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Cardiology

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ECG finding for a. flutter   sawtooth p waves  
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unstable angina   angina is new, is worsening, or occurs at rest  
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antihypertensive for diabetic w/ proteinuria   ACEI  
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beck's triad for cardiac tamponade   hypotension, distant heart sounds, and JVD  
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drugs that slow AV node transmission   b-blockers, digoxin, CCB  
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hypercholesterolemia tx that leads to flushing and pruritis   Niacin  
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tx for a. fib   anticoag, rate control, cardioverstion  
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tx for v.fib   immediate cardioversion  
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AI complication occuring 2-4wks post MI   Dressler's syndrome: fever, pericarditis, inc ESR  
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IV drug use w/ JVD, holosystolic murmur at the L sternal boarder. Tx?   treat existing heart failure and replace tricuspid valve  
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diagnosis for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy   echo  
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fall in systolic BP of >10mmHg w/ inspiration   pulses paradoxus --> cardiac tamponade  
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ECG finding in pericarditis   low-voltage, diffuse ST seg elevation  
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define HTN   BP >140/90 on 3 separate occasions, 2wks apart  
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8 surgical correctable causes of HTN   renal art stenosis, coar of aorta, pheochromocytoma, Conn's syndrome, cushings, uliat renal parenchymal dz, hyperthyroid, hyperpara  
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eval of pulsatile abd mass   US and CT  
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indications for surgical repair of abd aortic aneursym   >5.5cm, rapidly enlarging, symtpomatic or ruptured  
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tx for acute coronary syndrome   morphine, O2, sublingual nitro, ASA, IV b-blocker, heparin  
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Metabolic Syndrome   abd obesity, high triglycerides, low HDL, HTN, insulin resistance, PT or proinflammatory states  
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50yr male w/ angina can exercise to 85% of maximum predicted heart rate?   exercise stress test w/ ECG  
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target LDL for diabetic pt   <70  
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signs of active ischemia during stress testing   angina, ST seg changes, dec BP  
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ECF findings suggesting MI   st seg elevation, flattened T waves, Q waves  
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young pt has angina at rest w/ st segment elevation. cardiac enzyme nl   prinzmetal's angina  
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common symptoms a/w silent MI   CHF, shock, AMS  
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diagnostic test for PE   V/Q scan  
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agent that reverses the effect of heparin   protamine  
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coag parameter affected by warfarin   PT  
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young pt w/ FHx of sudden death collapses and dies while exercising   hypertrophic cardiomyopathy  
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endocarditis prophylaxis regimens   oral surgery -amoxicillin; GI/GU - amp and gent  
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6 Ps of ischemia d/t peripheral vascular dz   Pian, pallor, pulselessness, paralysis, paresthesia, poiklothermia  
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virchow's triad   stasis, hypercoag, endo damage  
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mc cause of HTN in young women   OCPs  
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mc cause of HTN in young men   excessive EtOH  
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