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Year 1 EMQ revision > Cardiovascular > Flashcards

Cardiovascular Flashcards

1
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Irregularly Irregular Pulse

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Atrial Fibrillation

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2
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Slow-rising pulse

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Aortic Stenosis

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3
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Collapsing Pulse

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Aortic Regurgitation

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4
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Bounding Pulse

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Acute CO2 retention, Hepatic failure, sepsis

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5
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Radiofemoral Delay

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Coarction of aorta

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6
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Jerky Pulse

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Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, Mitral Regurgitation

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7
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Pulsus bisferiens

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Mixed aortic valve disease, Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy

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8
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Pulsus Paradoxus

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Constrictive pericarditis, cardiac tamponade

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9
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Raised, Fixed JVP

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Superior vena cava obstruction

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10
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JVP rising on inspiration

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Cardiac Tamponade, Constrictive pericarditis

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11
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Large v waves

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Tricuspid regurgitation

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12
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Absent a waves

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atrial fibrillation

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13
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Cannon a waves

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Complete heart block, atrioventricular (AV) dissociation, ventricular arrhythmias

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14
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Describe mitral stenosis

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Tapping Apex Beat
Loud first heart sound
Rumbling mid-diastolic murmur at apex (louder in left lateral position on expiration)

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15
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Describe Aortic Regurgitation

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Wide pulse pressure
Displaced, volume overloaded apex beat
Early diastolic murmur at lower sternal edge (best heard in expiration leaning forward)

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16
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Describe Mitral Regurgitation

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Displaces, volume overloaded apex beat
Soft first heart sound
Pansystolic murmur at apex radiating to axilla (louder in expiration)

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17
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Describe Tricuspid Regurgitation

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Large systolic v waves

Pansystolic murmur lower left sternal edge (best heard un inspiration)

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18
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Describe Aortic Stenosis

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Narrow Pulse pressure
Heaving undisplaced apex beat
Soft second heart sound
Ejection systolic murmur heard in aortic area radiating to carotids and apex

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19
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Describe Ventricular Septal Defect

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Harsh pansystolic murmur lower left sternal edge

Left parasternal heave

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20
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Malar (cheek) flush

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Mitral stenosis

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21
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Pulsatile hepatomegaly

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Tricuspid regurgitation

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22
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Carotid pulsation (corrigans sign)

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Aortic regurgitation

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23
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Head nodding (de musset’s sign)

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Aortic regurgitation

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24
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Capillary pulsations in nail bed (quincke’s sign)

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Aortic regurgitation

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25
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Pistol-shot heart over femora’s (Traube’s sign)

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Aortic regurgitation

26
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Roth spots (boat-shaped retinal haemorrhages)

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Infective endocarditis

27
Q

Osler’s nodes (painful hard swellings on fingers/toes)

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Infective endocarditis

28
Q

Janeway Lesions (painless erythematous blanching seen on palmar surface)

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Infective endocarditis

29
Q

Describe atrial septal defect

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Wide, fixed split second heart sound.

Ejection systolic murmur in second, third intercostal space

30
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Describe Ventricular septal defect

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Harsh Pansystolic murmur left sternal edge

31
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Describe Coarction of aorta

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Radiofemoral delay, hypertension

32
Q

Describe Patent ductus arteriosus

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Continuous machinery murmur below left clavicle

33
Q

Describe transposition of great vessels

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Cyanosis first day of life, Chest radiograph shows egg-shaped ventricles

34
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Describe Tetralogy of fallot

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Cyanosis first month of life

Chest radiograph shows boot shaped heart

35
Q

Saw tooth pattern with normal complexes

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atrial flutter

36
Q

absent P wave

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Atrial fibrillation

Sinoatrial block

37
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Bifid P wave

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Left atrial hypertrophy e.g. mitral stenosis

38
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Peaked P wave

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Right atrial hypertrophy e.g. pulmonary hypertension, tricuspid stenosis

39
Q

ST depression

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Myocardial ischaemia

40
Q

ST elevation

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Acute MI

Left ventricular aneurysm

41
Q

Saddle shaped ST elevation

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Acute constrictive pericarditis

42
Q

S I, Q III, T III pattern (deep S waves in I, Q waves in III, inverted T waves in III)

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Acute constrictive pericarditis

Pulmonary embolus

43
Q

Tall tented ‘t’ waves, wide QRS

complex (sine wave)

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Hyperkalaemia

44
Q

Flattened ‘t’ waves, prominent
‘U’ waves (muscle weakness,
cramps, tetany)

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Hypokalaemia

45
Q

Long ‘Q–T’ interval, tetany,

perioral paraesthesia, carpopedal spasm

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Hypocalcaemia

46
Q

Hyperacute T waves (inverts later), ST elevation and then Q wave formation

47
Q

ECG changes):

II, III, aVF

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Inferior infarct

48
Q

I, aVL, V2–V6

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Anterolateral infarct

49
Q

V2-V5

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Anterior infarct

50
Q

ST and T wave changes but no Q waves

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Subendocardial infarct

51
Q

Reciprocal changes V1, V2 (tall R waves, ST depression, tall upright T waves)

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Posterior infarct

52
Q

􏰂 blockers, e.g. propranolol

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Impotence Shortness of breath Cold peripheries

53
Q

ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) inhibitor, e.g. captopril

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Persistent dry cough

54
Q

Digoxin, spironolactone

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Gynaecomastia

55
Q

Amiodarone

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Hyper-/hypothyroidism
Corneal microdeposits
Lung/liver fibrosis

56
Q

Verapamil

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Constipation

57
Q

Nifedipine

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Flushing, headache, ankle oedema

58
Q

Thiazide diuretic, e.g. bendrofluazide

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Gout (hyperuricaemia)

59
Q

Minoxidil

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Increased hair growth

60
Q

Hydralazine

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Drug-induced systemic lupus

erythematosus (SLE)

Year 1 EMQ revision (4 decks)

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