Cardiology Buzzwords

Question 1

What are signs of Pericarditis

Answer 1

Fever

Pleuritic chest pain that is relieved on sitting up

Question 2

An irregularly irregular pulse points to

Answer 2

Atrial fibrillation

Question 3

What is found on an ECG in Atrial Flutter

Answer 3

Saw tooth baseline

150 bpm

Question 4

In right sided heart failure what is raised

Answer 4

JVP

Question 5

Saddle shped ST elevation points to

Answer 5

Pericarditis

Question 6

A broad complex tachycardia is a

Answer 6

Ventricular problem

Question 7

A broad QRS complex with delta waves indicates

Answer 7

Wolf-Parkinson-White Syndrome

Question 8

Tall, tented T waves point to

Answer 8

Hyperkalaemia

Question 9

What is Dressler’s syndrome

Answer 9

Patient gets pericarditis 4-6 weeks post MI

Question 10

Blurred, yellowing vision with headache points to

Answer 10

Digoxin toxicity

Question 11

Janeway lesions or osler’s nodes point to

Answer 11

Sub-acute bacterial endocarditis

Question 12

Continuous machine like murmur

Answer 12

Patent ductus arteriosus

Question 13

Rib notching on CXR

Answer 13

Coarctation of the aorta

Question 14

Crescendo decrescendo murmur

Answer 14

Aortic stenosis

Question 15

Diminished absent lower limb pulses

Answer 15

Coarctation of the aorta

Question 16

Radial-radial delay points to

Answer 16

Aortic dissection

Coarctation of the aorta

Question 17

A collapsing pulse points to

Answer 17

Aortic regurgitation

Question 18

A slow rising pulse poins to

Answer 18

Patent ductus arteriosis

Question 19

Atrial myoxma

Answer 19

A non-cancerous tumour in the upper left or right side of the heart

Most often grows on the wall that separates the two sides of the heart

Question 20

Cardiac tamponade

Answer 20

Collection of blood, fluid, pus, clots or gas around the heart.

This prevents contractions

Question 21

Treatment of pericarditis

Answer 21

Pain relief

NSAIDs

Question 22

Tetralogy of fallot

Answer 22

Ventricular septal defect
Overriding aorta
Right ventricular outflow obstruction
Right ventricular hypertrophy

Question 23

Causes of A. Fib

Answer 23

Alcohol
Thyroid problems
Rheumatic fever
Idiopathic
Atrial myxoma
Lung (PE, emphysema)

Pheochromocytoma
Ischaemia
Blood pressure

Question 24

The P’s of acute limb ischaemia

Answer 24

Pale
Pulseless
Painful
Paralyses
Paraesthetic
Perishingly cold