Buzzwords Cardio Flashcards
1
Q
Fever
Pleuritic pain
Relieved by sitting up
A
Pericarditis
2
Q
Irregularly irregular pulse
A
AF
3
Q
Saw tooth baseling on ECG
A
Atrial flutter
4
Q
ABCDE Alveolar bat's wings Kerley B lines Cardiomegaly Dilated upper lobe vessels PE
A
Po. oedema
5
Q
Raised JVP
A
RHF
6
Q
Impending doom
A
MI
7
Q
Saddle-shaped ST elevation
A
Pericarditis
8
Q
Broad complex tach
A
Ventricular problem
9
Q
Mid-diastolic murmur
Displaced apex
A
Mitral stenosis
10
Q
Broad QRS
Slurred R upstroke (Delta stroke)
A
WPW Syndrome
11
Q
Tall, tented T waves
A
Hyperkalaemia
Wide QRS complexes too
12
Q
Pericarditis 4-6 weeks after MI
A
Dressler’s syndrome
13
Q
Blurred, yellowing vision
Headache
A
Doigoxin toxicity
14
Q
Janeway lesions
Osler’s nodes
A
Subacute bacterial endocarditis
15
Q
Continuous ‘machine-like’ heart murmur
A
Patent ductus arteriosus
