CARDIOLOGY Flashcards

1
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Which congenital heart abnormality is associated with fetal alcohol syndrome?

A

Ventral septal defect

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2
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What heart sounds do you hear with a VSD?

A

Holosystolic murmur at LL sternal border

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3
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Which congenital heart defect is associated with Down Syndrome?

What is the most common heart sound?

A

ASD - Atrial Septal Defect?

Wide, fixed split of the S2

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4
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Which congenital heart defect is associated with maternal diabetes?

A

Transposition of the great vessels
Maternal DI-abetes
Di = 2, 2 separate circuits

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5
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Which congenital heart defect is associated with congenital rubella?

What heart sounds?

A

Patent ductus arteriosus

Holosystolic machine like murmur

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What heart valve is most likely affected in S. aureus endocarditis?

A

Tricuspid

IV drug users

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Which congenital heart disease is associated with Turner syndrome?

Which is associated with bicuspid aortic valve?

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Turner syndrome = infantile form of coarctation with a PDA and coarctation distal to that and proximal to the aortic arch.

Adult form has no PDA and is associated with a bicuspid valve. Coarctation in adult form is distal to the aortic arch causes UE hypertension

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What class of antiarrhythmics is best post-MI?

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Class IB - Lidocaine, Mexiletine (phenytoin can fall into this category), good for ventricular tachycardias

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