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Murmurs and CPC 6 shock Flashcards

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Questions for a heart murmur history - PMx, recent Hx, Sx, Fx.

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PMx
Do they know of a murmur?
Any history of hypertension, ischaemic heart disease, other cardiac problems.
Rheumatic fever?
Look at them: do they have Down’s or Turner’s?

Recent Hx
Have they had… malaise, fever, night sweats, weight loss (endocarditis).

Sx
How much do they drink (alcoholoic dilated cardiomyopathy)?
Do they use drugs/ long standing IV/ recent dental work (endocarditis)?

Fx
Marfan’s?

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What murmur does Marfan’s cause?

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Aortic regurg.

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What murmur does rheumatic fever cause?

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Any valves affected: initially incompetance, stenosis years later.

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What murmur does alcoholism cause and how?

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Causes dialted cardiomyopathy, leading to aortic or mitral regurg.

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Which murmur is associated with a wide pulse pressure?

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Aortic regurg.

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Which murmur is associated with a narrow pulse pressure?

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Aortic stenosis or mitral stenosis.

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Which murmur is associated with a tapping apex beat?

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Mitral stenosis

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Which murmur is associated with a heaving apex beat?

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Aortic stenosis

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Which murmur is associated with a thrusting apex beat?

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Mitral regurg.

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Which murmur is associated with right ventricular heaves?

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Mitral stenosis (as RV heaves are associated with pul. hypertension)

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Which murmur is associated with a collapsing pulse?

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Aortic regurg.

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Which murmur is associated with a slow rising pulse?

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Aortic stenosis.

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Symptoms of infective endocarditis

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Fever, previous infections, previous valvular disease/replacement.
Also: night sweats, general malaise, weight loss, joint pain, tachycardia, pyrexia, embolisms elsewhere.
Osler’s nodes, Janeway lesions, Rott’s spots, splinter haemorrhages.

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Which patients are prone to infective endocarditis

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Pts with valvular replacement and/or immunosuppression.

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Organisms causing infective endocarditis

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Strep viridans, staph, enterococci, chlamydia

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Investigations for suspected infective endocarditis

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FBC, U&Es
Blood cultures, 1 before Abx.
ECG for associated MIs.
CXR for heart failure
Transthoracic echo for valvular changes
Urinalysis.
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Treatment for infective endocarditis

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Several weeks of Abx: benzopenicillin, vancomycin, gentamycin.

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Types of synthetic heart valve

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Common: bileaflet, tilting disc
Rarer: ball and cage, trileaflet.

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What is shock?

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A state of cardiovascular collapse leading to impaired tissue perfusion and cellular hypoxia.

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What are the symptoms of shock?

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Altered conscious state
Restless or irritable
Excessive thirst and tachycardic with weak pulse.
Pale or bluish skin.
Tachypnoeic and hypoxic.
Hypovolaemic
Nausea and or vomiting.
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Causes of shock

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Reduction in cardiac output (pump failure or obstruction)

Reduction in circulating volume (hypovolaemic or distributive)

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Causes of shock: pump failure

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Myocardial damage
Ventricular arrhythmias
Myocarditis

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What is an embolus

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A detached intravascular solid, liquid or gaseous mass that is carried by the blood to a site distant from its point of origin.

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Where do fat emboli come from?

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Long bone fractures, orthopaedic interventions, soft tissue trauma and burns.

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Where do air emboli come from?

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Obstetric procedures, chest wall trauma, decompression sickness and iatrogenesis.

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What causes myocarditis?

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Infections, autoimmune and idiopathic causes

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What are the infective causes of myocarditis?

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Viral origin, usually coxsackie virus leading to development of anti-myosin and anti-troponin I due to cross-reactivity.

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Eosinophilic myocarditis includes…

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hypersensitivity myocarditis,

hypereosiniophilic syndromes and parasitic infections.

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Granulomatous myocarditis can be caused by

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 Sarcoidosis
 Granulomatous infections
 Hypersensitivity reactions.

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Giant cell myocarditis is associated with…

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Thymoma, lymphoma, SLE, thyroiditis, dermatomyositis.

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Causes of cardiac shock: obstructive

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Compression - cardiac tamponade due to ruptured infarct, aortic dissection or penetrating trauma.
Tension pneumothorax
Outflow obstruction e.g. pulmonary embolus.

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Causes of hypovolaemic shock

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Haemorrhage, severe dehydration (vomiting, diarrhoea, electrolyte imbalance), burns and trauma.

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Causes of distributive shock

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Sepsis
Anaphylaxis
Neurogenic
Acute adrenal insufficiency.

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Aetiology of gram -ive shock

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Due to LPS. Activates cytokine cascade leading to systemic vasodilatation, diminished myocardial contractility, endothelial activation,
leucocyte adhesion and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Activation of coagulation and DIC.

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Symptoms of severe shock

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Organ dysfunction
• lactic acidosis
• oliguria
or • an acute alteration in mental status

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What is SIRS?

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response to a variety of processes. Manifested by ≥2 of the following conditions: • Temperature > 38°C or 90 beats/min • Respiratory rate > 20 breaths/min • Acutely altered mental state • Glucose >7.7mmol/L (if not diabetic) • WBC count >12,000/mm3 ,

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What are the sepsis 6?

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Give 3 - oxygen, Abx within 1 hr, IV fluid up to 30 ml/kg in divided boluses.
Take 3 - blood cultures, serum lactate and FBC, urine output measurement.

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Results of investigations for severe sepsis.

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sBP  2 mmol/l
 Urine output  1.5 or aPTT>60s 
 Bilirubin > 34 umol/l
 O2 keep SpO2 above 90%. 
 Platelets  177 umol/l
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Symptoms of anaphylactic shock.

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 Often febrile if severe.

 Any skin rash (e.g. cutaneous vesicles?), swelling of

tongue/throat, stridor, wheezes or hoarseness,

diarrhoea, cramps or vomiting, pelvic pain, cerebral

symptoms?

 Tachy OR bradycardic

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Causes of anaphylactic shock.

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Many, including
 Drugs – antibiotic, neuromuscular blockers, aspirin, NSAIDs, IV contrast media, opioid analgesics.
 Food

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What microbiology samples can you take in anaphylactic shock?

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 For cough/sputum/chest pain take sputum/BAL

 Dysuria, urinary frequency take urine sample, GU swabs.

 For abdominal pain, diarrhoea or distension take stool sample

 For headache with neck stiffness take CSF

 For line infection take blood cultures

 For cellulitis or wound infection take wound swab

 For septic arthritis do joint aspirate

 For endocarditis take multiple blood cultures.

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If you suspect anaphylactic shock, what test do you do at 1-4hr, and at 24 hr?

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Serum tryptase test. Indicates mast cell degranulation, whether IgE or non-IgE mediated. Anaphylactic or anaphylactoid reactions. Blood sample both at ONSET at 1-4hr and at 24 hr.

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What is SJS and TEN?

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 Rare, acute and potentially fatal skin reactionleading to sheet-like skin and mucosal loss.

 Usually response to medications. Often drugs with long half-lives.

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Symptoms of SJS

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 Painful red rash starting on trunk. Macules, targets or blisters. Blisters merge to form sheets of skin detachment. Positive nikolsky sign
 At least 2 mucosal surfaces are also

involved. No actual blisters.

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What is the Nikolsky sign for SJS?

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If it is positive, where skin is red blisters form on gentle rub.

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Aetiology of neurogenic shock.

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Sudden loss of signals that maintain the normal muscle tone in blood vessel walls. Vessels dilate leading to pooling blood and drop in blood pressure.

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Complications of neurogenic shock

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Can lead to spinal cord or brain lesions. Regional anaesthesia.

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Initial phase of shock (1)

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Hypoperfusion –> hypoxia –> lactic acidosis.

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Compensated phase of shock (2)

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Intrinsic regulatory mechanisms. Hyperventilation, increasing BP, vasoconstriction. Fluid retenition via ADH action in kidneys. Blood diverted to heart, lungs and brain.

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Uncompensated phase of shock (3)

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Compromised microvasculature, failing organ function, hypotensive. Build up of intracellular Na+ and leakage of K+

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Irreversible phase of shock (4)

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Damage to key organs. E.g. edema and haemorrhage.

 Heart – reduced myocardial contractility, negative inotropic effects,

 Lungs – oedema leads to ARDS

 Liver – loss of function. Hypoglycaemia and hypoalbuminaemia.

 Gut – oedema, malabsorption.
vasodilation and loss of systemic vascular resistance.

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Initial treatment for shock

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o Even before working out cause, secure a drip and give O2.

o Take careful history

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What heart defects does Down’s syndrome cause?

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Endocardial cushion defects.

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What heart defects does Williams syndrome cause?

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Supravalvular aortic stenosis.

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What are the Marfanoid features?

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high arched palate, long arm span, abnormally flexible joints, scoliosis, sternum defects (indented or protuberant)

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What does a high volume pulse denote?

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Hyperdynamic circulatory states like anaemia and thyrotoxicosis.

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What does a low volume pulse denote?

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Aortic stenosis.

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What does a large V wave in the JVP denote?

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Tricuspid regurgitation.

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What does the following heart murmur denote: Loud P2

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pulmonary hypertension.

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What does the following heart murmur denote: wide split A2 P2

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Prolonged right ventricular systole due to pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary stenosis or an atrial septal defect.

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What does the following heart murmur denote: wide fixed split A2 P2

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Atrial septal defect.

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Reversed split P2 A2

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Prolonged left ventricular systole (outflow obstruction, aortic stenosis, systemic hypertension).

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Third heart sound S3

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Rapid ventricular filling (left ventricular failure, mitral regurg)

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Fourth heart sound S4

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Atrial systole against a stiff ventricle

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Ejection click

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Congenital bicuspid aortic valve, aortic stenosis, valvular pulmonary stenosis.

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Midsystolic click

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Mitral valve prolapse.

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Target INR for mechanical aortic valve

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3

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Target INR for mechancial mitral valve

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3.5

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What infection precedes rheumatic fever?

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Lancefield group A strep infection (scarlet fever, pharyngeal infection)

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Major criteria for diagnosis of rheumatic fever?

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Carditis
'Flitting' arthritis of major joints
Subcutaneous nodules
Erythema marginatum
Sydenham's chorea
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What precipitates recurrence of carditis after rheumatic fever?

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Further infections, the Pill, pregnancy.

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Causes of aortic stenosis

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Senile calcification commonest. Also congenital (bicuspid, William’s syndrome), rheumatic heart disease.

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Presentation of AS

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Think of it in any presentation of elderly with chest pain, exertional dyspnoea or syncope.
Classic triad is angina, syncope and heart failure.

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Tests for AS

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ECG, echo.

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Causes of AR - acute

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Infective endocarditis, ascending aortic dissection, chest trauma.

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Causes of AR - chronic

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Chronic: congenital, connective tissue disorders (Marfan’s, Ehlers-Danlos), rh fever, Takayashu’s arteritis, rh arthritis.

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Presentation of AR

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Exertional dyspnoea, orthopnoea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea.
Palpitations, angina, syncope, CCF

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Corrigan’s sign

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Carotid pulsation (AR)

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de Musset’s sign

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Head nodding (AR)

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Quinke’s sign

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Pulsation of nail bed (AR)

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Duroziez’s sign

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Murmur in femoral artery with pressure proximal to stethoscope.

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Tests for AR

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ECG, CXR (cardiomegaly, dilated aorta, pul oedema)

Echo is diagnostic.

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Causes of tricuspid regurgitation.

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RV dilatation, rheumatic fever, infective endocarditis, carcinoid syndrome, congenital, drugs.

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Symptoms of tricuspid regurg.

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Fatigue, hepatic pain on exertion, ascites, oedema.

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Main cause of tricuspid stenosis

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Rheumatic fever.

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Causes of pulmonary stenosis

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Turner’s, Noonan’s, William’s syndrome, Tetralogy of Fallot, rubella.
Rheumatic fever, carcinoid syndrome

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Which valves is valvuloplasty used on?

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Mitral or pulmonary stenosis if no calcification or regurg. Balloon catheter inflated across valve.

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When would you suspect infective endocarditis?

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Any time there is a fever and a new murmur. Fever lasting longer than a week in any at risk.
Acute heart failure and emboli.

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Risk factors for infective endocarditis

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Dermatitis, IVDU, renal failure, organ transplant, diabetes.
Abnormal valve/anatomy

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Treatment for infective endocarditis

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Amoxicillin, gentamycin
If penicillin allergic, vancomycin and gentamycin.
Add rifampicin if prosthetic valve unknown organism, or if staph.

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Complications of bicuspid valves

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Aortic stenosis or regurg, predispose to IE and aortic dilatation.

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Atrial septal defect complications

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Reversal of shunt leading to pulmonary hypertension. Paradoxical emboli.

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Ventricular septal defect causes

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Congenital, or post-MI.

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Ventricular septal defect signs

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Harsh pansystolic murmur on left sternal edge. Large holes are associated with pul hypertension.

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Complications of VSD

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AR, infundibular stenosis, pul hypertension, IE.

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Coarctation of the aorta associations

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Bicuspid valve, Turner’s syndrome.

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Signs of coarctation

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Radio-femoral delay, weak femoral pulse, raised BP, scapular bruit

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Tetralogy of Fallot - basics

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common cyanotic heart disorder involving VSD, pulmonary stenosis, right ventricular hypertrophy, aorta overriding VSD.

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Tetralogy of Fallot presentation

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Often acyanotic at birth. Difficulty in feeding, faiulre to thrive, clubbing.
Cyanosis common.

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Heart conditions in systemic disease: acromegaly

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High BP, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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Heart conditions in systemic disease: amyloidosis

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Restrictive cardiac myopathy, bright myocardium on echo

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Heart conditions in systemic disease: Ankylosing spondylitis

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Conduction defects, AV block, aortic regurg

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Heart conditions in systemic disease: Behcet’s disease

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AR, aortic and venous thrombi

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Heart conditions in systemic disease: Cushing’s syndrome

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htn

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Heart conditions in systemic disease: Down’s syndrome

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ASD, VSD, mitral regurg

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Heart conditions in systemic disease: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome

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Mitral valve prolapse, hyperelastic skin and aneurysms/GI bleeds. Joints loose and hypermobile, mutations exist e.g. in genes for procollagen.

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Heart conditions in systemic disease: Friedrich’s ataxia

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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilatation over time.

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Heart conditions in systemic disease: haemochromatosis

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AF, cardiomyopathy.

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Heart conditions in systemic disease: Holt-Oram syndrome

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ASD/VSD with upper limb defects

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Heart conditions in systemic disease: HIV

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Myocarditis, dilated cardiomyopathy, effusion, ventricular arrhythmias, inf. endocarditis, non-infective thrombotic endocarditis, RVF, metastatic Kaposi’s sarcoma.

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Heart conditions in systemic disease: hypothyroidism

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Sinus bradycardia, low pulse pressure, pericardial effusion, coronary artery disease, low voltage ECG.

112
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Heart conditions in systemic disease: Kawasaki’s disease

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Coronary arteritis similar to PAN, commoner than rheumatic fever as a cause of acquired heart disease.

113
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Heart conditions in systemic disease: Klinefelter’s syndrome

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ASD (psychopathy, learning difficulties, decreased libido, gynaecomastia, sparse facial hair and small firm testes).

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Heart conditions in systemic disease: Marfan’s syndrome

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Mitral valve prolapse, AR, aortic dissection. Look for long fingers and high-arched palate

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Heart conditions in systemic disease: Noonan’s syndrome

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ASD, pul stenosis, and low set ears.

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Heart conditions in systemic disease: PAN

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Small and medium sized vessel vasculitis + angina, MI, arrhythmias, CCF, pericarditis and conduction defects.

117
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Heart conditions in systemic disease: rheumatoid arthritis

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Conduction defects, pericarditis, pericardial effusion, myocardial fibrosis, myocardial ischaemia, conduction defects, cardiomyopathy.

118
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Heart conditions in systemic disease: sarcoidosis

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Infiltrating granulomas cause AVE block, ventricular or supraventricular tachycardia, myocarditis, CCF, restrictive cardiomyopathy. ECG may show Q waves.

119
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Heart conditions in systemic disease: syphilis

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Myocarditis, ascending aortic aneurysm

120
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Heart conditions in systemic disease: systemic lupus erythematosus

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Pericarditis/effusion, myocarditis, Libman-Sacks endocarditis, mitral valve prolapse and coronary arteritis.

121
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Heart conditions in systemic disease: Systemic sclerosis

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Pericarditis, pericardial effusion, myocardial fibrosis, myocardial ischaemia, conduction defects, cardiomyopathy.

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Heart conditions in systemic disease: thyrotoxicosis

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Increased heart rate, AF and emboli, wide pulse pressure, hyperdynamic apex, loud heart sounds, ejection systolic murmur, pleuropericardial rub, angina, high output cardiac failure.

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Heart conditions in systemic disease: Turner’s syndome

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Coarctation of the aorta (webbed neck)

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Heart conditions in systemic disease: William’s syndrome

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Supravalvular aortic stenosis.

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Management of aortic stenosis

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if asymptomatic then observe the patient is general rule
if symptomatic then valve replacement
if asymptomatic but valvular gradient > 50 mmHg and with features such as left ventricular systolic dysfunction then consider surgery
balloon valvuloplasty is limited to patients with critical aortic stenosis who are not fit for valve replacement

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Most characteristic side effects of ACEI

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Cough, hyperkalaemia and first dose hypertension

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