Cardiology Flashcards
cath findings that indicate CABG
> 50% stenosis on L main coronary
>3 vessel blockage
type of STEMI with elevations in V2-V5
anterior wall STEMI
LAD
type of STEMI with elevations in II, III, aVF
Inferior wall MI
type of STEMI with elevations in I, aVL
Lateral wall MI
vasculitis of kidney, upper airway, lungs
associated w/nasal septum perforation
granulomatosis polyangiitis (Wegeners)
vasculitis of kidney and GI tract, SPARES lungs
associated w/Hep B
polyarteritis nodosa
vasculitis in young asthmatic
Churg Strauss (eosinophilic granulomatous polyangiitis)
vasculitis in young male smoker
Buerger (thromoangiitis obliterans)
20y/o Asian woman w/weak pulses in BUE
Takayasu arteritis
elderly woman w/unilateral headache, jaw claudication
associated w/polymyalgia rheumatica
Giant cell arteritis (Temporal)
medications demonstrated to reduce mortality in CHF
ACE inhibitors/ ARBs
B-blockers (bisoprolo, carvedilol, metoprolol XR)
Aldosterone antagonists (spironolactone, eplerenone)
which aortic dissection requires urgent surgery
Stanford A (includes Ascending aorta/ proximal to vessels) Start IV B-blocker and get to surgery
treat cardiogenic shock
inotropes (dobutamine, dopamine)
next step in acute HF tx if diuresis response inadequate
IV vasodilators (nitroglycerin)
trastuzumab vs doxarubicin cardiotoxicity
trastuzumab- reversible, not related to dose
doxarubicin (anthracycline)- irreversible b/c myocytes die