Cardiology Flashcards
Chest pain, worse with movement of left arm. Palpating of chest reproduces pain. Next best step?
Observation. Musculoskeletal in origin. Ischemia doesn’t reproduce pain
Chest pain, crushing substernal pain radiating to left arm. Troponin- 0.4. Diagnosis?
MI. Troponin will be above 0.4. Cardiac enzymes not elevated in unstable/ prinzmetal angina
Woman on fluconazole and ondansetron develops palpitations. EKG shows TdP. Treatment?
IV Magnesium. If hemodynamically unstable- cardioversion
Anterior MI, next best step
Aspirin.
Treatment for ventricular fibrillation
Defibrillator.
Epigastric burning after playing. No relief with antacids. EKG normal. Next best step?
Exercise ekg. Should be done in those with suspected stable ischemic heart disease
Inferior MI, 3 days later develops SOB, hypotension, bibasilar crackles, faint systolic murmur. Cause?
Papillary muscle rupture. Results in MR. Involves RCA.
1 hour old baby with respiratory distress. H/o Gest DM in mom, echo shows small LV cavity and increased Iv septum thickness. Next best step?
Beta blocker therapy. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy of infancy.
Becks triad cause
Decreased LV preload in cardiac tamponade
Type of syncope confirmed with upright tilt table test
Vasovagal syncope
Diagnosis in cerebrovascular disease causing syncope
Do arteriography and carotid USG
Diagnosis of Aortic dissection in hypotension patients
Do TEE. Ascending dissection requires urgent surgical repair
MCC of acute cardiac arrest post MI ?
V Fib
Which woman with cardiac conditions can’t get pregnant?
MAP- MS, AS, PAH.
New diastolic murmur after AV replacement. Next step?
Echo. To assess for AR
Asymptomatic newborn with 2/6 holosystolic murmur. Best next step?
Do echo. Large defects VSD have soft murmur
Congenital long QT syndrome treatment
Propranolol
MOA of beta blockers and CCB
Decreases myocardial contractility
Use of adenosine
AVNRT
Risk factors for Premature atrial complexes
Caffeine, smoking, stress. Please Avoid Caffeine and Smoking- PAC
Side effect of niacin given for hyperlipidemia
Cutaneous flushing and itching
WPW with Afib. Treatment?
Procainamide. If unstable cardioversion
Post catheterisation complication- hypotension, back pain, improves with NS. Next step
CT abd/ pelvis suspicious of retro peritoneal hematoma
Management of respiratory failure due to acute decompensated HF
Non invasive positive pressure ventilation
Prevention of acute limb ischemia secondary to left atrial thrombus
Apixaban, direct oral anticoagulant must be used
Treatment for aortic dissection
Beta blockers then nitroprusside, then surgical correction
Cyanotic newborn - ecg shows tall P waves and left axis deviation, decreased pulmonary markings on cxr. Diagnosis?
Tricuspid valve atresia.
Blunt thoracic aortic injury diagnosis by ?
CT angiography
BNP levels correlate with severity of which chamber?
LV systolic dysfunction.
Cardiac complications of sarcoidosis
Restrictive cardiomyopathy, AV block, dilated cardiomyopathy, MVP, AR, ventricular arrhythmias, HF
Surveillance method for <80% carotid stenosis with risk factors
Annual carotid duplex
Rx of sturge Weber syndrome
Laser therapy, anti epileptic, IOP reduction
Supply of SA, AV node
RCA
ECG finding when we are not supposed to shock
During relative refractory period- T wave (repolarization). Only shock in R wave- depolarization
Sudden chest, epigastric pain- sharp, deep, low BP, JVD, STEMI in inf leads. widened mediastinum
Aortic dissection- coronary ostial involvement-RCA occlusion- MI involving RV
Sharp localized ant chest pain, 6wks ago CABG, h/o DM, ESRD, temp-100, nonspecific ST, Cr- 1.5, small pericardial effusion
Acute pericarditis due to Post cardiac injury syndrome- immune mediated inflamm- NSAIDS+colchicine
Causes of post cardiac inj synd
MI, Cardiac sx, trauma, PCI
Complication of CABG- 2 weeks- incisional purulence, crepitus, fever, chest pain
Bacterial mediastinitis
CF of ruptured AAA
sudden severe abd/back pain, shock, umbilical/flank hematoma
ACS- NSTEMI mx
Nitrates, beta blocker, dual anti platelet, anticiag, statin, coronary reperfusion-angio within 24 hrs. STEMI- PCI, fibrinolytics
ALI immediate rx
anticoagulant- IV heparin
NSTEMI refused intervention, taking aspirin. NBS?
include P2Y12 inhibitor
Illicit drugs causing HTN
cocaine, amphetamines, MDMA/ecstacy, PCP, marijuana
MC comorbidity assoc with AFib
Chronic HTN
Meds causing QT prolongation
Macrolides & fluoroquinolones
Antiemetics (eg, ondansetron)
Azoles (eg, fluconazole)
Antipsychotics, TCAs & SSRIs
Some opioids (eg, methadone, oxycodone)
Class Ia antiarrhythmics (eg, quinidine)
Class III antiarrhythmics (eg, dofetilide, sotalol)
Congenital causes of QT prolongation
Romano ward, Jervell and Lange nielsen syndrome (+SNHL)
Cardiac anomalies associated with trisomy 18
Edward- VSD, ASD, PDA
Cardiac anomaly assoc with Digeorge
Truncus arteriosus- single S2