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CP 2 weeks after MI, relieved with sitting forward
D: Dressler’s - autoimmune pericarditis
T: NSAIDs, if no help steroids (anti-inflammatory drugs)
Varying amplitude of QRS on EKG: Diagnosis & Treatment
Cardiac tamponade
Massive fluid res. and pericardiocentesis
Pt with cold leg IN THE days following MI
Diagnosis & Treatment
Embolus from L ventricle due to MI stasis
ECHO and heparin
Systolic murmur that increases with standing up
HOCM (Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy)
Paradoxical splitting of S2
LBBB
Low CO, high PCWP, high SVR
Left ventricular failure
Pt from Latin America with heart problems
Chagas (protozoan)
Firstline treatment for CHF
ACEI
Firstline treatment for BP (not relieved with lifestyle mods)
HCTZ
Kid going into knee-chest for trouble breathing
ToF (TET spells)