Hana Buzzwords - Cardiology Flashcards
(25 cards)
What condition is indicated by fever and pleuritic chest pain relieved by sitting up and leaning forward?
Pericarditis
What does an irregularly irregular pulse indicate?
Atrial Fibrillation
What ECG finding shows a saw tooth baseline at 150 bpm?
Atrial Flutter
What are the signs of pulmonary oedema on an X-ray?
Alveolar bat’s wings, Kerley B lines, cardiomegaly, dilated prominent upper lobe vessels, pleural effusion
What does raised JVP/hepatojugular indicate?
Right-sided heart failure
What symptom is associated with myocardial infarction?
Sense of impending doom
What ECG finding shows saddle shaped ST elevation?
Pericarditis
What does broad complex tachycardia indicate?
Ventricular problem
What murmur is characterized by mid-diastolic sounds with a tapping, undisplaced apex?
Mitral Stenosis
What is indicated by broad QRS with a slurred upstroke on the R wave (delta wave)?
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
What does tall, tented T waves indicate?
Hyperkalaemia (and wide QRS complexes)
What does a J wave in an ECG indicate?
Hypothermia
What condition occurs when a patient gets pericarditis 4-6 weeks post MI?
Dressler’s syndrome
What symptom is described as ‘blurred yellowing vision headache’?
Digoxin Toxicity
What are Janeway Lesions and Osler’s Nodes indicative of?
Subacute bacterial endocarditis
What heart murmur is described as continuous and machine-like?
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
What does rib notching on CXR indicate?
Coarctation of the aorta
What type of murmur is a crescendo-decrescendo murmur?
Aortic Stenosis
What does diminished or absent lower limb pulses indicate?
Coarctation of the aorta
What does radio-femoral delay indicate?
Coarctation of the aorta
What does radio-radial delay indicate?
Coarctation or aortic dissection
What does MRS ASS stand for?
Mitral Regurgitation Systolic, Aortic Stenosis Systolic
What type of murmur radiates to the neck?
Systolic murmur, radiates to the neck → Aortic Stenosis
What symptom is described as sudden tearing/ripping chest pain radiating to the back?
Aortic Dissection
