Cardio Flashcards
What is the number one cause of death world wide?
Ischemic Heart Disease
Tx for Printzmetal Angina
MC Females
CCB - amlodipine / nifedipine
Absolute contraindications for use of TPA in a STEMI (<70 mins)
1) Any prior ICH
2) Any known structural cerebral vascular lesion (AVM)
3) Known CA
4) Hx of ischemic stroke
5) significant closed head/ facial trauma w/in 3 months
TPA timeframe for
1) PCI
2) Ischemic Stroke
1) < 90 min
2) <3 hrs
STEMI the big 5
BB ACE Statin ASA Plavix (clopidogrel) or Xa inhibitor - no if murmur/valve dz)
ST segment
1) Elevation
2) Depression
1) Injury
2) Ischemia
Pharmacologic stress testing vs exercise stress test
1) unable to perform exercise
2) AS
3) LBBB
4) Pacemaker
5) Recent MI
6) Severe HTN
Listening to murmurs
Start with Diaphragm
S3 (Ventral) + S4 (atrial) are low pitched - BELL, best heard in left lateral decubitus position
Murmur Intensity Scale
I- VI 3= mod loud, no Thrill 4= Thrill 5= Thrill palpable 6= Thrill visible
Symptoms of AS
“SAD” Syncope, Angina, Dyspnea (on exertion)
-Once symptomatic need surgical referral
AR
Corrigans
Water-Hammer
Quincke’s pulsation
Etiology of Mitral Stenosis
Rheumatic Fever
Opening Snap
Etiology of Mitral Reg
Acute: Dyspnea/ PND
IE
Chorda tendinae rupture
Papillary m. ischemia/infarct
Chronic: Fatigue, A-fib
RF, calcification, MVP (MC cx)
S3
CHF
Dialated Cardiomyopathy
S4
Hypertrophic CM