Valley Valvular Lesions

Question 1

Mitral stenosis is usually due to?

Answer 1

Rheumatic Fever

Question 2

Symptoms of mitral stenosis occur when the mitral valve orifice is less than how many cm^2?

Answer 2

2 cm^2

Question 3

Acute elevations of left atrial pressure will cause pulmonary congestion if pulmonary capillary pressure rises above how many torr?

Answer 3

25 torr

Question 4

Mitral stenosis will usually result in?

Answer 4

Embolic events and a-fib

Question 5

Associated with mitral regurgitation is:

Answer 5

reduction in forward stroke volume

Question 6

Mitral regurgitation has a regurg volume based on what factors?

Answer 6

• mitral valve size
• heart rate
• pressure gradient between the atria and ventricle

Question 7

Mitral Regurg management involves what?

Answer 7

maintaining or slightly increasing the preload

Question 8

Aortic stenosis is associated with what stroke volume change?

Answer 8

Maintained stroke volume because of ventricular concentric hypertrophy.

Question 9

Aortic regurgitation causes:

Answer 9

Volume overload of the left ventricle.

Question 10

Acute aortic regurgitation presents with a sudden onset of pulmonary edema and what?

Answer 10

hypotension

Question 11

What is the most common cause of aortic stenosis?

Answer 11

rheumatic valvular disease

Question 12

How should after load be managed in the hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patient?

Answer 12

increased