Cardio Flashcards
MI Scare Type
- 0-7 days: granulation tissue/type 3 collagen
- replaced by type 1 collagen as infarct matures (type 1 collagen is also seen in tendons)
First phase of infective endocarditis?
-disruption of normal endocardial surface followed by fibrin deposition
Concentric Ventricular Hypertrophy
- pressure overload
- chronic hypertension
- aortic stenosis
Eccentric Ventricular Hypertrophy
- volume overlaod
- aortic or mitral regurg
- MI
- dilated cardiomyopathy
Order of conduction velocity of cardiac tissue.
Fastest>purkinje>atrial muscle>ventricular muscle>AV node>slowest
Park at venture avenue.
Rate Control Drugs
AV nodal blocking drugs like beta blockers and Ca channel blockers to prevent rapid ventricular response.
Rhythm Control Drugs
Attempt to maintain sinus rhythm. Sotalol, flecanide, amiodarone. Inc. risk of torsades de pointes.
Brain Natriuretic Peptide
Released in response to high atrial and ventricular filling pressure. Induces diuretic, natriuretic, and vasodilatory effect. Antagonizes actions o RAAS.
Dresslers
-2-3 weeks after MI presents with friction rub
Midsystolic Click Followed by mid/late systolic murmur
-mitral valve prolapse
Systolic crescendo decrescendo
-aortic stenosis
S. gallolyticus
- S. bovis
- causes endocarditis and is associated with colorectal tumors
Inotropy
-cardiac contractility
Lusitropy
-cardiac relaxation
Pulsus Paradoxus
- dec. systolic pressure during inspiration >10 mmHg
- most commonly seen it pts with tamponade
Mitral Regurgitation
-high pitched blowing murmur. Radiates toward axilla. increase with maneuvers that increase TPR like squatting or expiration. S3 indicates severity due to increased ventricular filling (volume overload). Often due to mitral valve prolapse, LV dilation
Tricuspid Regurgitation
-high pitched blowing murmur radiates to right sternal border. Enhanced by maneuvers that increase right atrium blood return like inspiration. Endocarditis, Rheumatic fever
Aortic Stenosis
-crescendo-decrescendo systolic ejection murmur following click. Radiates to carotids/apex. Often from age related calcified aortic stenosis or bicuspid aortic valve.
VSD
-holosystolic, harsh sounding murmur. Loudest at lower left sternal border (tricuspid area)
Mitral Prolapse
Late systolic crescendo murmur with midsystolic click. Loudest at S2. Enhanced by maneuvers that increase TPR (squatting). Most frequent valvular lesion - rheumatic fever, myxomatous degeneration). Usually benign.
Aortic regurgitation
- high pitched “blowing” diastolic murmur. Wide pulse pressure when chronic. Bounding pulses with head bobbing. Due to rheumatic fever, bicuspid valve, aortic root dilation.
- best heard along left sternal border at third and fourth intercostal spaces while pt is sitting up and leaning forward with breath held at end expiraiton
Mitral stenosis
Opening snap with late diastolic rumbing. Secondary to rheumatic fever. S2 to opening snap time indicates severity. Shorter the interval the worse the stenosis. Enhanced by maneuvers that increase LA return (expiration).
PDA
Continuous machine like murmur. Loudest at S2 on left sternal border. Wide and fixed splitting of S2.
S2 wide splitting
-anything decreasing RV emptying - pulmonic stenosis, right bundle branch block.