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Aaron: Cardiology Flashcards

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LVEF under 60% is considered normal or abnormal?

A

Abnormal

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2
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Intense aortic stenosis has what characteristic?

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Single second heart sound during inspiration

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Asymmetric swelling is code for what disease?

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DVT most of the time

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Acute Decompensated Heart Failure, what drug should be avoided?

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Metroprolol

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If I have a heart attack and a history of an Upper GI bleed 2/2 H. Pylori, does this disqualify me from getting aspirin?

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No, if it has resolved, all good

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85% of open-heart surgery cases can have what un-intended consequence?

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Constrictive pericarditis, EKG may not show ST elevation in all leads

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Sine wave pattern, after receiving chemotherapy can cause what?

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Arrythmia 2/2 hyperkalemia

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8
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Persistent Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia usually occurs why?

How many P wave Morphologies are needed to make this diagnosis?

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Underlying disease such as Electrolytes and Pulmonary Disease

3 p-wave morphologies

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Sudden death upon exercise in young adults, most likely is what underlying problem?

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Anomalous Coronary Artery

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What is the worse risk factor in an aging individual via Coronary Artery Disease?

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Diabetes Mellitus

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Bicuspid Aortic Valve disease in an asymptomatic young adult, what is the next best step?

A

Screen First Degree Relatives

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All new unexplained heart failure patients get what test?

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Treadmill Stress Test

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13
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Young male with unexplained foot pain, sudden blood clot in leg, apical diastolic murmur, what is the most likely cause?

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Left Atrial Myxoma

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14
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What age do men have secondary hypertension 2/2 renal stenosis?

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60-65 years old

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What is the underlying cause of secondary hypertension in a 28 year old male?

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Renal Parenchymal Disease

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Can Mechanical Valve patients be switched from warfarin to DOAC instead?

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No, studies do not show that a DOAC is as safe as Warfarin

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17
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Regardless of PAD feelings, what is the first medication addition regardless of the lab status?

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Cholesterol medication

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18
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In the PAD algorithm, where is Cilastozol?

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After statin/aspirin addition, supervised exercise program

Cannot jump right to this despite what might be thought

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Will heart function return after Trastuzumab is removed?

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Yes

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Chest pain, but no ST elevations, some ST inversions, what is the best treatment?

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Medical Management, no Cath Lab right away

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Medication for Heart Failure stage 1 is ACE, Beta Blocker, Diuretics. What is the next drug to add in stage 2?

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Spironolactone
Help improve mortality

Must be careful with K, dont give with a K over 5 or CKD and elevated K

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Post STEMI Pericarditis, what is the first drug to be given?

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Aspirin, no naproxen and colchicine (other NSAIDs besides Aspirin do not help with heart healing)

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23
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With Pericarditis, will ST elevation and PR depression in all leads always be there? Even with a friction rub?

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NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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24
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62 year old female with chest pain, negative stress test means what?

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Less than a 1% chance of CV problems in the next year

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25
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A-fib with RVR, what is the DOC?

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Metoprolol or Verapamil (non-dihydropyridine Calcium channel blocker)

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Young female recent cocaine use, left arm pain, negative EKG, negative CT scan, BP 130/80, left arm and leg weakness, what should I think about?

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Aortic Dissection

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27
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If a young male has crazy high BP, no real past medical history, what is the next best step?

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Start medications, do not go hunting for Conn syndrome or anything

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If a young male has crazy high BP, no real past medical history, what is the best drug combination to place him on?

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Calcium Channel Blocker and ACE inhibitor

P.S. check his lipids

29
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Recent car accident and family drama (1 day ago), chest pain, ST elevation, clean coronary Cath, what should I think about?

A

Takasobu Cardiomyopathy, left LV wall hypokinesis

30
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What type of pain does an aortic dissection present with?

A

Tearing chest pain versus heart attack is pressure pain

31
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Sudden Cardiac Death family history
Sustained Ventricular Arrythmia
Syncope 2/2 Ventricular Arrythmia
LV Hypertrophy with wall thickness > 30mm
LV EF < 50%

These are all indications of what?

A

A young individual receiving an ICD

32
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Do you or do you not shock in PEA or asystole?

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You DO NOT shock in PEA or asystole

33
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Patient presents with 
Loud S1, Loud P2
Broad and Notched P wave (P-Mitrale)
Mid Diastolic Rumble
Dyspnea
Hemoptysis
A

Rheumatic Heart Disease

Mitral Stenosis

34
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Post Coronary Cath, the groin has the following, what could they be?

May or May not have a mass, no bruit?

Bulging, pulsatile mass and systolic Bruit?

No Mass, continuous Bruit?

A

Hematoma

Pseudoaneurysm

AV Fistula

35
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A young woman with unexplained pulmonary hypertension, what is a strong lifestyle suggestion?

A

No pregnancy at this time and regular supervised aerobic activity

36
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___________ drug inhibits digoxin tubular secretion.

A

Verapamil

37
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True or False, isolated V1 T-wave inversions are normal

A

True

38
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What age bracket is an S3 normal under?

A

40 years old

39
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What is a second DOC in HOCM management after beta blockers?

A

Verapamil

40
Q

Warfarin goal for Aortic Valve Replacement?

Warfarin goal for Mitral Valve Replacement?

A

INR 2.0-3.0

INR 2.5-3.5

41
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Most effective way to decrease blood pressure is?

A

Lose weight

42
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Best way to control CHF exacerbation blood pressure?

Why not Metoprolol?

A

Nitroglycerin, hit veins, decreases venous preload

If the heart is slow in this CHF episodes, a beta blocker will slow the heart down further, and the pulmonary edema can get worse

43
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What is the best drug for an Aortic Dissection?

A

Beta Blocker (Esmolol)

44
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S3 heart sound means what?

A

Blood fills an enlarged ventricles

45
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S4 heart sound means what?

A

Stiff ventricular wall

46
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If I am taking rivaroxaban, and I need surgery, should I stop it?

A

Yes, stop two days before surgery, no need to heparin bridge

47
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Quick physical exam feature difference between Marfan’s Syndrome and Ehler’s Danlos Syndrome?

A

Ehler’s Danlos has skin manifestations, Marfan’s does not

48
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If a young, 38-year-old male comes in with sudden heart failure, what is something to think about?

A

Autoimmune disease, Marfan’s Disease, Ehler’s Danlos, MVP, collagen problems

49
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A young female, hx of Rheumatic fever, comes with SOB, MS, what is the first thing to rule out?

A

Pregnancy, can exacerbate MS/heart problems with extra fluid on board

50
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Papillary Muscle ruptures, usually think what?

Chordiae Tendonaie, usually in young people, rupture think what?

A

Recent MI

Collagen problem, Marfan’s or Ehler’s Danlos Syndrome

51
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If I have a heart problem and history of bilateral inguinal hernias (16 years old), what is something to think about?

A

Marfan’s or Ehler’s Danlos Syndrome

52
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Bicuspid Aortic Valve, what is a commonly associated disease, as well?

A

Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm

53
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Young male, crescendo decrescendo murmur at heart’s apex, worse with Valsalva, what am I?

A

HOCM

54
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Heart Failure, low EF, but asymptomatic, no medication being taken, what drug should be started?

A

ACE inhibitor and eventually beta blocker

55
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Post Heart Attack, how long does a low-risk patient have to wait to resume sexual activity?

A

3-4 weeks

56
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When I give diuretics to a patient, besides getting rid of fluid, I am doing what to the heart?

A

Decreasing Pre-load

57
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When I have a CHF problem, do I give Beta Blockers?

A

No, the goal is not to slow the heart down, the goal is to relieve fluid the heart has to move, i.e. give diuretics not beta blockers

58
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Maybe heart attack, no ST elevations, how long does it take for a troponin to be positive?

When is the peak?

A

2-3 hours

12-48 hours is the peak

59
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Heart attack
CK-MB takes how long to elevate?
How long to normalize?

A

4-6 hours

48-72 hours

60
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BNP is broken down by neprilysin, what drug can affect this drug value?

A

ACE inhibitor, as a result, the patient has bad BNP clearance, not a reliable marker

61
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If there is suspected CHF exacerbation, what are other signs that NEED to be there?

A 
Fluid on lungs
Elevated JVD
Difficulty breathing
Peripheral Swelling
S3
Orthopnea
Orthopnea at night, cannot lay flat

If some combination is not here, look for something else, i.e COPD

62
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Does squatting, supine leg raising increase or decrease venous return?

A

Increase venous return

63
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Does standing or Valsalva increase or decrease venous return?

A

Decrease venous return

64
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Crescendo descrendo murmur in systole is code for what?

A

Aortic Stenosis

65
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MVP is an ejection or non ejection murmur?

A

Non-ejection murmur

66
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Do MVP/HOCM murmurs increase or decrease with increased venous return?

Do AS/AR/MS/MR murmurs increase or decrease with increased venous return?

A

decrease* (these are the exceptions)

increase

67
Q

Atenolol is cleared by the liver or the kidney?

What disease could cause Beta blocker toxicity?

A

Kidney

CKD can cause problems

68
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Calcium gluconate can treat what kind of toxicity?

A

Verapamil toxicity

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