Buzz words Flashcards
patient has fever and pleuritic chest pain that is relieved by sitting up or leaning forward
pericarditis
irregularly irregular pulse
atrial fibrilation
saw tooth baseline + 150bpm
atrial flutter
alveolar bat wings, kerley B lines, cardiomegaly, dilated prominent upper lobe vessels, pleural effusion
pulmonary oedema
raised JVP
RHS HF
sense of impending doom
MI
saddle shaped ST elevation
pericarditis
broad complex tachycardia
ventricular problem
mid-diastolic murmur with a tapping, undisplaced apex
mitral stenosis
broad QRS with slurred upstroke on R wave (delta wave)
wolfs-parkinson-white syndrome
tall, tented T waves, wide QRS complexes
hyperkalaemia
patient gets pericarditis 4-6 weeks post MI
dressler’s syndrome
blurred yellowing vision headache
digoxin toxicity
janeway lesions/oslers nodes
subacute bacterial endocarditis
continuous machine like heart murmur
patent ductus arteriosus
rib notching on CXR
coarctation of aorta
crescendo decrescendo murmur
aortic stenosis
diminished absent lower limb pulses
coarctation of aorta
radio-femoral delay
coarctation of aorta
radio-radial delay
coarctation of aorta or aortic dissection
MRS ASS
mitral regurgitation stenosis, aortic stenosis systolic
systolic murmur radiates to neck
aortic stenosis
sudden tearing/ripping, radiates to back
aortic dissection
