PEARLS Book Flashcards
ultrasound of the heart, most useful in diagnosing heart failure**, also used in evaluating coronary artery disease
Echocardiogram
This type of echocardiogram is:
**primary noninvasive test for assessing cardiac anatomy and function
Transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE)
This type of echocardiogram is:
**more invasive but better imaging of structures*, especially posterior cardiac structures, patients w prosthetic valves or aortic disorders (i.e. aneurysms) or atrial abnormalities (i.e. thrombi)
Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)
GOLD STANDARD FOR DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSIS FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, PERIPHERAL ARTERY DZ, AND RENAL ARTERY STENOSIS**
ANGIOGRAPHY!
What does a positive stress test look like on EKG
ST depression
Most useful noninvasive test in evaluating patients w suspected coronary artery disease?
Stress test
Benefit of using Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI)..
localization of region of ischemia
Adenosine or Dipyridamole
Pharmacologic stress test
localizes regions of ischemia***, depicts wall motion abnormalities as well as visualize structure and function of the heart (assess LV and valvular function)
Stress echo
risk factors= diabetes mellitus hyperlipidemia smoking HTN males age over 65 fam hx of CAD
Angina
EKG can show:
ST depression with exertion
T wave inversion
poor R wave progression
Angina
GOLD STANDARD** outlines coronary artery anatom, determine location and extent of CAD
Coronary angiography
Most common cause of an MI?
Atherosclerosis
Women, elderly, diabetics, obese have..
Atypical MI presentations
With an anterior wall MI, where will the Q waves/ST elevations be seen?
v1 through v4
Which artery is involved in an anterior wall MI?
LAD
With a lateral wall MI, where will the Q waves/ST elevations be seen?
I, aVL, V5, V6
Which artery is involved in a lateral wall MI?
Circumflex
With a anterolateral wall MI, where will the Q waves/ST elevations be seen?
I, aVL, v4, v5, v6
Which artery is involved in an anterolateral MI?
mid LAD or circumflex
With an inferior wall MI, where will the Q waves/ST elevations be seen?
II, III, aVF*
Which artery is involved in an inferior wall MI?
Right coronary artery
With a posterior wall MI, where will the Q waves/ST elevations be seen?
ST DEPRESSIONS IN:
V1-V2
(mirror image!! will be seen)
How often should you test cardiac markers?
3 sets Q8 hours
Which cardiac marker is the most sensitive and specific?
Troponin
Troponin takes 7-10 days to return to baseline
Post MI pericarditis associated with fever and pulmonary infiltrates
Dressler’s syndrome
HF, v fib, cardiogenic shock, papillary muscle, mitral regurg, ventricular wall rupture, pericarditis, mural thrombosis
Complications of MI
Average pt goes home on: Aspirin, beta blocker, ACEi, statin, NTG PRN
MI pt
EKG shows transient ST elevations (symptoms and ST elevations rapidly resolve w CCB and nitro)
Prinzmental angina
Most common cause of HF?
Coronary artery disease