Day 2 Flashcards
What is the appropriate Tx for asymptomatic PVCs?
observation
What is the appropriate Tx for symptomatic pts w/ PVCs?
amiodarone
What is kussmaul’s sign?
rise in JVP on inspiration
What are the top 3 causes of constrictive pericarditis?
viral pericarditits, cardiac surgery, radiation
What are the possible treatments for constrictive pericarditis?
diuretics or pericardectomy
The combination of hypogonadism, diabetes, arthropathy, and hepatomegaly in a not young person should make you think of what systemic disease?
hemochromatosis
What are the cardiac effects of hemochromatosis?
dilated or restrictive cardiomyopathy, various conduction defects
What is the mechanism of hypogonadism in hemochromatosis?
hemosiderin deposition in pituitary –> hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
What benign eye lesions are commonly associated with primary biliary cirrhosis?
Xanthelasmas
What 2 diseases predispose most to lacunar strokes?
DM and htn
What recreational drugs are most lkely to cause strokes via drug-induced vasospasm?
cocaine or methamphetamines
What is the appropriate Tx for an acute COPD exacerbation?
Abx, bronchodilators, and corticosteroids
