General Flashcards
Worst risk factor for angina?
DM
Normal LVF
> 50%
Vessel assoc w/ I, aVL, V5/V6 (lateral)
Circumflex
Vessel assoc w/ II, III, aVF (inferior)
Right coronary
Vessel assoc w/ V1 and V2 (septal)
LAD
Vessel assoc w/ V3 and V4 (anterior)
LAD
Treating angina/CAD
ASA, BB (2: CCB), NTG
Definition of ACS
Clinical manifestions of plaque rupture and coronary occlusion
Includes USA, NSTEMI, STEMI
Treat USA
Admit, IV, O2
ASA, clopidogrel, BB, LMWH, nitrates
Atypical MI sx occur in what populations
Elderly, women, DM
EKG markers for cardiac ischemia
Peaked T waves, ST elevation, Q waves, T wave inversion, ST depression
Time frame of trops
Increase in 3-5 hours, normal in 5-14 days (peak 24-48 hours)
Post MI free wall rupture
Within 2 weeks (usually 1-4)
Hemopericardium and tamponade
Post MI IV septum rupture
Within 10 days
Post MI papillary muscle rupture
New mitral regurg
RCA (inferior MIs)
Post MI pseudoaneurysm
Incomplete free wall rupture
Dressler
Autoimmune pericarditis
6-8 weeks
Signs of left sided heart failure
Left PMI, S3, S4, crackles/rales at the bases
Signs of right sided heart failure
Edema, JVD, hepatomegaly/hepatojugular reflux,
Ddx for flash pulmonary edema
PE, asthma, pneumonia
Cardioversion vs defib
Cardioversion is synchronized (dont hit the T wave)
Defib vfib
Treat acute/unstable afib
BB for rate control
<48 hrs: shock
>48hrs or unknown: TEE or anticoagulate for 3 weeks, shock
Both get anticoagulation for 4 weeks after
Multifocal atrial tachycardia
Severe pulmonary disease
3 different P wave morphologies
Most common arrhythmia associated with dig toxicity
Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia with 2:1 block
WPW
Accessory conduction pathway
Narrow complex tachycardia, short PR interval and delta wave
Cannon A waves
When atria and ventricle contract together
Seen in 3rd AVB, pulmonary hypertension, VT
Sick SInus Syndrome
Spontaneous sinus bradycardia
Elderly
ECG changes seen in pericarditis
- Diffuse ST elevation and PR depression
- ST normal
- T wave inversion
- T wave normal
CP that improves with sitting up and leaning forward
Acute pericarditis
Kussmaul sign
JVD fails to decrease during inspiration
Right sided heart problems, PE, restrictive pericarditis
Pericardial knock
abrupt cessation of ventricular filling
When will a CXR show a pericardial effusion?
> 250mL of fluid
“water bottle” appearance