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Cardiovascular Flashcards

1
Q

Fever and pleuritic chest pain relieved by sitting up and leaning forward

A

Pericarditis

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2
Q

ECG:

“Sawtooth” baseline

150bpm

A

Atrial flutter

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3
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“Irregularly irregular pulse”

No clear P waves on ECG

A

Atrial fibrillation

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4
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ECG:

“Saddle-shaped” ST elevations

A

Pericarditis

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5
Q

What is the ABCDE of pulmonary oedema?

A

Alveolar bats-wing shadows

Kerley B lines

Cardiomegaly

Dilated upper lobe vessels

Pleural effusions

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6
Q

Raised JVP / hepatojugular reflex

A

Heart failure

(normally right-sided)

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7
Q

“Sense of impending doom”

A

Myocardial infarction

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8
Q

Broad complex tachycardia

A

Ventricular tachycardia

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9
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Narrow QRS

A

Arrythmia of atrial origin

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10
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Mid-diastolic murmur, tapping, undisplaced apex, malar flush

A

Mitral stenosis

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Q

Broad QRS with slurred upstroke on R waves

A

Delta waves indicative of Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome

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12
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Tall, tented T waves

A

Hyperkalaemia

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13
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Flattened T waves

A

Hypokalaemia

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14
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Pericarditis 4-6 weeks post MI/CABG

A

Dressler’s syndrome

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15
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Blurred yellow vision, headache

A

Digoxin toxicity

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16
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Janeway lesions

Osler’s nodes

A

Subacute bacterial endocarditis

17
Q

“Continuous machinery murmur”

A

Patent ductus arteriosus

18
Q

Rib notching apparent on CXR

A

Coarctation of the aorta

19
Q

“Crescendo-decrescendo pulse”

Slow rising pulse

A

Aortic stenosis

20
Q

Collapsing pulse

A

Aortic regurgitation

Patent ductus arteriosus

21
Q

MRS ASS

A

Mitral regurgitation SYSTOLIC

Aortic stenosis SYSTOLIC

(so Mitral stenosis DIASTOLIC

Aortic regurgitation DIASTOLIC)

22
Q

What are the four heart defects found in Tetralogy of Fallot?

A

1. Pulmonary stenosis

2. Right ventricular hypertrophy

3. Ventricular septal defect

4. Overriding aorta

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