Cardiology Notes Flashcards
chest pain relieved by sitting up and leaning forward?
pericarditis
what sort of symptoms would you get in pericarditis?
non productive cough, dyspnoea, flu like symptoms
pericarditis on ECG?
saddle shaped ST elevation, PR depression
when would a patient typically get pericarditis?
2-10 weeks post MI
what is the triad of symptoms in Dresslers syndrome
triad of fever, pleuritic chest pain and pericardial effusion
which valve is affected in IV drug users in endocarditis?
tricuspid
what is the criteria for classification of endocarditis
Duke
signs and symptoms (from jane)
fever roth spots oslers nodes murmur janeway lesions anaemia nails (splinter haemorrhages) emboli
Investigations (BBUCE)
Blood cultures (3 separate cultures from 3 peripheral sites Bloods for anaemia Urinalysis (macroscopic haematuria) CXR Echo
native valve tx
amox and gent
native valve severe sepsis
flucloxacillin
prosthetic valve (or suspected MRSA)?
Vancomycin + Rifampicin + Gent
Native valve severe sepsis and risk factors for resistant pathogens
Vancomycin IV + Meropenem IV
complications of endocarditis?
HAAES Heart failure Arrythmia Abcess formation in cardiac muscle embolic formation
what do you give to someone with a heart rate of less than 40 or symptomatic bradycardia?
IV atropine
what is definition of SVT?
narrow complex tachycardia (>100bpm, qrs <0.12s)
what manouvre can you do in SVT?
valsalva manouvre
what do you give in SVT after the valsalva manoeuvre?
IV adenosine or verapamil
what maintenance therapy do you give?
bbs or verapamil
AF, what wave missing on ECG?
P wave
saw tooth baseline at 150bpm?
atrial flutter
treatment for pre excited AF
flecainide
the two shockable rhythms ?
VF and pulseless VT
broad complex tachycardia?
vt