Systemic, Congenital, Pericardial Flashcards
What is required for the diagnosis of acute pericarditis?
- ► 2 of the following:
- Chest pain
- sharp, pleuritic, improved by sitting up and leaning forward
- Pericardial friction rub
- EKG changes
- widespread ST-elevation or PR depression
- New or worsening pericardial effusion
- Chest pain
What are the diagnostic criteria for recurrent pericarditis?
- All 3 criteria must be present:
- Documented first attack of acute pericarditis
- Symptom-free interval of ► 4-6 weeks
- Evidence of subsequent recurrence of pericarditis
- Labs (WBC, ESR, CRP)
- pericardial friction rub
- EKG changes
- Echo evidence of worsening pericardial effusion
What are high risk features of pericarditis that warrant hospitalization?
- Fever ( F > 38 C)
- Anticoagulants
- Trauma
- Subacute onset
- Large pericardial effusion
- Immunosuppression
- Tamponade
- Myocarditis (concomitant)
What is the treatment for acute pericarditis?
- NSAID x 2-4 week (taper)
- Colchicine x 3 months
- prevents recurrence
When are glucocorticoids used in pericarditis?
- unable to take NSAID therapy
or
- special conditions
- autoimmune disease
- renal failure
- pregnancy
- concomitant anticoagulant therapy
Describe the stepwise protocol for recurrent pericarditis
What is required for diagnosis of metabolic syndrome?
► 3 of the following criteria
- abdominal obesity / waist circumference
- men ► 102 cm
- women ► 88 cm
- TG > 175
- HDL:
- men < 40
- women < 50
- BP ► 130 / 85
- Fasting plasma glucose ► 100
What are causes of RAD?
- Dextrocardia
- Ostium secundum ASD
- Lead reversal
- LPFB
- Lateral MI
- Vertically positioned heart
- COPD
- PE
What are causes of prominent U waves?
- Most commonly found with:
- Hypokalemia
- Bradycardia
- Less common causes:
- Hypocalcemia
- Hypomagnesemia
- Hypothermia
- HCM
- Elevated intracranial pressure
- LVH
- Drugs
- Digoxin
- Class Ia (Quinidine, Procainamide)
- Class III (Amiodarone, Sotalol)
Describe the findings:
RV VT with LBBB morphology / ARVD
Describe the findings and diagnosis
ARVD
- Epsilon waves
- TWI in V1-V3
- Prolonged S-wave upstroke of 55 ms in V1-V3 (95% of patients)
- Localized QRS widening of 110 ms in V1-V3
- Paroxysmal episodes of VT with LBBB morphology
What medications used in A-fib can cause increased serum Digoxin levels when used concomitantly?
- Verapamil
- Amiodarone
- Dronedarone
- Quinidine
- Rivaroxaban
- Apixaban
- Erythromycin, Clarithromycin
- Cyclosporine
- Ketoconazole
- Itraconazole
****P-glycoprotein inhibitors (in bold)
Describe the findings and treatment:
- 30 year old, healthy, relatively asymptomatic patient
Idiopathic LV (fascicular) VT
- Re-entrant tachycardia involving most commonly the left posterior fascicle
- EKG
- mildly wide complex tachycardia
- RBBB-like morphology
- superior or left axis
- Treatment:
- Verapamil
- rhythm is highly sensitive to verapamil
- low-risk tachycardia –> catheter ablation of fascicle is usually curative
Describe the differential/algorithm for narrow QRS tachycardia (QRS < 120 ms)