PassMed Cardio Flashcards
Name 3 parts of mx of acute HF
oxygen diuretics opiates vasodilators inotropic agents CPAP [mechanical circulatory assistance: e.g. intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation or ventricular assist devices]
2 ECG of hypoK
U waves small or absent T waves (occasionally inversion) prolong PR interval ST depression long QT
What does torsades de pointes when not in VF have
long QT
Common cause of constrictive pericarditis?
Seen on CXR?
tb
pericardial calcification
hypokalaemia rhyme
U have no Pot and no T, but a long PR and a long QT
Posterior MI typically present on ECG with
tall R waves in V1-2
Widened mediastinum on CXR =
Aortic aneurysm, aortic dissection
Bain haemorrhage on warfarin Mx
stop
IV vit K 5mg
Prothrombin complex concentrate
Post PCI -> increasing severe chest pain mx?
cabg
post suspected anaphylaxis what can measure to confirm?
Serum tryptase levels
GTN key side effect profile
Hypotension, tachycardia, headache
Pharma mx of postural hypotension if conservative mx fails
fludrocortisone - increases renal Na resorption
[or midodrine]
What do thrombolytic drugs do?
activate plasminogen to form plasmin
pericarditis ECG
Saddle shaped ST elevation
1st line for HTN in diabetic
ACEi
[as reno-protective effect]
