Drug Treatment - Arrythmias and Heart Failure

Question 1

what is a gallop rhythm?

Answer 1

a very fast heart rate with a third heart sound

Question 2

what does post-tussive mean?

Answer 2

after coughing

Question 3

when is the heart considered to be enlarged?

Answer 3

takes up more than 50% of the thorax on a CXR

Question 4

what is the term used to describe a large heart?

Answer 4

cardiomegaly

Question 5

what is the management of acute pulmonary oedema?

Answer 5

LMNOP

loop diuretic (furosemide)
morphine 
nitrates - if hypertensive 
oxygen - if hypoxic 
position - sit them up

Question 6

what type of murmur can be caused by a VSD?

Answer 6

pansystolic murmur

Question 7

what three drugs are given for heart failure?

Answer 7

ACEi
beta blocker
spironolactone

Question 8

what are the possible isde effects of an ACEi?

Answer 8

dry cough

renal dysfunction

Question 9

what are some possible complications of beta blockers?

Answer 9

cold peripheries

intermittent claudication

Question 10

what alternative drug can be used if a patient gets side effects from spironolactone?

Answer 10

eplerenone

Question 11

what drugs can be given for rate control in AF?

Answer 11

beta blockers
digoxin
rate limiting CCB’s

Question 12

name a rate limiting CCB

Answer 12

verapamil

Question 13

what anti-coagulants may be given to patients with AF?

Answer 13

warfarin

NOACS

Question 14

name two NOACS

Answer 14

rivaroxaban

apixaban