medicine 1 Flashcards
audible S4, think…
aortic stenosis
pulsus parvus et tardus
diminished (amplitude) and delayed (upstroke) of carotid pulse
in aortic stenosis
exercise stress test or echo for syncope?
echo 1st, prior to exercise stress test
echo- for cardiomyopathy, valvular heart dz (eg. aortic stenosis)
exercise stress test: for known coronary dz (contraindicated in aortic stenosis)
acute arterial limb ischemia (6 P’s) post-MI is from thrombus or embolus?
embolus
what intervention post-STEMI can improve CV outcomes and overall mortality?
restore coronary blood flow with:
- primary percutaneous intervention
- fibrinolysis
etiologies of pericarditis
viral
autoimmune (SLE)
uremia (renal failure)
post MI
- early: peri-infarction pericarditis
- late: dressler syn
bounding pulses seen in
aortic regurgitation
aortic regurg is systolic or diastolic murmur?
diastolic
strongest predictors of AAA expansion/rupture
**smoking
large aneurysm diameter
rate of expansion
others: age, family hx, white, atherosclerosis
abrupt onset of tachycardia that resolves with cold water immersion. think…
supraventricular tachycardia-
more specifically, atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia
how does cold water help SVT?
vagal maneuver
increase parasympathetic tone –> slow AV conduction and increase refractory period
wilson disease symptoms
hepatic (liver failure, cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis)
neuro (parkisonism, abnl gait, dysarthria)
psych (depression, personality changes)
wilson disease treatment
chelators (d-pencillamine, trientine)
zinc - interferes with Cu absorption
zencker diverticulum presentation
> 60 yo male
halitosis
dysphagia
regurgitation
neck mass
where is zencker diverticulum
above upper esophageal sphincter
with posterior herniation between crichophryngeal muscle