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When is angioplasty indicated for RAS?

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Severe BILATERAL DZ

Unilateral dz w/ solitary kidney

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What part of renal artery will atherosclerosis occur? What about FMD?

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Proximal

Distal

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What trial showed that PTCA is not better than OMT for unilateral RAS?

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CORAL

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Which gender has higher incidence of coarctation ?

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Males

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4
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What is Turner’s syndrome associated with?

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Coarctation

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5
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Name 5 things coarctation is associated with

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Bicuspid AV
VSD, PDA, AS
Intracranial aneurysm

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CXR findings for coarctation of Ao

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Rib notching

3 sign

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What is the definitive modality to evaluate for coarctation ? Why?

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Echo b/c you can messier pressure gradient across it

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8
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What peak to peak gradient is significant in coarctation ?

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20mm Hg

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9
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What is a complication of end to end anastomoses surgery for coarctation?

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Re-coarctation and aneurysm at site of repair

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What is treatment of choice for coarctation?

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Balloon angioplasty with stent

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What are top two things to remember that are associated with coarctation?

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Bicuspid AV

Intracerebral aneurysm

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12
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Best test for pheo (highest Sn)?

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24h urine catecholamines and metanephrines

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Triad for pheo

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Episodic HA, sweating, tachycardia

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14
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10% rule for pheo

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10% malignant
10% multiple
10% extra-adrenal

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What is considered a positive test for pheo with 24 h urine metanephrines ?

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2x ULN

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16
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What is wrong with doing plasma fractionated metanephrines for pheo?

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High false positives

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17
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What can falsely elevate levels of catecholamines and metanephrines?

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Abrupt cessation of clonidine

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18
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Name 4 psych drugs that can increase metanephrines and catecholamines

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Levodopa
Amphetamines
Buspirone
TCAs

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What is Sn and Sp of CT/MR for pheo?

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Sn- 100%

Sp 79% (Incidentalomas)

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What radiological test confirms extraadrenal pheo?

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MIBG

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Can you send or to Sx for pheo based on MIBG images alone?

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No

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22
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Which receptor do you block first for pheo preop?

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Alpha before beta

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What is the best alpha blocker to start preop for pheo and when do you start it?

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Phenoxybenzamine

7-10d preop

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24
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What are two pharmacological properties of phenoxybenzamine that make it a good alpha blocker for preop pheo?

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Irreversible

Nonspecific

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Which of the following do you use for preop pheo: prazosin, doxazosin or phenoxybenzamine?

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phenoxybenzamine

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26
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When do you start BB for preop pheo?

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After alpha blockers

2-3 d preop

27
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Top 3 Meds to use intraop if a pheo squirts and causes hypertensive crisis

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Nitroprusside
Phentolamine
Nicardipine

28
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Phenylalanine MOA

A

Non selective, short acting alpha blocker

29
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In primary hyperaldosteronism, what are the levels of renin ?

30
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In secondary hyperaldosteronism , what will renin levels be?

31
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When to screen hypertensive pt’s for primary hyperaldosteronism?

A

Severe or resistant HTN

Hypokalemia

32
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What is the screening test for primary hyperaldosteronism ?

A

PAC/PRA

Plasma Aldo conc)/ (plasma renin activity

33
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What plasma Aldo conc/plasma renin activity signifies essential HTN vs primary hyperaldosteronism?

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Essential: 10

Hyperaldosteronism : 30

34
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What is Dx if you have a hypertensive pt and you do an oral sodium load of 5g over 3 days and their Aldo level is >12mcg/24h?

A

Primary hyperaldosteronism

35
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What are two tests you can do to diagnose primary hyperaldosteronism ?

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Oral sodium load
Saline infusion test

(Aldo will be > 10)

36
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Which patients get Sx for primary hyperaldosteronism?

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Unilateral adenoma

37
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2 drugs you can give to treat primary hyperaldosteronism

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Spirinolactone

Eplerenone

38
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What are the major components of DASH diet?

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Fruits, vegetables, fiber, low fat dairy

39
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What did ALLHAT show for ACEI, CCB vs diuretics?

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No difference in reducing CV events

40
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What did LIFE trial show for losartan vs atenolol in HTN?

A

Losartan better for LVH and reducing stroke

41
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What did ACCOMPLISH trial show for high risk hypertensives and amlodipine/benazepril vs HCTZ/benazepril ?

A

Lower BP and CV events with amlodipine/benazepril

42
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According to JNC 7, what is total recommended sodium intake for hypertensives?

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2400 mg daily

43
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where is Beta 1 receptor found and what is its effect?

A

heart

inc inotropy and chronotropy

44
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where is Beta 2 found and what is Beta 2 receptor effect?

A

vessels

vasodilation

45
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does angiotensin II increase both BP and cardiac output?

46
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After starting an ACEI, how much Cr rise should make you worry?

47
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Verapamil and diltiazem are ?

A

Nondihydropyridines

48
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What adverse effect if alpha antagonists did ALLHAT show for hypertensives?

A

Inc’d CHF

49
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Clonidine mech

A

Alpha 2 blocker

50
Q

Main side effect of Hydralazine

A

Lupus like syndrome

51
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Main side effect of minoxidil

52
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hydralazine mech

A

direct vasodilator (via inc. in NO and cGMP

53
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what is hypertensive urgency?

A

BP > 180/120, relatively asymptomatic

54
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er how long can you decrease BP in HTN urgency? what med is contraindicated?

A

hours to days

SL nifedipine

55
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why is SL nifedipine dangerous?

A

increases risk of MI

56
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4 drugs you can use to treat hypertensive emergency

A

Nitroprusside, labetalol, nicardipine, fenoldepam

57
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what side effect comes with long term use of nitroprusside?

A

cyanide tox

58
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can you give iv nitroprusside in pregnancy?

59
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definition of preeclampsia

A

previously normotensive woman now at least 20 weeks pregnant with new HTN and proteinuria

60
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definition of gestational HTN

A

HTN without proteinuria

61
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***criteria for preeclampsia

A

SBP>140 or DBP > 90 with 2 measurements at least 6 h apart (within 1 week)
Proteinuria > .3g in 24hrs

62
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first line therapy in preeclampsia?

63
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when do you consider giving meds in preeclampsia?

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when BP 160/105 or sxs

64
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drug of choice for preeclampsia?

A

labetalol IV

65
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what is the main adverse event of HTN in pregnancy?

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