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Duke PA Chest Pain/Cardiac Emergency

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show Pleuritic chest pain  
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show Pleurisy  
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Pleuritic chest pain, loud P2, right ventricular lift may indicated what   show
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show Pneumonia  
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show Asthma/COPD  
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Severe respiratory distress, frothy pink or white sputum, rales, S3/S4, PND, orthopnea, edema may indicate what   show
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show Heartburn/GERD  
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show Esophagus, and stomach  
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show Hematemesis with or without prior vomiting episode  
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show PUD  
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show Esophageal perforation  
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show Cholecystitis  
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show Pancreatitis  
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Sharp pain, worse with movement/palpitation may be what   show
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Rule out MI with serial __   show
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Deep, pressure-like pain in substernal region, may radiate to jaw, neck or left shoulder/arm. Frequently associated with SOB, transient, precipitated by physical exertion or stress, responsive to rest or SL NTG may be what   show
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show Negative  
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show 81-325 ASA daily, beta blocker, ACE I, nitrates, statins  
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What does MOAN stand for in the treatment of unstable angina/NSTEMI   show
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show 1 hour  
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show HTN or hypotension, tachy/bradycardia, S3 or S4 or both, systolic murmurs, friction rub (day 2 or 3)  
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show 0-6  
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show 0-18  
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show 18  
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show MI, aortic dissection, leaking AAA  
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show Bicuspid aortic valve or coarctation of the aorta  
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>95% of aortic dissections occur in the __   show
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show Any involvement of ascending aorta  
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show Not involving ascending aorta  
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Sudden onset retrosternal and back pain, may see infarct pattern on ecg, neurologic deficits/CVA, limb ischemia, syncope, shock, hypertensive, pulse discrepancies, tamponade possible may indicate   show
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Evaluation of acute aortic dissection includes what   show
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Useful for serial follow-up of aortic dissection   show
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show Widened aortic silhouette, widened mediastinum, left pleural effusion, 10-20% are normal  
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show Beta blocker then nitroprusside to maintain SBP of 100-120 mmHg  
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Type __ aortic dissection gets surgical repair   show
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Type __ aortic dissection gets medical treatment   show
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show Rupture, limb or visceral ischemia, ongoing pain, saccular morphology, uncontrolled HTN, Marfan’s or AI (rare)  
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show AAA  
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If suspected in hemodynamically stable pt, __ is 100% sensitive for AAA   show
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show Acute pericarditis  
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Excessive __ can cause hemorrhagic effusion leading to acute pericarditis   show
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show Acute pericarditis  
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Occurs when the pressure in the pericardial sac exceeds normal RV filling pressure, resulting in restricted filling and decreased cardiac output is   show
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show Malignancy  
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beat to beat variability in the amplitude of the P & R waves unrelated to inspiratory cycle…really only see ~ 20% of time, but is diagnostic of cardiac tamponade if present   show
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show Beck’s triad  
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what is Beck’s triad   show
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what is the treatment for cardiac tamponade   show
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severe elevation of BP, no evidence of progressive TOD, absence of raised intracranial pressure is what   show
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show Labetalol, clonidine or captopril with outpatient follow up within 72 hrs is recommended  
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show Gradual (not to the normal range)  
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acute severe elevation in BP, evidence of rapidly progressive TOD is what   show
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show Worsening cerebral, renal or cardiac ischemia  
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hypertensive urgency usually has a BP of >__   show
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hypertensive emergency usually has a BP of > __   show
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