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Cardiology Flashcards

1
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Decreased femoral pulses in infant

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Coarctation of Aorta

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2
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Kussmaul’s Sign (Also define)

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Increased JVP during inspiration- Constrictive Pericarditis

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3
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Pain changing w/ position or respiration?

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Pericarditis

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4
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Chest discomfort

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Angina

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5
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Tearing pain radiating to back

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Aortic Dissection

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6
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Chest pain last for several hours

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MI

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7
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Severity of dyspnea based on the amount of activity that precipitates it

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Heart Failure

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8
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Severity of dyspnea based on how many pillows they sleep on at night

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orthopnea or paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

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9
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Pulsus Paradoxus (Also define)

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> 10 mmhg drop in SBP with inspiration- cardiac tamponade

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10
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Localized crackles

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PNA and Consolidation

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11
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Chest pain aggravated by coughing and relieved by sitting

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Pericarditis

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12
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Pain in calf w/ ambulation?

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DVT

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13
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Dull aching heaviness in legs upon periods of standing

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Varicosities

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14
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Brownish pigmentation above the ankle

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Chronic venous insufficiency

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15
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Wide pulse pressure

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Aortic insufficiency or hyperthyroidism

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16
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Narrow pulse pressure

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Cardiac tamponade

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17
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Distended neck veins and clammy skin

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Pericardial tamponade

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18
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ST elevation in V5 and V6

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Left lateral ventricular wall

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19
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ST elevations in leads 2, 3, and avF

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Inferior wall

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20
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Inferior wall is supplied by

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Right coronary artery

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21
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ST elevations in leads V1-V3

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Interventricular septum

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22
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Interventricular septum supplied by

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left anterior descending coronary artery

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23
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Lateral wall of left ventricle supplied by

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left circumflex coronary artery

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24
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Diagnosis of mural thrombi in a fib patient

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Transesophageal ECHO

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25
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hx of DM w/ pain radiating from the right buttock to the calf that is worse with walking and climbing stairs.

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vascular occlusive disease

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26
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Vascular occlusive disease diagnosed w/

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arterial duplex scanning

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27
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Non invasive test to detect coronary artery disease

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Stress testing and cardiac nuclear scanning

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28
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Non invasive test for continuous monitoring of electrical activity of the heart

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holter monitoring

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29
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Invasive procedure to assesses coronary artery disease

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cardiac catheterization

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30
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What test is used is used to monitor effects of Coumadin

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PT-INR

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31
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what test is used to monitor heparin effectiveness

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PTT

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32
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what test is used to assess platelet dysfunction

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Platelet aggregation

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33
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Test to assess platelet function?

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Bleeding time

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34
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Edema, hepatic congestion, ascites, cough, fatigue

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Right ventricular failure

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35
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Loss of popliteal and dorsals pedis

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Arterial thrombosis

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36
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diastolic reading greater than 140 w/ target organ damage

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malignant HTN

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37
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CP does not resolve

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Acute MI

38
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Pain at rest

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Prinzmetal

39
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CP relieved w/ rest and usually resolves within 10 mins

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Stable angine

40
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CP precipitated by less effort than before or occurs at rest

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Unstable angina

41
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Dyspnea w/ CP

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PE

42
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Diastolic murmur w/ variations in BP between right and left arm

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Aortic dissection

43
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short PR interval, widened QRS and delta waves

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Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

44
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Retrograde P wave

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PSVT`

45
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Irregularly, irregular rhythm with no definable P waves

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Atrial fibrillation

46
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Irregularly irregular rhythm w/ varying PR interval and various P wave morphologies

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multifocal atrial tachycardia

47
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Ventricular rate 40-60 min bc of depressed sinus node function

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Artioventricular junctional rhythm

48
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Wide QRS at rate less than 50 min and blocked atrial pulses

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third degree heart block

49
Q

Which medication decreases left ventricular hypertrophy and remodeling to allow greater EF after MI?

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ACE Inhibitor (-pril)

50
Q

Which pts should get prophylactic antibiotics prior to dental cleaning?

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  • prosthetic heart valve
  • valve repair with prosthetic material
  • unrepaired cyanotic congenital heart dz including palliative shunts
  • hx of IE
51
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Prophylactic abx for dental procedure w/ hx of IE

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Amoxicillin 60 mins prior to procedure

52
Q

Women over 35 smoking and on oral contraceptives at risk for?

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Venous thrombosis

53
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Pressure overload on incompetent veins

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Varicose veins

54
Q

Smoking at risk for?

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atheroscelerosis

55
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decreased rate and loss of P waves on EKG

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Sick sinus syndrome

56
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complication within 72 hrs of infarction w/ no ECG changes just hemodynamically unstable mainly in Q wave transmural and lateral wall infarctions

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Free wall ruptures

57
Q

Elevated BNP means?

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Increased pressure in left ventricle during diastole and lv being stretched when pt has chf

58
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management for acute STEMI

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coronary artery revascularization

59
Q

Decreases morbidity and mortality from acute MI

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lidocaine

60
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pain control for MI

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nitrates

61
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overdrive pacer

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Torsades

62
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DC cardiovert

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unstable ventricular tachycardia

63
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Adenosine

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PSVT

64
Q

antiarrhythmic associated with hyper or hypothyroidism following long term use

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amiodarone

65
Q

hypertensive emergency drug with potential for cyanide toxicity

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sodium nitroprusside

66
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contraindication in beta blockade following acute MI

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2nd and 3rd degree AV block

67
Q

pt on statin starts clarithromycin, what could happen?

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prolonged QT interval, myopathy, rhabdo

68
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primarily blocks beta 1 receptors

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Metoprolol

69
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Non selectoive beta blockers

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Propanolol and timolol

70
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partial agonist activity

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pindolol

71
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Na+ channel blockers

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Class 1

72
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K+ channel blockers

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Class 3 anti-arrhythmic

73
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beta adrenoreceptor blocker

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class 2 anti-arrhythmic

74
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Ca++ channel blockers

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Class 4 anti-arrhythmics

75
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rapid ventricular filling during early diastole

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s3 gallop

76
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atrial contraction against a noncompliant ventricle

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s4 gallop

77
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vibration of a partially closed mitral valve during mid to late diastole

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Austin-flint murmur of aortic regurgitation

78
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closure of mitral valve leaflets during systole

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s1 heart sounds

79
Q

mechanism responsible for retinal hemmorhaes and neurological complications in IE

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systemic arterial embolization of vegetations

80
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mechanism for n/v, weakness, and sinus brady in inferior wall MI

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increased vagal tone

81
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mcc of secondary htn

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renal parenchymal dz

82
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first line for prinzmetal angina

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CCB

83
Q

avoid what in prinzmetal angina

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beta blockers

84
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first line htn med in diabetics

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Ace inhibitors (Lisinopril)

85
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when to add beta blocker/diuretic for htn regimen in diabetic

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when ace inhibitor is ineffective on its own

86
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cardiac end organ damage due to HTN EKG finding

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LV hypertrophy

87
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delay in RV caused by RV hypertrophy or conditions with higher pulmonic resistance such as for pulmonale

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RBBB

88
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fixed split S2

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atrial septal defect

89
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increased pulse pressure

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aortic regurgitation

90
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continuous mechanical murmurs

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patent ductus arteriosus

91
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difference in bp between left and right arms

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coarctation of aorta

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