Pericarditis/ Atherosclerosis/ MI/ Endocarditis

Question 1

What could cause inflammation of the pericardium?

Answer 1

Viral infection, throacic trauma, MI, TB

Question 2

What is the fluid accumulation in the pericardial cavity; swollen tissue cretions friction

Answer 2

Pericardial effusion

Question 3

What is a life-threatening cardiac compression from fluid accumulation?

Answer 3

Cardiac tamponade

Question 4

What is Beck’s triad?

Answer 4

Low BP, distended jugular veins/ muffled heart sounds

Question 5

What is the loss of elasticity from chronic inflammation?

Answer 5

Constrictive pericarditis

Question 6

What is a chronic inflammatory disease triggered by a vessel wall injury and characterized by thickening/ hardening lesions calcifying on the arterial wall, causing obstruction

Answer 6

Atherosclerosis

Question 7

A progressive disease that leads to potential blood clots caused by calcified lesions on the arterial wall.

Answer 7

Atherosclerosis

Question 8

What is the death of the myocardium from a sudden blockage of coronary artery blood flow?

Answer 8

Myocardial infarction

Question 9

What could atherosclerosis, thrombus, or vasospasm cause?

Answer 9

Myocardial infarction

Question 10

How would a myocardial infarction appear on an EKG?

Answer 10

S and T wave would be elevated

Question 11

A patient with unstable angina and elevated toponin level is admitted. What could this indicate?

Answer 11

Myocardial infarction

Question 12

When should myocardial infarction be treated?

Answer 12

Within 90 minutes

Question 13

What condition results from an infection of the endocardium and heart valves typically caused by streptococcous and stapylococcus.

Answer 13

Infective endocarditis

Question 14

Embolism, causing microemboli and microhemorrhage are causes of?

Answer 14

Infective endocarditis

Question 15

IV drug use, vavular disorder, prosthetic heart valves, rheumatic heart disease, dental cleaning or poor dentition are risk factors for?

Answer 15

Infective endocarditis

Question 16

Osler’s nodes or Janeway lesions are manifestations are indications of?

Answer 16

Infective endocarditis

Question 17

Painful lesion found on the thumb

Answer 17

Osler node

Question 18

A painless lesion found on the palm of the hand

Answer 18

Janeway lesion

Question 19

What could happen if infective endocarditis is left untreated?

Answer 19

FATAL

Question 20

Hematuria, splinter hemorrhages under nails are manifestations of?

Answer 20

Infective endocarditis