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LVEF under 60% is considered normal or abnormal?

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Abnormal

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Intense aortic stenosis has what characteristic?

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Single second heart sound during inspiration

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Asymmetric swelling is code for what disease?

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DVT most of the time

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Acute Decompensated Heart Failure, what drug should be avoided?

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Metroprolol

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If I have a heart attack and a history of an Upper GI bleed 2/2 H. Pylori, does this disqualify me from getting aspirin?

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No, if it has resolved, all good

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85% of open-heart surgery cases can have what un-intended consequence?

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Constrictive pericarditis, EKG may not show ST elevation in all leads

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Sine wave pattern, after receiving chemotherapy can cause what?

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Arrythmia 2/2 hyperkalemia

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Persistent Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia usually occurs why?

How many P wave Morphologies are needed to make this diagnosis?

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Underlying disease such as Electrolytes and Pulmonary Disease

3 p-wave morphologies

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Sudden death upon exercise in young adults, most likely is what underlying problem?

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Anomalous Coronary Artery

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What is the worse risk factor in an aging individual via Coronary Artery Disease?

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Diabetes Mellitus

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Bicuspid Aortic Valve disease in an asymptomatic young adult, what is the next best step?

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Screen First Degree Relatives

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All new unexplained heart failure patients get what test?

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Treadmill Stress Test

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Young male with unexplained foot pain, sudden blood clot in leg, apical diastolic murmur, what is the most likely cause?

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Left Atrial Myxoma

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What age do men have secondary hypertension 2/2 renal stenosis?

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60-65 years old

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What is the underlying cause of secondary hypertension in a 28 year old male?

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Renal Parenchymal Disease

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Can Mechanical Valve patients be switched from warfarin to DOAC instead?

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No, studies do not show that a DOAC is as safe as Warfarin

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Regardless of PAD feelings, what is the first medication addition regardless of the lab status?

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Cholesterol medication

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In the PAD algorithm, where is Cilastozol?

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After statin/aspirin addition, supervised exercise program

Cannot jump right to this despite what might be thought

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Will heart function return after Trastuzumab is removed?

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Yes

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Chest pain, but no ST elevations, some ST inversions, what is the best treatment?

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Medical Management, no Cath Lab right away

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Medication for Heart Failure stage 1 is ACE, Beta Blocker, Diuretics. What is the next drug to add in stage 2?

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Spironolactone
Help improve mortality

Must be careful with K, dont give with a K over 5 or CKD and elevated K

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Post STEMI Pericarditis, what is the first drug to be given?

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Aspirin, no naproxen and colchicine (other NSAIDs besides Aspirin do not help with heart healing)

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With Pericarditis, will ST elevation and PR depression in all leads always be there? Even with a friction rub?

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NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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62 year old female with chest pain, negative stress test means what?

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Less than a 1% chance of CV problems in the next year

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A-fib with RVR, what is the DOC?
Metoprolol or Verapamil (non-dihydropyridine Calcium channel blocker)
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Young female recent cocaine use, left arm pain, negative EKG, negative CT scan, BP 130/80, left arm and leg weakness, what should I think about?
Aortic Dissection
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If a young male has crazy high BP, no real past medical history, what is the next best step?
Start medications, do not go hunting for Conn syndrome or anything
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If a young male has crazy high BP, no real past medical history, what is the best drug combination to place him on?
Calcium Channel Blocker and ACE inhibitor P.S. check his lipids
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Recent car accident and family drama (1 day ago), chest pain, ST elevation, clean coronary Cath, what should I think about?
Takasobu Cardiomyopathy, left LV wall hypokinesis
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What type of pain does an aortic dissection present with?
Tearing chest pain versus heart attack is pressure pain
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``` Sudden Cardiac Death family history Sustained Ventricular Arrythmia Syncope 2/2 Ventricular Arrythmia LV Hypertrophy with wall thickness > 30mm LV EF < 50% ``` These are all indications of what?
A young individual receiving an ICD
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Do you or do you not shock in PEA or asystole?
You DO NOT shock in PEA or asystole
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``` Patient presents with Loud S1, Loud P2 Broad and Notched P wave (P-Mitrale) Mid Diastolic Rumble Dyspnea Hemoptysis ```
Rheumatic Heart Disease | Mitral Stenosis
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Post Coronary Cath, the groin has the following, what could they be? May or May not have a mass, no bruit? Bulging, pulsatile mass and systolic Bruit? No Mass, continuous Bruit?
Hematoma Pseudoaneurysm AV Fistula
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A young woman with unexplained pulmonary hypertension, what is a strong lifestyle suggestion?
No pregnancy at this time and regular supervised aerobic activity
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___________ drug inhibits digoxin tubular secretion.
Verapamil
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True or False, isolated V1 T-wave inversions are normal
True
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What age bracket is an S3 normal under?
40 years old
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What is a second DOC in HOCM management after beta blockers?
Verapamil
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Warfarin goal for Aortic Valve Replacement? Warfarin goal for Mitral Valve Replacement?
INR 2.0-3.0 INR 2.5-3.5
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Most effective way to decrease blood pressure is?
Lose weight
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Best way to control CHF exacerbation blood pressure? Why not Metoprolol?
Nitroglycerin, hit veins, decreases venous preload If the heart is slow in this CHF episodes, a beta blocker will slow the heart down further, and the pulmonary edema can get worse
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What is the best drug for an Aortic Dissection?
Beta Blocker (Esmolol)
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S3 heart sound means what?
Blood fills an enlarged ventricles
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S4 heart sound means what?
Stiff ventricular wall
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If I am taking rivaroxaban, and I need surgery, should I stop it?
Yes, stop two days before surgery, no need to heparin bridge
47
Quick physical exam feature difference between Marfan's Syndrome and Ehler's Danlos Syndrome?
Ehler's Danlos has skin manifestations, Marfan's does not
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If a young, 38-year-old male comes in with sudden heart failure, what is something to think about?
Autoimmune disease, Marfan's Disease, Ehler's Danlos, MVP, collagen problems
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A young female, hx of Rheumatic fever, comes with SOB, MS, what is the first thing to rule out?
Pregnancy, can exacerbate MS/heart problems with extra fluid on board
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Papillary Muscle ruptures, usually think what? Chordiae Tendonaie, usually in young people, rupture think what?
Recent MI Collagen problem, Marfan's or Ehler's Danlos Syndrome
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If I have a heart problem and history of bilateral inguinal hernias (16 years old), what is something to think about?
Marfan's or Ehler's Danlos Syndrome
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Bicuspid Aortic Valve, what is a commonly associated disease, as well?
Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
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Young male, crescendo decrescendo murmur at heart's apex, worse with Valsalva, what am I?
HOCM
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Heart Failure, low EF, but asymptomatic, no medication being taken, what drug should be started?
ACE inhibitor and eventually beta blocker
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Post Heart Attack, how long does a low-risk patient have to wait to resume sexual activity?
3-4 weeks
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When I give diuretics to a patient, besides getting rid of fluid, I am doing what to the heart?
Decreasing Pre-load
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When I have a CHF problem, do I give Beta Blockers?
No, the goal is not to slow the heart down, the goal is to relieve fluid the heart has to move, i.e. give diuretics not beta blockers
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Maybe heart attack, no ST elevations, how long does it take for a troponin to be positive? When is the peak?
2-3 hours 12-48 hours is the peak
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Heart attack CK-MB takes how long to elevate? How long to normalize?
4-6 hours 48-72 hours
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BNP is broken down by neprilysin, what drug can affect this drug value?
ACE inhibitor, as a result, the patient has bad BNP clearance, not a reliable marker
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If there is suspected CHF exacerbation, what are other signs that NEED to be there?
``` Fluid on lungs Elevated JVD Difficulty breathing Peripheral Swelling S3 Orthopnea Orthopnea at night, cannot lay flat ``` If some combination is not here, look for something else, i.e COPD
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Does squatting, supine leg raising increase or decrease venous return?
Increase venous return
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Does standing or Valsalva increase or decrease venous return?
Decrease venous return
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Crescendo descrendo murmur in systole is code for what?
Aortic Stenosis
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MVP is an ejection or non ejection murmur?
Non-ejection murmur
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Do MVP/HOCM murmurs increase or decrease with increased venous return? Do AS/AR/MS/MR murmurs increase or decrease with increased venous return?
decrease* (these are the exceptions) increase
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Atenolol is cleared by the liver or the kidney? What disease could cause Beta blocker toxicity?
Kidney CKD can cause problems
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Calcium gluconate can treat what kind of toxicity?
Verapamil toxicity

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