Cardio Flashcards
Patients with true syncope (are/are not) able to hear people speaking
are not
List two causes of SUDDEN loss of consciousness
Cardiac
Neuro
List 4 indications for using CCBs to treat CAD
- severe asthma
- prinzmetal angina
- cocaine induced CP
- inability to ctrl with max medical therapy
Sodium channel blocking agent used to treat angina
Ranolazine
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is commonly referred to as
angioplasty
What is the best therapy to treat acute coronary syndrome with ST elevation
PCI
An increase in JVP on inhalation is known as the
Kussmaul sign
A triphasic “scratchy sound” is a
pericardial friction rub
A continuous machine like murmur can be found in
PDA
A displaced point of maximal impulse (PMI) is characteristic for
LVH
Dilated CM
Chest leads V2-V4 correspond to the______
anterior wall of LV
ST elevation of leads II, III, and aVF is indicative of an
inferior wall infarction
ST depression in leads V1 and V2 are suggestive of
posterior wall infarction
_____ is used in the management of ACS if the patient is allergic to aspirin
clopidogrel
(troponin/CK-MB) is better at testing for reinfarction
CK-MB
PCI is expected to be performed within __(time)__ of the patient arriving in ER with chest pain
90 minutes
A patient with chest pain should receive thrombolytics within (time) of walking through the door
30 minutes
The best initial therapy for ACS for everyone is
Aspirin
A patient with ACS without ST segement elevation (does/does not) benefit from thrombolytic therapy
does not
(drug) is best for non ST elevation MI
heparin
(drug) are best for nonST elevation MI and those undergoing PCI and stenting
GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors
Cannon A waves are seen in
third degree AV block
Treat RV infarctions with
high volume fluid replacement
