cardio Flashcards
1
Q
cardiac tamponade presentation
A
shock symptoms
raised JVP, hypotension, muffled heart sounds (Becks triad)
2
Q
ECG- cardiac tamponade
A
electrical alternans (alternating sizes of QRS complexes with each beat)
3
Q
what is dresslers syndrome?
A
post-MI syndrome
localised immune response causing pericarditis
4
Q
triad seen in Dresslers syndrome and what is heard on auscultation
A
pericarditis
pleuritic chest pain
low grade fever
pericardial rub on auscultation
5
Q
investigations and management of Dressler’s syndrome
A
inv:
- ECG- global ST elevation and T wave inversion
- raised ESR/CRP
Tx:
- NSAIDs
- can use steroids also
- pericardiocentesis if severe
