CV 5 Flashcards
the Virchow triad proposes that venous thromboemoblism is a result of
alterations in blood flow (stasis)
vascular endothelial injury
alterations in the components of the blood
spider veins aka
telangiectasias
HFrEF %
40% or less (aka systolic HF)
HF w/ mid range EF (HFmrEF) %
41-49%
HFpEF is defined as
EF of 50% or higher (aka diastolic HF)
most common microbial cause of infective endocarditis
staph aureus
for patients with mod-severe hypertriglyceridemia, with high ASCVD risk, the appropriate treatment is
omega 3 fatty acid - fasting trigs for mod to severe is 500-900
abx choice for infective endocarditis prophylaxis for routine dental cleaning in pt who is allergic to amoxicillin
cephalexin
which HTN drug classes should not be used in patients who are pregnant with HTN
3
ACEI
ARBs
direct renin inhibitors
which finding on a fundoscopic exam are severe and require rapid lowering of BP
optic disc edema/papilledema
first line intervention for for stable patient in SVT
vagal maneuver
SVT and patient is unstable - what is first line intervention
consider immediate synchronized cardioversion
dx test of choice in patients with suspected DVT
compression US w/ doppler
non ejection click - think
MVP
definitive test for dx of right HF
cardiac cath
