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FM board exam 2010
Question | Answer |
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hypertension is defined as systolic bp > and diastolic bp > | 140/90 |
pre-hypertension parameters | 120-139/80-89 |
stage I hypertension parameters | 140-159/90-99 |
stage II hypertension paremeters | above 160/100 |
when treating hyperlipidemai, only one drug doesn't require lft monitoring | bile acid resins |
name the 3 types | cholestyramine(questran), colestipol(colestid), and colesevelam(whelchol) |
what lab test is diagnostic for CHF | bnp |
what does bnp test | it is a protein released by myocardial cells when they are stretched |
in v tachycardia, how are stable vs non stable patients treated | stable with iv amiodarone, unstable with cardioversion |
what symptom do patients with wolf parkinson white syndrome present | palpitations |
ekg findings of wolf parkinson white syndrome | shortened PR, delta wave, and wide QRS |
treatment of pericardial effusion | NSAIDS, steroids, and colchicine. may require drainage |
at what size is an anuerysm treated surgically | > 4 cm |
what two factors make a heart murmur more likely to be pathologic | grade III or louder, occurs during diastole |
type of heart defect that tends to present in the patients late teens or early twenties, shortness of breath, exercise intolerance, and edema | atrial septal defect |
what type of murmur will be heard in Atrial septal defect | loud systolic ejection murmur |
what is the most common congenital heart defect | VSD-ventricular septal defect |
what type of murmur will be heard in a VSD-ventricular septal defect | holosystolic |
6 examples of cyanotic, congenital heart disease | transposition of great vessels, truncus arteriosis, tetralogy of fallot, total anomalous pulmonary venous return, hypoplastic left heart syndrome and tricspid and pulmonary atresia |
in cyanotic, congenital heart disease, if it is ductus dependent what do you treat with | prostaglandis |
where will murmur be heard for MVO, mitral regurgitation, and aortic stenosis | apex-click, left sternal border-blow, base-harsh |