Cardiology Flashcards

1
Q

Patient has a fever and pleuritic chest pain that is relieved by sitting up and leaning forward?

A

Pericarditis

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2
Q

Irregularly irregular pulse

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Atrial Fibrillation

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3
Q

ECG has a saw tooth baseline + 150 bpM

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Atrial flutter

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4
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Alveolar bat wing’s, Kerley B lines, cardiomegaly, dilated prominent upper lobe vessels,

A

Pulmonary Oedema

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5
Q

Raised JVP/ hepatojugular reflex

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Right sided heart failure

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6
Q

Sense of impending doom

A

MI

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7
Q

Saddle shaped ST elevation

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Pericarditis

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8
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Broad complex tachycardia

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Ventricular problem

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9
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Mid-diastolic murmur, with a tapping, undisplaced apex

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Mitral stenosis

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10
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Broad QRS with broad upstroke on R wave (delta wave)

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Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

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11
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Tall tented T wave with wide QRS complex

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Hyperkalaemia

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12
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Patient gets pericarditis 4-6 weeks after MI

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Dressler’s syndrome

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13
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Blurred yellowing vision headache

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Digoxin toxicity

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14
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Janeway lesions/ Osler’s nodes

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Subacute bacterial endocarditis

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15
Q

Continous machine like heart murmur

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Patent Ductus Arteriosis

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16
Q

Rib notching on CXR

A

Coarctation of the aorta

17
Q

Crescendo Decrescendo murmur

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Aortic Stenosis

18
Q

Diminished/ absent lower limb pulses

A

Coarctation of the aorta

19
Q

Are mitral regurgitation and aortic stenosis systolic or diastolic?

A

Systolic (MRS ASS)

20
Q

Reversible causes of cardiac arrest?

A
Hypovolaemia
Hypothermia
Hyperkalaemia/hypokalaemia
Hypoxia
Tamponade
Tension pneumothorax
Thromboembolism
Toxin
(4 H's and 4 T's)
21
Q

Features of acute limb ischaemia?

A

Pale,Pulseless, Painful, Paralysed, Paraesthetic, Perishingly cold (6 P’s)

22
Q

Radio-femoral delay?

A

Coarctation of the aorta

23
Q

Radio-radial delay?

A

Coarctation or aortic dissection

24
Q

Systolic murmur that radiates to the neck?

A

Aortic stenosis

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Sudden tearing/ ripping chest pain that radiates to the back
Aortic Dissection
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Causes of irregularly irregular pulse?
``` A Alcohol Abuse T Thyroid Disease R Rheumatic Heart Disease I Ischemic Heart Disease A Atrial Myxoma L Lung (Pulmonary Embolism, Emphysema) ``` F Pheochromocytoma I Idiopathic B Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
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4 anatomical abnormalities of the heart in tetralogy of fallot?
Pulmonary stenosis ventricular septal defect overriding aorta right ventricular hypertrophy
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ACEI side effects?
``` Cough Angioneurotic oedema Proteinuria Taste disturbance Other (e.g. fatigue, headache) Potassium raised Renal impairment Itch Lower blood pressure (CATOPRIL) ```
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Contraindications to ACEI?
``` Pregnancy Allergy/Angioedema Renal artery stenosis/Renal failure K - Hyperkalemia (potassium > 5.5) (PARK) ```
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Are right sided murmurs louder on inspiration or expiration?
Right sided murmurs are louder on Inspiration Left sided murmurs are louder on Expiration (RILE)