Term
| DOE, PND, edema. Echo w/ LVH or RVH, hypokinesis |
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| CHF, dilagted cardiomyopathy |
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| High output heart failure |
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Definition
| Pregnancy, thyrotoxicosis, anemia, beriberi, paget’s disease |
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Definition
| Ischemic heart disease, HTN, dilated CM, valve disease, arrhythmia |
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Definition
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| Young athlete with syncope during athletic event or practice. No physical exam abnormalities |
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Definition
| Hypertrophic CM or fatal arrhythmia. Get EKG or Echo |
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| Alcoholic with DOE, heart failure |
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Definition
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| Alcoholic with palpitations, arrhythmia |
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Definition
| Atrial fibrillation (Holiday heart) |
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Definition
| Atrial fibrillation; (if > 48 or chronic – anticoagulate) |
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| Atrial fibrillation or prosthetic valve |
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Definition
| Warfarin (2 – 3 for Afib; 2.5 – 3.5 for valve); Tx Warfarin OD is vitamin K |
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| Hx angina but no acute sx. EKG no acute changes. |
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Definition
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| Crushing CP, dyspnea, palpitations, radiation to neck or left arm |
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Definition
| Angina (if lasts minutes), AMI if lasts > 30 minutes. Acute Ischemia – ST elevation; Injury – T wave depression; Infarct – Q wave |
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| Constant, sharp CP worse lying down, better sitting up and leaning forward |
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Definition
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Definition
| Pericardial effusion/tamponade, pericarditis, asthma attack, tension PTX, SVC obstruction |
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| Electrical alternans, narrow pulse pressure, pulsus paradoxus |
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Definition
| Pericardial effusion/tamponade |
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Term
| JVD, Hypotension, muffled heart sounds |
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Definition
| Pericardial effusion/tamponade (Beck’s triad) |
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Term
| Pericarditis post open heart surgery |
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Definition
| Dressler’s syndrome. Tx w/ ASA #1. Indomethacin or other NSAID OK. |
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Term
| Sudden onset ripping, tearing chest pain, diminished pulses |
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Definition
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| Flank pain, hypotension, pulsatile abdominal mass |
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Definition
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| EKG changes, N, V, yellow-green visual disturbances |
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Definition
| Digoxin toxicity (Hypokalemia will make worse) |
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Term
| Hx CHF on diuretic & digoxin |
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Definition
| Suspect dig toxicity (hypokalemia from diuretic = dig toxicity) |
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Term
| Grossly elevated blood pressure esp. w/ signs of EOD |
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Definition
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Term
| HTN Tx w/ meds, cough or angioedema |
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Definition
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Definition
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Definition
| ACEI (improves survival, prevents development of heart failure Sx) |
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Definition
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Term
| Tx of HTN w/ alpha-blocker |
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Definition
| SE is postural Hypotension |
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Term
| HTN not responsive to basic meds |
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Definition
| Think secondary HTN most likely Renal artery stenosis (infrarenal artery). |
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Term
| Mechanical valve or prosthesis & Dental, GU, GI, or ortho procedure prophylaxis |
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Definition
| Bacterial endocarditis (strep. Viridians) prevention |
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Term
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Definition
| Bacterial endocarditis (strep. Viridians) |
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Term
| Elderly w/ systolic murmur |
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Definition
| Aortic stenosis (due to calcifications – age related (or bicuspid valve - congenital) |
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Term
| Diamond shaped, blowing systolic murmur. May have angina, syncope, CHF |
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Definition
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Term
| Lateral displaced PMI, Canon “a” waves, Quincke’s pulse, Corrigan’s pulse, Austin flint murmur, deMusset’s sign, water |
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Definition
| Aortic Regurgitation/Insufficiency: Quincke’s pulse (subungual capillar pulsation), Corrigan (rapid rise and fall), Austin filnt (low pitch middiastolic murmur at apex) |
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Term
| Diastolic murmur best heart at apex without radiation |
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Definition
| Mitral stenosis (ARMS are BAD) |
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Term
| Systolic ejection murmur heard best at base with radiation to left clavicle |
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Definition
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Term
| Female or Post MI, systolic murmur best @ apex preceded by click without radiation |
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Definition
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Term
| Systolic murmur heard best at apex with radiation to left axilla (apical systolic) |
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