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Cardiology Flashcards

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Major criteria for rheumatic fever

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polyarthritis
carditis
subcutaneous nodules
erythema marginatum
syndenham chorea
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Wolff Parkinson White triad

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Wide QRS complex
Short PR interval
Delta wave: slurring of the initial part of the QRS complex

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Triad of chronic renal failure in ECG

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Peaked T waves (hyperK)
Long QT due to ST segment lengthening (hypocalcemia)
LVH (Systemic hypertension)

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4
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Beck’s triad of cardiac tamponade

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Hypotension
Muffled heart sounds
distended neck veins

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5
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Major determinants of myocardial oxygen demand

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Heart rate
Myocardial contractility
Myocardial wall tension

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Triad of Buerger’s disease

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Claudication of affected extremity
Raynaud’s phenomenon
Migratory superficial vein thrombophlebitis

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Clinical syndrome of hematochromatosis

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Cirrhosis
Diabetes
Hypogonadism

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Duroziez sign

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to and fro murmur over femoral artery

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Broadbent’s sign

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apical pulse reduced and may retract in systole

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Traube’s sign

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“pistol shot” sound over the femoral arteries

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corrigan’s pulse

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rapidly rising water hammer pulse

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Stokes adams syndrome

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AV block that causes fainting due to initially suppressed state of myocardial fibers

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Bainbridge reflex

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increase in venous return increased heart rate

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14
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Beta blockers shown to improve life expectancy following acute MI

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Metoprolol
Carvedilol
Atenolol
Bisoprolol

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15
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Pulsus paradoxus

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> 10 mmHg decrease in SBP during inspiration

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16
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Palmar crease xanthomas

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Type III hyperlipoproteinemia

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Leathery cobblestoned appearance of skin in axilla and neck creases

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Pseudoxanthoma elasticum

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Bifid uvula

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Loeys Dietz syndrome

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Orange tonsils

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Tangier disease

20
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Inflamed pinna, saddle nose deformity

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relapsing polychondritis

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Systolic pulsations over the liver

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tricuspid regurgitation

22
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unopposable fingerized thumb

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Holt Oram Syndrome

23
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Drugs causing pitting edema

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Dihydropyridine ca channel blocker

24
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Homan’s sign

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posterior calf pain on active dorsiflexion

25
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Prolongation or shortening of QT interval

Right pre cordial ST segment abnormalities

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Brugada syndrome

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Epsilon waves

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Arhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia

27
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these murmurs increase during respiration except for

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All right sided murmurs except for PES

28
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these murmurs are louder during expiration

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left sided murmurs

29
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all murmurs decrease in intensity and length during valsalva maneuver except

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HOCM

MVP

30
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Prolongation or shortening of QT interval

Right pre cordial ST segment abnormalities

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Brugada syndrome

31
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Epsilon waves

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Arhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia

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