CV acronyms

Question 1

treatment for unstable angina and NSTEMI

Answer 1

BMOAN because Nstemi and uNstable angina (beta blocker, morphine, oxygen, aspirin, nitrate)

Question 2

complications of MI

Answer 2

DARTHVADER (death, arrhythmia, rupture, tamponade, heart failure, valve disease, aneurysm, dressler syndrome (pericarditis due to injury to heart), embolism, recurrence/ regurgitation)

Question 3

symptoms of cardiac failure

Answer 3

Many Cardiac Organs Can Omit Death Rhythms (murmurs, cough, orthopnoea, cyanosis, oedema, displaced apex beat, respiratory crackles)

Question 4

acute cardiac failure treatment

Answer 4

OMFG (oxygen, morphine, furosemide, GTN spray)

Question 5

chronic cardiac failure treatment meds

Answer 5

BANCDD (1st line- ACEi and Beta blocker, 2nd- ARB and nitrate, 3rd- cardiac resynchronisation or digoxin, 4th-diuretics eg furosemide for symptoms relief)

Question 6

murmur for mitral stenosis

Answer 6

3Ls (Low pitched mid diastolic, Loudest at apex, Left side held expiration for patient)

Question 7

treatment for TB

Answer 7

RIPE (rifampin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide (pirate names zinna then mide), ethambutol)

Question 8

symptoms of aortic dissection

Answer 8

(A in Aortic= aortic regurgitation murmur, D in dissection= decrease in left peripheral pulse, SS in dissection= syncope (fainting) and sudden onset of ripping/ tearing chest pain, C in dissection= cardiac tamponade, ion in dissection= hypotension)

Question 9

complications of aortic dissection

Answer 9

(A in aortic= aortic regurgitation, R in aortic= (pre) renal AKI, i in aortic= ischaemic stroke, c in arotic= cardiac tamponade)

Question 10

seen in ECG for PE

Answer 10

S1Q3T3 (large S wave in lead 1, Q wave in lead 3, inverted T wave in lead 3)

Question 11

Assess severity of ischaemia

Answer 11

6Ps pulselessness, pallor, pain, persistently cold, paralysis, parasthesia)

Question 12

symptoms of A fib

Answer 12

6Ps (palpitations, pulse, pain in chest, (hy)potension, (P)fainting and thromPoemboli)

Question 13

atrial fibrillation on ECG

Answer 13

PIQ
no p waves
irregularly irregular rhythm
narrow QRS complex

Question 14

wolff parkinson white on ECG

Answer 14

QuPiD
wide QRS
short PR (opposites wide and short)
slurred delta waves

Question 15

symptoms of restrictive cardiomyopathy

Answer 15

Never Drink Old Cows milk
narrow pulse pressure eg 105/95
dyspnoea
Oedema
Congestive heart failure

Question 16

symptoms of dilated cardiomyopathy

Answer 16

DiLATed:
D= dyspnoea
L= heart faiLure
A= atrial fibrillation
T= thromboemboli

Question 17

treatment for syndenhams chorea

Answer 17

haloperidol
doll holding peri peri chicken with a halo on top= haloperisdol

Question 18

non haemolytic causes of normocytic anaemia

Answer 18

CAP (BM is capping)
CKD
Acquired haemophillia A
Pregnancy

Question 19

haemolytic causes of normocytic anaemia

Answer 19

SAGH
sickle cell
aplastic anaemia
G6PDH def
hereditory spherocytosis

Question 20

what is chipmunk facies

Answer 20

CHipmunk Facies
enlargement of CHeekbones and Forehead§

Question 21

Causes of secondary hypertension

Answer 21

3Cs, 2Ps, 1R
renal disease
pregnancy
phaechromocytoma
cushings
conns
coarctation of aorta

Question 22

4 aspects of tetralogy of fallot

Answer 22

VORR
1. ventricular septal defect
2. overriding aorta (over the top of VSD)
3. right ventricular hypertrophy
4. right ventricle outflow obstruction (pulmonary stenosis)