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COMLEX Level 1 > Cardio > Flashcards

Cardio Flashcards

1
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Class 1A anti-arrhythmic

A 
Quinidine, procainamide, disopyramide
QUeen PROClaims DISO's PYRAMID
moderate Na+ channel blockade
K+ channel blockade
↑ AP duration
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Class 1B anti-arrhythmics

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Lidocaine, Mexiletine
I’d Buy LIDdy’s MEXIcan Tacos
weak Na+ channel blockade
↓ AP duration

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Class 1C anti-arrhythmics

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Flecainide, Propafenone
Can I have Fries Please
strong Na+ channel blockade
no effect on AP duration

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4
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-osin

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prazosin, terazosin, doxazosin, tamsulosin

α1 blockers

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5
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phenoxybenzamine

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α-blocker

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6
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phentolamine

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α-blocker

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7
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Clonidine

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α2-agonist

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8
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Albuterol

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ß2 > ß1 agonist

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9
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salmeterol

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ß2 > ß1 agonist

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10
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terbutaline

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ß2 > ß1 agonist

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11
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Dobutamine

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ß1 > ß2 agonist

α agonist

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12
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Dopamine

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D > ß > α agonist

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13
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epinephrine

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ß > α agonist

↓BP, ↑HR, ↑CO

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14
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Norepinephrine

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α > ß agonist

↑BP → reflex ↓HR, CO remains constant(ish)

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15
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Phenylephrine

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α agonist

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16
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isopreterenol

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ß1 = ß2 agonist

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17
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Aortic stenosis

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Crescendo-decresendo
systolic murmur
loudest at base, radiates to carotids
ejection click

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18
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Mitral/tricuspid regurg

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Holosystolic
high pitched blowing
loudest at base, radiates toward axilla
early sequelae of rheumatic fever

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19
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Mitral valve prolapse

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late-systolic crescendo murmur

midsystolic click

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20
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Ventricular septal defect

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Holosystolic, harsh sounding

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21
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aortic regurg

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High pitched blowing

early diastolic decrescendo murmur

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22
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Mitral stenosis

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Opening snap
delayed rumbling
mid-late diastolic murmur
late sequelae of rheumatic fever

23
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Patent ductus arteriosus

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Continuous machine like murmur

24
Q

Wide splitting

A

Delayed RV emptying

also ASD?

25
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Fixed splitting

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ASD

26
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paradoxical splitting

A

Delayed aortic valve closure

27
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ß1 blockers

A

-olol from A-M

28
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ß1 = ß2 blockers

A

-olol from N-Z

29
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ß blockers with α-blocking

A

modified suffix -ilol and -alol (instead of -olol)
carvedilol
labetalol

30
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Hydralizine

A

vasodilates

31
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Milrinone

A

used in acute decomensated HF
↑ HR and contractility
vasodilation

32
Q 
Antiarrhythmics class 3
potassium channel blockers
A

Amiodarone
Ibutilide, Dofetilide
Sotalol
AIDS

33
Q 
Antiarrhythmics class 4
calcium channel blockers
A

Verapamil

Diltiazem

34
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digoxin

A

inhibits Na-K
inhibits Na-Ca X
↑ Ca+ intracellularly
↑ contractility

35
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Fenoldopam

A

Dopamine agonist
coronary, peripheral, renal, and splanchnic vasodilation
↓ BP
↑ natriuresis

36
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Dressler syndrome

A

MI complication several weeks after

autoimmune pleuritis

37
Q

Giant cell arteritis

A 
temporal arteritis
Large vessel
Unilateral headaceh, temporal artery tenderness
blindness
elderly females
38
Q

Takayasu arteritis

A

Large vessel
asian females
pulseless upper extremities
narrowing of aortic arch

39
Q

Buerger disease

A

aka thromboangitis obliterans
medium vessel
heavy smokers
extremity claudication

40
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Kawasaki disease

A 
medium vessel
Young asian children
CRASH and burn
Conjunctival injection
Rash
Adenopathy (cervical)
Strawberry tongue
Hand-foot edema, erythema
fever
41
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Polyarteritis nodosa

A

medium vessel
think PAN → GI
abdominal pain, melena
Renal damage

42
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Behcet syndrome

A 
small vessel
Turkish and eastern Mediterranean descent
aphthous ulcers
genital ulcerations
uveitis
erythema nodosum
HLA-B51
43
Q

Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangitis

A 
aka churg strauss
small vessel
MPO-ANCA/p-ANCA
Upper respiratory
peripheral neuropathy
can also effect heart, GI, kidneys
44
Q

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis

A

aka Wegener
small vessel
PR3-ANCA/c-ANCA
Upper respiratory (including nasal septum perforation)
Lower respiratory (cough, hemoptysis, dyspnea)
Renal

45
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Immunoglobulin A vasculitis

A 
aka Henoch-schonlein purpura
small vessel
skin → palpable purpura on legs (dramatic)
arthralgies
GI (including intussusception)
46
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Microscopic polyangiitis

A 
small vessel
MPO-ANCA/p-ANCA
skin
lung
renal
similar to wegener's but w/o nasopahryngeal involvement
47
Q

Amlodipine

Nifedipine

A

calcium channel blocker in vascular smooth muscle, but not heart
vasodilation

48
Q

Bile acid resins

A

Cholestyramine, colestipol, colesevelam
↓ intenstinal reabsorption of bile acids
Only one that ↑ Triglycerides

49
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Cholestyramine

A

Bile acid resins

50
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colestipol

A

Bile acid resins

51
Q

colesevelam

A

Bile acid resins

52
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Ezetimibe

A

prevents cholesterol absorption at SI

53
Q

Fibrates

A

Gemfibrozil, Bezafibrate, Fenofibrate
Upregulate LPL → ↑triglyceride clearance\
↓↓↓ TG

Cholesterol gallstones

COMLEX Level 1 (13 decks)

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