Cardiovascular Flashcards
Malignant hypertension
Diastolic bp >140
Associated w/ retinal hemmorhaging and papilledema
Accelerated hypertension
Diastolic bp >120
Associated w/retinal hemmorhaging
Hypertensive crisis 3 types
Essential
Accelerated
Malignant
Treatment of hypertensive crisis
Vasodilator and sympathetic blocking agents
Cardiomyopathy 3 types
Dilated
Hypertrophic
Restrictive cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy aka
Hypertrophic obstructed cardiomyopathy
Idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis
Ihss has a big
Fat vent. Septum
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy treated w/
Beta or ca channel blockers
In hcm or Ihss don’t give
Digoxin nitrates dope amine isuprel morphine
Systolic pap high
Pulm htn Pulm hypoxia Copd Pe Ards
Dias pap high in
Cardiac tamponade
Left. Vent failure
Mitral valve dx
Pa systolic
20-30
Pa diast
6-12
Pad closely corresponds
Left vent end dp
Pad corresponds w/ lvdp except
Rbbb Mitral valve dx Pulm htn Low left vent compliance Aortic insufficiency Pulm insufficiency
Pawp range
4-12
Pawp indicates
Left atrial pressure/lvedp
Pawp made of____waves
A atrial contract
C m valve closing
V. Atrial filling
A wave occurs after
Qrs
V wave occur after
T wave
Accurate wedge based on avg of
A waves
Pawp elevated in
Left sided heart dysfunction
Pad correlates w/
Lvedp and pawp
Pawp correlates w/
Lvedp and pad