Medical Assessment Flashcards
Acute Coronary syndrome is caused by
a) cholesterol plaques causing damage and disease to coronary vessels causing vessel narrowing
b) Blunt cardiac trauma
a) cholesterol plaques causing damage and disease to coronary vessels causing vessel narrowing
Treatment of STEMI
a) Aspirin, ACEI, Beta blocker
b) immediate reperfusion
c) angioplasty
d) thrombolytic therapy
e) B, C and D
E) STEMI are treated with immediate reperfusion through angioplasty and thrombolytic therapy
Acute heart failure can be ruled out in a cardiac workup for congestive heart failure if
a) Brain natriuretic peptide is elevated
b) Brain natriuretic peptide is normal
c) Brain natriuretic peptide is decreased
B - normal brain natriuretic peptide level rules out acute heart failure
Which of the following are associated with systolic heart failure? You can choose more than one answer
a) Preserved ejection fraction
b) Reduced ejection fraction
c) S4 murmur
d) S3 murmur
e) dilated left ventricle
A reduced ejection fraction, S3 murmur, and dilated left ventricle are all associated with systolic heart failure
Which of the following is associated with diastolic heart failure?
a) Right atrial hypertrophy
b) Left atrial hypertrophy
c) Right ventricle hypertrophy
d) Left ventricle hypertrophy
D) Left ventricle hypertrophy is associated with diastolic heart failure
Congestive heart failure stage C
a) HF symptoms at rest
b) HF symptoms with exercise
c) structural disease with HF symptoms
d) Risk of heart failure due to comorbidities
C) CHF stage C is defined at structural disease with HF symptoms and is treated with ACEI, BB, diuretics, and salt restriction
Aortic Stenosis murmur
Crescendo-descrendo systolic murmur
Aortic regurgitation murmur
Decrescendo blowing diastolic murmur
Mitral stenosis murmur
Opening snap
Mitral regurgitation murmur
Holosystolic, blowing murmur
Mitral valve prolapse murmur
Midsystolic click
Primary cause of primary hypertension
a) No identifiable cause
b) Obesity
c) Tobacco Use
A) Primary hypertension has no identifiable cause
Microbe most commonly associated with infective endocarditis secondary to IV drug abuse
Staphylococcus aureus
Microbes most commonly associated with infective endocarditis of a native valve
Viridians streptococci, S. aureus, enterocci
Microbes most commonly associated with infective endocardities of a prosthetic valve
S. epidermis, S. aureus
Culture negative infective endocardities could be caused by HACEK organisms. What are those organics?
Haemophilus Aggregatibacter Cardiobacterium Eikenella corrodens Kingella
as well as Candida and aspergillus for culture negative endocarditis
Two Major criteria for infective endocarditis
Positive blood culture
Echocardiogram with evidence of endocardial involvement
5 Minor Criteria for infective endocarditis
- Predisposition to IE (IV drug abuse, indwelling catheter, diabetes
- Fever
- Vascular phenomena
- Microbiologic evidence
- Immunologic phenomena (osler nodes, roth spots)
For the diagnosis of definite infective carditis, what combination of major and minor criteria must be met?
2 major
1 major and 3 minor
5 minor
Treatment of native valve endocarditis
Native valve endocarditis is treated with vancomycin and gentamicin
Treatment of prosthetic valve endocarditis
Prosthetic valve endocarditis is treated with vancomycin, rifampin, and gentamicin
What are METs when assessing cardiovascular patients?
METs are the metabolic equivalents of task and are used to assess the physiologic measurement that expressed energy associated with physical activity
Example of 1 METs
- Can you take care of yourself, walk indoors, feed yourself, dress yourself, walk 1-2 blocks
Example of 4 METs
- Can you climb a flight of stairs, do heavy housework, or participate in moderate recreational activities?
Example of >10 METs
- Can you participate in strenuous sports
Which of the following are obstructive pulmonary diseases? Choose more than one, if they apply
a) Interstitial lung disease
b) Sarcoidosis
c) Asthma
d) cystic fibrosis
e) COPD
Asthma, cystic fibrosis, and COPD are all obstructive lung diseases
Restrictive lung diseases include sarcoidosis, interstitial lung disease, and collagen disorders
Is lung volume increased or decreased in obstructive lung disease?
Increased
What is the mechanism of action of a beta 2 agonist such as albuterol or salmeterol?
Beta 2 agonism causes an increase in cAMP formation, leading to relaxation of bronchial muscle
What is the mechanism of action of montelukast, a leukotriene modified, utilized to treat asthma?
Montelukast is a leukotriene receptor antagonist that decreases bronchoconstriction
In treatment of asthma, zilueton can be used, what is its mechanism of action?
Zileuton is a 5-lipoxygenase, it inhibits leukotriene formation thus decreasing bronchoconstriction
Ipratropium bromide is an anti-cholinergic utilized in the treatment of asthma. What is the physiologic result of utilizing this medication?
Ipratropium blocks cholinergic constriction, thus causing bronchodilation
What are the two types of COPD (blue bloater and pink puffer)?
Chronic bronchitis (blue bloater): Chronic productive cough for 3 months in 2 consecutive years Emphysema (pink puffer): Enlargement of airways and wall destruction distal to bronchioles
What will an ABG show when evaluating COPD
ABG analysis will show hypercarbia and hypoxemia
When treating ARDs, acute hypoxemic respiratory failure associated with bilateral lung infiltrates, what level of tidal volumes are to be used during mechanical ventilation? Should they be low, high, normal
Low tidal volumes (roughly 6cc/Kg)
S1Q3T3 refers to what findings on an ECG that are suggestive of what diagnosis?
S1 - Large S wave in lead I
Q3 - Large Q wave in lead III
T3 - inverted T wave in lead III
These ECG findings are suggestive of a PE.
Other ECG findings suggestive of a PE include, new right heart strain, nonspecific anterior T wave inversions, and sinus tachycardia
What is the modified Wells-Criteria used for?
The Modified Wells Criterias is used to determine the likelihood of a PE
less than or equal to 4 means unlikely PE
>4 likely PE
Criteria Points
Signs and symptoms of DVT - 3 points
PE is primary diagnosis - 3 points
HR >100 - 1.5 points
Immobilized for at least 3 days or surgery in previous 4 weeks - 1.5 points
Previously diagnosed PE or DVT - 1.5 points
Malignancy with treatment within 6 months - 1 point
Hemoptysis - 1 point
Acute renal failure can be divided into three types of acute renal failure, what are they?
Pre-renal: Volume depletion, treat with fluids
Renal: Tubular injury, glomerular disorder FENa >1%: BUN/Creatinine ratio 15:1; muddy brown casts; Treat by removing causative agents and treat underlying cause
Post-renal: Urinary tract obstruction; remove obstruction
Urine output less than…for more than 6 to 12 hours cold be suggestive of acute renal failure
a) 0.2cc/kg/hour
b) 1.0 cc/kg/hour
c) 0.5 cc/kg/hour
C) 0.5cc/kg/hour
What is in a banana bag?
Banana bag is IV fluids for patients with alcoholism
Contains thiamine folate, isotonic saline, 5%dextrose
Administer prior to glucose to prevent Wernicke’s encephalopathy
Define Beta Thalassemia
A blood disorder that reduces the production of hemoglobin
Define ASA VI
Organ donor patient
Which drug class should be avoided in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
a) beta blockers
b) ACEI
c) Calcium channel blockers
d) Diuretics
D - Diuretics should be avoided in patients with DCM. Dehydration increases the outflow tract pressure