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HF + cardio Flashcards

1
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List 5 peripheral signs of Infective endocarditis;

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  1. Petechiae
  2. Janeway lesions
  3. Splinter haemorrhages
  4. Osler nodes
  5. Roth spots
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Describe PETECHIAE

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dots of blood due to leaking from capillaries - non specific finding; also seen in vasculitis.

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Describe OSLER NODES

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Tender subcutaneous nodules located on the distal pads of digits.

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Describe JANEWAY LESIONS

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Non tender maculae on the palms and soles.

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Describe SPLINTER HAEMORRHAGES

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Dark red linear lesions on the nail beds.

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Describe ROTH SPOTS

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Retinal haemorrhages with small, clear centres (rare and observed in only 5% of patients w/ IE).

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The modified Duke criteria for the diagnosis of IE requires what combinations of major and minor criteria?

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2 major
1 major + 3 minor
5 minor

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name 2 MAJOR CRITERIA.

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2 positive blood cultures (typical microorganism IE)

and

evidence of endocardial involvement

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MAJOR CRITERIA - positive echo for IE;

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  • oscillating intra cardiac mass on valve
  • abscess
  • new partial dehiscence of prosthetic valve
  • new valvular regurgitation
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What does negative blood cultures for IE indicate?

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IE in which no causative micro-organism can be grown usual the usual blood culture method; can be due to previous antibiotic administration.

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11
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What are the 5 stages of action potential?

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0 - rapid depolarisationi 
1 - early repolarisation 
2 - plateau phase 
3 - repolarisation 
4 - resting membrane potential
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12
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What % is reduced ejection fraction?

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less than/equal to 40%

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13
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causative organism of rheumatic fever

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Group A beta haemolytic streptococci

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14
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list minor criteria for rheumatic fever (5)

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  • fever
  • raised CRP/ESR
  • arthralgia
  • prolonger PR interval
  • previous rheumatic fever
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15
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list major criteria for rheumatic fever (5)

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  • Carditis
  • Arthritis
  • Subcutaneous nodules
  • Erythema marginatum
  • Sydenham’s syndrome
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16
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fever & new murmur is ___ until proven otherwise

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infective endocarditis

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17
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what is infective endocarditis

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infection involving the endocardial surfaces of the heart, involving valvular structures, chordae tendinae, sites of septal defects or mural endocardium

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18
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what are vegetations along edge of valve in infective endocarditis (3)

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  • fibrin
  • platelets
  • infective organism
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19
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risk factors for IE (5)

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  • prosthetic valve
  • previous episodes
  • congenital heart defects
  • IVDU
  • HOCM
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20
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most common causative organism of IE

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  • staphylococcus aureus
21
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most common causative organism of IE in patients following prostethic valve surgery

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  • staphylococcus epidermis
22
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IE organism associated with colorectal cancer

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streptococcus bovis

23
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iE organisms found in the mouth assoc with poor dental hygiene or following a dental procedure

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  • strep mitis

- strep sanguinis

24
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blood cultures needed in IE

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3 sets taken within 24 hours

25
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IE echo findings

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  • vegetations if > 2 mm
  • underlying valvular disease
  • valvular regurgitation
  • abscess
26
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Dukes major criteria (2)

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1) Positive blood cultures

2) Endocardium involved

27
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Dukes minor criteria (5)

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1) Predisposition (e.g. cardiac lesion, IVDU)
2) Fever (> 38.0 deg)
3) Vascular/immunological signs
4) Positive blood cultures that do not meet major criteria
5) positive echo that does not meet major criteria

28
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minor dukes criteria vascular phenomena

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Vascular phenomena such as;

  • major arterial emboli
  • septic pulmonary infarcts
  • mycotic aneurysm
  • intracranial haemorrhage
  • conjunctival haemorrhage
  • janeway lesions
29
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minor dukes immunological phenomena

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Immunological phenomena

  • osler nodes
  • glomerulonephritis
  • roth spots
  • rheumatoid factor
30
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Treatment of infective endocarditis

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Ceftriaxone
or
Cef & gent

31
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Viral causes of acute pericarditis (4)

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  • Coxsackie
  • EBV
  • Mumps
  • Varicella
  • HIV
32
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management of acute pericarditis

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Analgesia - e.g. Ibuprofen

consider colchicine

33
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Accumulation of pericardial fluid raised intrapericardial pressure –> poor ventricular filling + fall in cardiac output

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Cardiac tamponade

34
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3 causes of cardiac tamponade

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  • acute pericarditis
  • aortic dissection
  • haemodialysis
35
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Becks triad - diagnosis of cardiac tamponade (3)

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  • muffled heart sounds
  • falling BP
  • rising JVP
36
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2 commonest causes of HF

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  • acute coronary disease

- HTN

37
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structural & congenital causes of HF

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structural: valvular pathologies
congenital: ASD, VSD, inherited cardiomyopathies

38
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rate related causes of HF

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  • AF uncontrolled
  • thyrotoxicosis
  • anaemia
  • heart block
39
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pulmonary causes of HF

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  • COPD
  • pulmonary fibrosis
  • recurrent PE
  • primary pulmonary HTN
40
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autoimmune disease causes of HF

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  • amyloidosis

- sarcoidosis

41
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when should digoxin therapy be considered

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non paroxysmal AF & they are sedentry

42
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4 causes of mitral regurg

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1) rheumatic heart disease
2) ischaemic heart disease - papillary muscle rupture
3) valvular vegetations - patients with endocarditis
4) physiological mitral valve regurg due to dilated left atrium

43
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what maintains the long plateau in an action potential

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calcium influx through L-type channel

44
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electrolyte involved in depolarisation

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sodium influx

45
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electrolyte in repolarisation

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potassium

46
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effect of adrenaline on frank starling graph

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push to the left

47
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what should be performed prior to cardioverion in patient with AF & why?

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  • echocardiogram

- identify thromboembolism

48
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Rivaroxiban mechanism

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Factor Xa inhibitor

49
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drug used to reduce anxiety & dyspnoea in HF exacerbation

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morphine

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