Investigations in cardiac disease Flashcards
1
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FBC and ESR
A
anaemia unmasking angina and connective tissue disease
2
Q
U+E’s
A
renal function
3
Q
blood glucose
A
hypertension more common in diabetes
4
Q
lipids
A
hyperlipidaemia
5
Q
serology
A
connective tissue disease, streptococcal infetion
6
Q
blood culture
A
infective endocarditis
7
Q
ECG
A
- cardiac rhythm conduction
- MI
- ischaemia
- left ventricular hypertrophy
8
Q
exercise ECG
A
ischaemia, prognosis post MI
9
Q
CXR
A
cardiothoracic ratio (increased in heart failure and valve disease)
10
Q
echocardiography
A
- quantifies defects
- assesses left ventricular function (heart failure)
- valve vegetations in infective endocarditis
11
Q
cardiac catheterisation
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- coronary anatomy
- severe heart failure
- cardiac transplantation
12
Q
CT
A
assess risk of coronary artery disease
