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Cardio final Flashcards

1
Q

Signs of right sided heart failure

A

backs up to the rest of the body peripheral edema, left heart failure backs up to the lungs

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2
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Signs of PVD

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Bruits, murmurs

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3
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Pulsus alternans

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weakening and stregthening of pulse reflecting as taller or shorter QRS

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4
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Leading cause of right sided heart failure

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left sided heart failure

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5
Q

Most common cause ofdeath in AMI

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Ventricular arrhythmias

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6
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Signs of thoracic aneurysm

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chest pain and difference in BP

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7
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V1 and V2 assess the septum

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infarcts in this area likely to go into complete heart block

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8
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Signs of inferior and RVMI along with treatment

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brady, hypotension, nausea, vomiting, changes in lead 2,3,and aVF

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9
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Seniors are at greater risk for morality associated with AMI

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10
Q

ventricles pump from

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the apex upwards to push open the semi-lunar valves

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11
Q

Drug best suited for A-Fib/Flutter with RVR

A

Diltiazem .25mg/kg

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12
Q

Leading cause of death in US for all ages

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AMI

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13
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Palliation

A

make better/comfortable

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14
Q

PND and LFH

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common presentation of someone in left sided heart failure

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15
Q

When high BP due to vasoconstriction use______?

A

alpha blocker or ACE inhibitor

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16
Q

PR interval

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.12-.20

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17
Q

Once pacing is begun, avoid ______?

A

discontinuing even if painful

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18
Q

Define different types of angina

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stable, unstable, prinsmetal angina

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19
Q

ACE inhibitors have ______?

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little or no effect on heart rate

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20
Q

Recognize a STEMI

A

Elevation greater than 2mm in 2 or more contiguous leads

21
Q

Difference between cardioversion and defib

A

Cardiovert the living, defib the dead

22
Q

After ROSC initiate a drip of ______?

A

the drug that converted them

23
Q

Breath sounds change with pulmonary edema

A

Crackles, Rhales, Rhonchi

24
Q

LAD covers ______?

A

all bundle branches

25
Q

New onset of irregular rhythm in presence of AMI

A

increases the risk of arrest and the need for cpr

26
Q

Define cardiogenic shock and how it relates to metabolic demand and supply

A

looks like left heart failure but blood pressure is bad. increases oxygen demand and body is unable to keep up, often leads to acidosis

27
Q

Coronary artery supply and AMI location on 12-lead

A

2, 3, aVF

28
Q

Method to count HR when irregular

A

6 Second

29
Q

Signs and symptoms of tamponade

A

Beck’s triade, pulsus paradoxus

30
Q

When hypoxemia during AMI give oxygen

A

4 lpm

31
Q

AMI location on EKG

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2 ,3, aVF ST elevation

32
Q

When performing TCP in unconscious patient verify mechanical capture and

A

electrical capture

33
Q

Signs and symptoms of cardiogenic shock

A

pink frothy sputum, PND

34
Q

what is needed to truly analyze the ST segment?

A

12-lead

35
Q

Long term hypertension leads to

A

Stroke and heart attack

36
Q

MONA is used for

A

MI’s

37
Q

Patients with possible DVT

A

Monitor for increased respiratory difficulty

38
Q

What interferes with compensatory dilation and constriction of arteries

A

Atherosclerosis

39
Q

Aortic aneurysms are potentially

A

Lethal

40
Q

Treatment for PEA

A

CPR

41
Q

Review GCS, indications for fibrinolytic, and need to go directly to MRI

A

Less than 8 intubate

42
Q

Major LAD AMI’sare at risk for heart failure and pulmonary edema

A

high risk of going in failure and pulmonary edema

43
Q

voltage is measured in what when pacing

A

Milliamps

44
Q

Order of bradycardia algorithm

A

Atropine while preparing to pace, Epi, Dopamine

45
Q

______ are most likely to be under assessed

A

Atypical AMI patients

46
Q

During a hypertensive event pulse will be _______?

A

Bounding

47
Q

Cor pulmonale

A

right sided heart failure secondary to lung disease

48
Q

Properties of cardiac cells

A

Automaticity, excitablity, contractility

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