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All of cardio Flashcards

1
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Treatment of cardiac tamponade as a complication of an MI

A

Pericardial aspiration

Surgery

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2
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What does the valsalva manoeuvre active

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aortic baroreceptors

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3
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What is the funny current?

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The decreased K+ efflux superimposed upon a Na+ influx

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4
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If is mediated by

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hyperpolarisation

HCN channels

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5
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What does a block of HCN channels cause?

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a decrease in the slope of the pacemaker potential, therefore a reduction of heart rate

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6
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What is Atropine

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a competitive inhibitor of acetylcholine, used in extreme Bradycardia to speed up the heart rate

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7
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Invabradine

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selective blocker of HCN channels, used to slow down the heart rate in angina

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8
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Sacroplasmic recticulum

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calcium store

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9
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CICR

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calcium induced calcium release

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10
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Refractory period

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a period immediately following stimulation, nerve muscle is unresponsive

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11
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What does a long refractory period prevent

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tectonic contraction

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12
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What are the segments of heart muscle

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Actin and myosin

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13
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What is the role of calcium in cardiac muscle contraction

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Ca2+ is required to bind with troponium, pulling troponium-tropomyosin complex aside

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14
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What is bound to actin to prevent muscle contraction

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tropomyosin

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15
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Define Preload

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Pressure exerted on the muscle fibres in the ventricles of the heart at the end of diastole

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16
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Frank Starling’s Law of the Heart

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SV vs EDV

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17
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Afterload

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the resistance into which the heart is pumping

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18
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Length of diastole

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0.5 s

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19
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Length of systole

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0.3 s

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20
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How to calculate the HR from an ECG

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300/no. of large square between each R wave
OR
if irregular

Count the number of QRS complexes in 30 large squares, and multiply by 10

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21
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How much is a small box and a large box worth on an ECG

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  1. 04 seconds - small box

0. 2 seconds - large box

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22
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Anteroseptal MI (STEMI)

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ST elevation in chest leads V1-V4

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23
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Inferior MI (STEMI)

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ST elevation in limb leads II, III, aVF

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24
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Anterolateral MI (STEMI)

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ST elevation in V4-V6, I, aVL (affects LAD or circumflex)

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25
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Lateral MI (STEMI)

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ST elevation in I, aVL +/- V5-V6

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26
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Posterior MI (STEMI)

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Tall R waves, V1-V2

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27
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What is the short term regulation of blood volume and MABP?

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baroreceptors

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28
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What is the long term regulation of blood volume and MABP?

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hormones and BV

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29
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MABP equation

A

CO x TPR

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30
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What is released in response to significant atrial distension

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ANP

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31
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ANP

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decreasing renin release

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32
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What is the parasympathetic relationship with cAMP

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decreased cAMP

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33
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What is the effect of parasympathetic stimulation opening GIRK channels

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opening GIRK channels causes hyperpolarisation

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34
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Adrenaline is used for

A

Cardiac arrest and ALS IV

Anaphylactic shock IM

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35
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Dobutamine is used for

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Acute, but reversible, heart failure

e.g. following cardiac surgery, cardiogenic/septic shock

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36
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What type of drug is propanolol

A

non selective B-ADR

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37
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Examples of B1-selective ADR

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atenolol, bisoprolol, metoprolol

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38
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Example of a non-selective and partial agonist B-ADR

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Alprenolol

39
Q

What is carvedilol

A

B-ADR antagonist used to treat mild to moderate heart failure
start low, increase slow

40
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Adverse affects of B-ADR Antagonist

A 
Bronchospasm in asthmatics
Aggravation of cardiac patients
Bradycardia
Hypoglycaemia - diabetics
Fatigue
Cold extremities
41
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What is the drug used for bradycardia following an MI in incremental doses and what is this dose and what is the alternative medication?

A

Atropine
300-600 mg
Glycopyronium

42
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Why don’t you ever use B blockers and calcium antagonist

A

B blockers are decreasing rate
Calcium channel blockers are decreasing force
therefore together they could cause serious heart bradycardia

43
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What is the B-ADR antagonist used primarily for thyrotoxicosis

A

Propanolol

44
Q

What is digoxin

A

a cardiac glycoside that increasing cardiac contractibility

use in Heart failure

45
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Digoxin and dobuatmine are examples of

A

positive inotropic drugs

46
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Affect of inotropic drugs on ventricular function curve

A

upward and leftward shift

47
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How does digoxin work

A

digoxin binds to the alpha subunit of the potassium sodium ATPase, prevent the efflux of calcium

48
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How can affects of digoxin be dangerously enhanced

A

low plasma potassium

low therapeutic concentration

49
Q

Indirect effects of digoxin include

A

increases vagal activity
slows SA node discharge
slows AV node conduction

50
Q

Digoxin S.E

A

Heart block
Arrhythmias
Toxicity

51
Q

Digoxin toxicity

A 
yellow-green blurry vision
N/V
bradycardia
heart block
ventricular arrhythmias
52
Q

What is Levosemendan

A

calcium sensitiser

53
Q

What drug binds to tropnium C sensitising it to action of calcium

A

Levosemendan

54
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When do we use Levosemendan

A

Acute DECOMPENSATED HF

causes vasodilation - reduces after load - reduces cardiac output

55
Q

A cardiac drug that inhibits PDE in cardiac and smooth muscle cells

56
Q

Use and unwanted effects of Amrinone

A

IV in acute HF

worsens survival in arrhythmias

57
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What is the most important vasodilator that comes from the endothelium

A

Nitric Oxide

58
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Use of nitric oxides in angina

A

benefit due to increasing the myocardial oxygen requirement by i) decreasing the preload ii) decreasing the after load and iii) improving perfusion to the ischaemic zone

59
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When do we use Organic nitrates

A

Angina

Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)

60
Q

Short acting tablet or spray used for rapid effect before exception in ANGINA

A

Glyceryl trinitrate

61
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Glyceryl trinitrate in ACS

A

IV infusion (+aspirin)

62
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Longer acting NO used in prophylaxis of angins

A

Isosorbide mononitrate

63
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S.E. of Nitritic Oxides

A

Diminished effects
Postural hypotension
Initial headaches

64
Q

Examples of endothelin antagonists used in pulmonary hypertension

A

bostentan

ambrisentan

65
Q

Don’t use ACEI or ARBs in

66
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S.E. include dry cough and initial hypotension

A

ACEI - lisinopril

67
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Calcium antagonists that act on cardiac L-type channels

68
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Dihydropyradmines used in patients with heart failure

A

amlodipine

69
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S.E. of L-type calcium antagonists

A 
excessive vasodilation ..
hypotension
dizziness
ankle oedema
flushing
70
Q

Examples of potassium channel openers

A

Minoxidil

Nicorandil

71
Q

Last resort of sever hypertension

72
Q

Used in untreatable angina

A

nicorandil

73
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alpha-1 receptor antagonists

A

pazosin

doxazosin

74
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Thiazide diuretics

A

mild
acts on distal tubule
BENZOFLUMETHIAZIDE
treats - mild HF, hypertension, resistant oedema

75
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Loop diuretics

A

stronger
acts on the loop of Henle
FUROSEMIDE
treats - Acute Pulmonary Oedema and Chronic HF

76
Q

Resistance to blood flow is inversely proportional to the radius of the blood vessel to the power of

77
Q

Bradykinin

A

vasodilatory adgent

78
Q

Sympathetic nerve stimulation shift the Frank-Stringling curve to the

79
Q

Where is the needle inserted in pericardial centesis

A

infrasternal angle, directed superoposteriorly

80
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Anti-hypertensive drugs

A 
Diuretics
B-blockers
ACEI
ARBs
Calcium channel antagonists
Alpha blockers
81
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Anti-anginal

A 
B-blockers
Nitrates
Calcium channel antagonists
Potassium channel blockers - Nicorandil
Ivabradine
Ranolazine
82
Q

Anti-thrombotic

A

Aspirin
Clopidogrel
Prasugrel
Ticgrelor

83
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Anti-coagulatants

A

Warfare, heparin, rivaroxaban, dabigatran

84
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Fibrinolitics

A

Streptokinase, PA

85
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S.E. of diuretics

A 
hypokalaemia
arrhythmia
hyperglycaemia
increased uric acid
impotence
86
Q

ACE S.E.

A

Cough
renal dysfunction
angioedema

87
Q

Anti platelet S.E.

A

Haemorrhage
Peptic ulcer –> haemorrhage
aspirin sensitivity - asthma

88
Q

Blocks clotting factors 2, 7, 9, 10 and can be reversed by the use of vitamin K

89
Q

Factor X inhibtor

A

Rivaroxaban

90
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Factor IIa inhibitor

A

Dabigatram

91
Q

Avoid streptokinase in

A 
recent haemorrhage
traum
bleeding tendencies
severe diabetic retinopathy
peptic ulcer
92
Q

Block HMG-CoA reductase

93
Q

Statin S.E.

A

myopathy

renal failure

94
Q

What group of drugs is bezafibrate from

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