Pink summary book 3/3 Flashcards
ways to raise BP
- IV fluids
- cortisol replacement e.g. addisonian crisis
- dopamine (ITU)
- alpha-adrenoreceptor agonist
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
cardiac cachexia
severe weightloss caused by heart disease
requires nutritional supplementation
uppe rlove diversion
reflects elevation of left atrial pressuee-→ early sign of pulmonary oedema
kerley B lines
pulmonary oedema due to HF
These are thin lines 1-2 cm in length in the periphery of the lung(s). They are perpendicular to the pleural surface and extend out to it
atrial flutter causes
smoking
obesity
binge drinking
Atrial flutter on ECG
irregularly irregular
sawtooth P waves
why may oral diuretics not work in HF e.g. ascites
reduced blood conc of drug due to the drugs distributing into ascitic fluid –→ give IV fluids
ches pain differentials
- angina
- acs
- MI
- pleuritic chest pain
- tension pneumo
- rib fracture
- pericarditis
- AAA
- PE
- pneumonia
- GORD
causes of palpitations
AF
hrart block
anxiety
sepsis
HTN
talking about palpitations in history
ask pt to tap out heart beat
how long do they last
does anything else happen
regular or irregular
how do you stop them
atrial fibrillation causes
alcohol hyperthryoidism
high BM
sleep apnoea
COPD
+75
presenic complaints in cardiology
- chest pain
- intermittent claudication
- SOB
- cough
- sleep
- oedema
- syncope
- palpitations
syncope differntials
low BP
vasovagal
non epileptic + epileptic
cardiac syncope
syncope questions
pre syncope
what were you doing
how did you feel before
during
do you remember it
fit?
tongue biting?
continence
after
how quick did you recover
witnessed?
cardiac collapse
sudden
spontaneous
quick recovery
cardiac collapse
sudden
spontaneous
quick recovery
charcots foot
weaking of the bones in the foot in those with neuropathy
-→ weak enough to fracture e.g. foot changes shape
→ diabetic foot