Cards

Question 1

Treatment for long QT syndrome?

Answer 1

beta-blocker
other later choices - pacemaker, internal cardioverter-defibrillator, surgical ablation

Question 2

Aortic stenosis is INCREASED/DECREASED by squatting?

Answer 2

INCREASED - squatting –> increased venous return –> increased flow across the valve

Question 3

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is INCREASED/DECREASED by valsalva?

Answer 3

INCREASED - valsalva –> decreased venous return –> hypertrophied interventricular septum and mitral valve leaflets are closer = more obstruction

Question 4

What is the cardiac finding in fetal alcohol syndrome?

Answer 4

septal defects are common

Question 5

What is appropriate treatment for a hemodynamically stable ventricular tachycardia?

Answer 5

IV amiodarone

Question 6

Verapamil is used almost exclusively in treatment of what arrhythmia?

Answer 6

supraventricular arrhythmias

Question 7

What heart problem is associated with EDS?

Answer 7

mitral valve prolapse

Question 8

What cardiac abnormalities are associated with DiGeorge Syndrome?

Answer 8

structural abnormalities of great vessels, often associated with septal defects

Question 9

What heart murmur changes in intensity with movement of the head/neck?

Answer 9

venous hum

Question 10

What is ANP?

Answer 10

atrial natriuretic peptide, responds to stretch in the atrium from hypervolemia or hypertension