cardiology

Question 1

fever, pleuritic chest pain that is relieved by sitting up and leaning forward

Answer 1

pericarditis

Question 2

irregularly irregular pulse

Answer 2

AF

Question 3

alveolar bat wings, Kerly B lines, cardiomegaly, dilated prominent upper lobe vessels, pleural effusion

Answer 3

pulmonary oedema

Question 4

saw tooth ECG

Answer 4

atrial flutter

Question 5

raised JVP/hepatojugular

Answer 5

right sided heart failure

Question 6

sense of impending doom

Answer 6

MI

Question 7

saddle shaped ST elevation

Answer 7

pericarditis

Question 8

broad complex tachycarida

Answer 8

ventricular problems

Question 9

mid-diastolic murmur with a tapping, undisplaced apex

Answer 9

mitral stenosis

Question 10

broad QRS with slurred upstroke on R wave

Answer 10

WPW syndrome

Question 11

tall, tented T waves

Answer 11

Hyperkaaemia

Question 12

pericardits 4-6 weeks after an MI

Answer 12

dressler’s syndrome

Question 13

blurred yellowing vision headache

Answer 13

digoxin toxicity

Question 14

Janeway lesions/ oslers nodes

Answer 14

subacute bacterial endocarditis

Question 15

continuous machine like heart murmur

Answer 15

patent ductus arteriosus

Question 16

rib notching on CXR

Answer 16

coarctation of the aorta

Question 17

crescendo decrescendo murmur

Answer 17

aortic stenosis

Question 18

diminished/ absent lower limb pulses

Answer 18

coarctation of the aorta

Question 19

radio-femoral delay

Answer 19

coarctation of the aorta / aortic dissection

Question 20

MRS ASS

Answer 20

mitral regurgitation systolic, aortic stenosis systolic

Question 21

systolic murmur radiating to the neck

Answer 21

aortic stenosis

Question 22

sudden tearing/ ripping chest pain, radiates to the back

Answer 22

aortic dissection