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1
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Beck’s Triad

A

Muffled heart sounds
Hypotension
Inc JVP

(Cardiac Tamponade)

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2
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MC type of murmur

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Midsystolic soft murmurs

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3
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Murmurs necessitating 2D echo

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Loud systolic
Holosystolic
Late systolic
All diastostolic
Continuous murmurs
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4
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Malar telangiectasia is a cutaneous manifestation of which CVD

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Severe MS

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5
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Peripheral edema + Normal venous pressure

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Venous insufficiency (MCC)
Lymphatic obstruction
Venous obstruction
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6
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> 10mmHg decrease in SBP with inspiration

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Pulsus paradoxus

seen in: pericardial effusion, cardiac tamponade, massive PTE, hemorrhagic shock, severe COPD, tension pneumothorax

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7
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Slow, notched or interrupted upstroke

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Anacrotic pulse (Pulsus parvus et tardus)

*aortic stenosis

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8
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Cardiac cycle with two systolic peaks

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Bifid/Bisferiens pulse

AR and HCMP

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9
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Normal BP difference between arms

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<10mmHg

legs: <20mmHg

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10
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High BP differentials

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Aortic dissection
Atherosclerotic or inflammatory subclavian artery disease
Supraclavicular AS
CoA

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11
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Reversed split S1

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LBBB
Severe MS
LA myxoma

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12
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Wide split s2

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RBBB

Severe MR

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13
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Associated with click sound

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MVP

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14
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Pericardial knock

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Constrictive pericarditis

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15
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Opening snap

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Mitral stenosis

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16
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Increases the murmur of MVP and HOCM

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Standing

Valsalva or coughing

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17
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Decreases the murmur of MVP and HOCM

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Squatting
Passive leg raising
Handgrip exercise

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18
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Early diastolic murmurs

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Aortic regurgitation

Pulmonic regurgitation

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19
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RAE on ECG

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Tall peaked P waves (>/=2.5 mm) in limb and precordial leads

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20
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LAE on ECG

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Biphasic P wave in limb leads or notched in limb leads

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21
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LVH on ECG

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RV5 or RV6 >25mm

SV1 + RV5 or V6 >/=35mm

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22
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RVH on ECG

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R>S on V1 with RAD or
R, RS, qR pattern in V1 or
ST depression and T wave inversion in the right to midprecordial leads

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23
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Triggered automaticity secondary to afterdepolarizations during and action potential

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Torsades de pointes

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24
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Delayed afterdepolarizations

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Digitalis toxicity

Reperfusion VT

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25
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Tacchyarrhythmia occuring primarily among patients with chronic pulmo disease

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Multifocal atrial tachycardia

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26
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Drug-induced Mobitz Type 1

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B blockers

Non Dihydropyridines

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27
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MC tachycardia caused by an acessory pathway

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AV reentry tachycardia (AVRT)

*orthodromic

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28
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MC antidromic AV reentry

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Preexcited tachycardia

29
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CHA2DS2-VASc

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CHF
HPN
Age: 75=2
DM
Stroke
Vascular Disease
Age: 65-74=1
Sex female
30
Q

Most frequent site of origin of idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias

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RV outflow tract

31
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Configuration of RV outflow tract ventricular arrhythmias on ECG

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LBBB with inferior frontal axis

32
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ICD placement in high-risk survivors of AMI

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> 40 days after AMI and LVEF = 0.3 or EF = 0.35 + SYMPTOMATIC HF (FC II-III)

> 5 days after AMI + LVEF, nonsustained VT and inducible sustained VT or VF on electrophysiologic testing

33
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Vtach + CAD

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Occurs in the setting of a large prior MI with markedly depressed LVEF

34
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DOC for Torsades de pointes

35
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Highest risk for Torsades de pointes

36
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First line treatment of symptomatic idiopathic VT

A

Catheter ablation

37
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Can present with either preserved or depressed EF

38
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PE finding which is an indicator of severity of hemodynamic compromise in heart failure

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Presence of S3

39
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Most useful index of LV function

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Ejection Fraction

40
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Role of exercise stress testing in patients with heart failure

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Assess need for cardiac transplantation in advanced HF

*<14ml/kg/min peak O2 uptake, better survival

41
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First principle of management of acute decompensated HF

A

Identify and address any precipitant

42
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Worse outcomes for acute decompensated HF

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BUN >43 mg/dL
Elevated trop I
Crea >2.75 mg/dL
SBP <115 mmHg

BECS

43
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Cornerstone therapy of HFrEF

A

BBlockers

ACEI

44
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Principal determinant of the clinical course, manifestations and feasibilitynof repair of VSD

A

Pulmonary vascular bed

45
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Tetralogy of Fallot

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VSD
RV outflow tract obstruction
RV hypertrophy
Aortic overriding the VSD

46
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Downward displacement of TV into the RV

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Ebstein anomaly

47
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Midsystolic murmur, low-pitched, rasping, best heard at the 2nd right ICS radiating to the carotid arteries

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Aortic Stenosis

48
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Murmur not seen in AF

49
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Systolic murmur with cooing or “sea gull” quality

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Ruptured chordae tendineae

50
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MC valvular involvement in carcinoid syndrome

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Pulmonic valve

51
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Drug useful across all types of most common valvular heart diseases

52
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Diagnostic criteria of myocarditis

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Dallas criteria

lymphocytic infiltration with evidence of myocyte necrosis

53
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CMP in amyloidosis

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Restrictive CMP

54
Q

Earliest symptom of most cardiomyopathies

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Exertional intolerance due to inadequate cardiac reserve during exercise

55
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Characteristic feature of restrictive CMP

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Predominant right-sided congestive symptoms

56
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4 principal features of acute pericarditis

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Pericardial effusion
Characteristic chest pain
Characteristic ECG changes
Presence of pericardial friction rub

57
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Murmur associated in ankylosing spondylitis

58
Q

Clinical manifestations in ASD

A

Angina
Syncope
Dyspnea

*Death in 1-2 years

59
Q

Characterisitic PE findings of TR

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Hepatomegaly with pulsations

60
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Effectivity of diuretics in volume overload

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Weight loss of 4.5 kg in 5 days

*if with resistance add thiazides

61
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AF in acute alcohol intake

A

Holiday heart syndrome

62
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Best describes the chest pain of acute pericarditis

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Severe retrosternal often pleuritic and referred to the back and left trapezius

63
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First line treatment of acute idiopathic pericarditis

A

Aspirin

If unresponsive: Colchicine

64
Q

MC primary malignant tumor of the heart

65
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Ca with highest risk of cardiac metastasis

A

Malignant melanoma

66
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2 causes of renovascular hypertension

A 
Atherosclerosis
Fibromuscular dysplasia (MC: medial)
67
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MC congenital cardiovascular cause of hypertension

A

Coarctation of the aorta

68
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MC form of SVT

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Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)

69
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McGinn-White sign

A

S1Q3T3 in Pulmo Embolism

HPIM 19th Cardio (8 decks)

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