Cardio - cmpathy restrictive

Question 1

main problem with restrictive and infiltrative cardiomyopathies

Answer 1

increased resistance to LV filling

Question 2

eosinophilic endomyocardial disease a.k. a

Answer 2

Loffler’s cardiomyopathy

Question 3

what is the most common restrictive cardiomyopathy in the western world?

Answer 3

Cardiac amyloidosis

Question 4

Four overlapping CV syndromes in amylodosis

Answer 4

RCM
systolic heart failure
orthostatic hypotension
conduction system disease

Question 5

multisystem granulomatous disease causing restrictive cardiomyopathy; main clinical manifestations result from infiltration of the conduction system and myocardium

Answer 5

sarcoidosis

Question 6

involves the heart in about ___% of the cases

Answer 6

25%

Question 7

iron storage disease that affects multiple organ and tissue systems

Answer 7

hemochromatosis

Question 8

classic pentad of hemochromatosis

Answer 8

CADIS
Cirrhosis
Arthritis
Diabetes
Impotence
Symptom of complex heart failure

Question 9

True of symptoms of restrictive cardiomyopathy

a. dyspnea
b. fatigue
c. right sided congestive heart failure
d. AOTA

Answer 9

D

Question 10

PE findings in restrictive cmpathy: EXCEPT

a. Kussmaul sign
b. AV regurgitation
c. S3 or S4
d. severe cardiomegaly

Answer 10

D; mild to moderate lang

Question 11

Echoardiogram findings in restrictive cmpathy

a. increased LV wall thickness and mass
b. small or normal sized LV cavity
c. decreased systolic function
d. pericardial effusion

Answer 11

C

Question 12

Cardiac catheterization indications

Answer 12

• diminished LV compliance
• square root sign in ventricular pressure recordings
• preserved systolic function
• elevated L and R sided filling pressures