Cardiac exam 2 Flashcards
(104 cards)
Aortic Stenosis is what kind of murmur?
systolic
heard at R 2nd ICS
Nearly always occurs as a delayed complication of acute rheumatic fever
Mitral stenosis
Mitral stenosis can enlarge the L atrium and this can apply pressure to the RLN and cause what?
hoarseness
What do you want the HR to be with Mitral stenosis?
60-90 to allow diastolic filling, regular rhythm.
What heart rates do you want to avoid with mitral stenosis?
Tachycardia for sure, also bradycardia.
You want the heat rhythm normal
can pancuronium cause bradycardia or tachycardia?
tachycardia thus avoid use if someone has Mitral stenosis.
Patients with cyanotic heart disease, what type of minute ventilation and carbon dioxide levels do they have?
(what is their response to CO2 and low O2?)
increased minute ventilation and maintain normocarbia.
They have a normal ventilatory response to hypercapnia but a blunted response to hypoxemia.
What is Eisenmenger’s syndrome?
Congenital heart defect when a left to right shunt causes increased flow through the pulmonary vasculature causing pulmonary hypertension which in turn causes increased pressure in the right side of the heart and reverse the shunt into a right to left shunt.
cyanotic heart defect
*When do cardiac complications, spontaneous abortions, premature delivery, thrombolic complications, peripartum endocarditis typically occur if you you have a CHD?
presenting usually in the last month of pregnancy.
Can a pregnant lady have cardioversion performed?
could be safe with close fetal monitoring.
What type of hypertrophy is Aortic stenosis, concentric or eccentric?
Concentric (pressure)
What is the most common cause of obstruction to left ventricular outflow?
Aortic stenosis
What is the size of a normal aortic valve and what is the size of a severely stenosed valve?
Aortic valve is normally 2.5 - 3.5 cm2
sever stenosis is less than or equal to 1.0 cm2
What is the problem with losing your atrial kick if you have aortic stenosis?
decreases ventricular filling and would lead to a reduction of 40% in CO
Aortic Stenosis: HR?
maintain low HR (60-90 bpm) avoid bradycardia and tachycardia b/c SV is fixed
Aortic Stenosis: Rhythm?
NSR (very important) do not want a junctional rhythm or a fib bc that gets rid of the atrial kick they so desperately need to maintain.
AS: Preload?
maintain and optimize (very important)
What changes do you want to AVOID with aortic stenosis?
AVOID:
hypotension (treat with small doses of Phenylephrine (neo))
Decreases in CO
Tachycardia
What is the deal with spinals and epidurals with AS?
Spinals and epidurals are contraindicated in severe aortic stenosis. (risk for hypotension)
but
mild to moderate stenosis may tolerate spinal or epidural (epidural better)
With AS what will you treat bradycardia, tachycardia, SVT, and Ventricular dysrhythmias with?
Brady = atropine
Tachy = esmolol
SVT/V dys. = Amiodarone
What type of lesion is Aortic stenosis?
Obstructive
Coarctation of aorta is what type of lesion and located where typically?
obstructive and located in the descending aorta
In preductal (infantile) coarctation of aorta what is the perfusion difference between the upper and lower body?
Lower half is cyanotic… perfusion to upper half is derived from aorta, while perfusion to lower half is derived primarily from pulmonary artery.
The lower body below the point of coarctation.
What CHD is described: HTN in upper extremities with bounding pulses and hypotension of lower extremities with weak or absent pulses?
Coarctation of aorta