcerative
Which has long refractory period? RBB or LBB
RBB
Treatment of AF in WPW
Procainamide- blocks conduction in bypass tract
Ibutilide or amiodarone- blocks conduction in both AV node and bypass tracts
