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1
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What does a clinical diagnosis in cardiology include?

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Physical examination- murmurs and signs of heart failure
History - restriction and functional capacity
Investigations-
non-invasive,= echo
invasive = Cardiac catherization

2
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What type of symptoms are characteristic of valvular disease?

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Exertional symptoms

3
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Clinical history for valvular heart disease?

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Chest pain
Breathlessness
Collapse/Dizzy spells

4
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Cardiac breathlessness and valvular disease?

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Usually related to activity
Often associated with ankle activity
Orthopnoea - SOB lying down
PND- attack of severe SOB and ocughing that wakes someone up

5
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Functional classification of Valvular disease?

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Class 1- No limitation
Class 2- Slight limitation of ordinary activity
Class 3- Marked limitation of less than ordinary activity
Class 4- Severe limitation of minimal activity or at rest

6
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What is involved in a cardiology clinical exam?

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  • General appearance
  • Arterial pulse- radial, carotid
  • Venous pulse- JVP
  • Palpation- apex, parasternal heave
  • Auscultation- Heart sounds and murmurs
7
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3 signs of right heart failure?

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Raised JVP
Pitting oedema
Hepatic congestion

8
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Describe the apex beat in mitral stenosis?

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Tapping

9
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When is the apex beat displaced and diffuse?

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Left ventricular dilation (volume overload)

10
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Describe the apex beat in left ventricular hypertrophy?>

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Heaving
Maybe displaced
Pressure overload

11
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How to find the parasternal heave and what situation would it be present in?

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Hand to the left of sternum

Right ventricular overload- cor pulmonale, pulmonary hypertension

12
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What is a cardiac murmur?

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Audible turbulence of blood flow

Can be either innocent or pathological

13
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Process and points for describing a murmur?

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Systole or diastole 
What type of murmur
Where is it loudest 
Where does it radiate to 
What grade of murmur 
Influenced by respiration?
14
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Process and points for describing a murmur?

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Systole or diastole 
What type of murmur
Where is it loudest 
Where does it radiate to 
What grade of murmur 
Influenced by respiration?
15
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What happens in the first heart sound?

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Mitral and tricuspid valve shut

Start of systole

16
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What happen sin 2nd heart sound?

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Pulmonary and aortic valve shut

Start of diastole

17
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Phonogram of murmurs showing

  • Normal
  • Aortic stenosis
  • Mitral regurgitation
  • Aortic regurgitation
  • Mitral stenosis
  • Patient ductus arteriosus
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18
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Types of systolic murmurs?

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Pansystolic

Ejection systolic

19
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Types of diastolic murmur?

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Early diastolic murmur

Mid diastolic

20
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Pansystolic murmur diagram?

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*

21
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Ejection systolic murmur diagram?

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**

22
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Early diastolic murmur diagram?

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**

23
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Mid diastolic murmur diagram?

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24
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What condition does a murmur radiate to the carotids?

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Aortic stenosis

25
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Where does a mitral regurgitation murmur radiate to?

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Axilla

26
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Grading of murmurs?

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1= Very quiet 
2= Quiet- easy to hear 
3= Loud 
4= Loud with a thrill 
5= Very loud with a thrill 
6= Loud- audible without stethoscope
27
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Which murmurs are louder with respiration?

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Right sided murmurs

28
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What murmur has a 2nd heart sound splitting?

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Aortic stenosis

29
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Third heart sound splitting?

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Aortic regurgitation

30
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What heart sound is split in mitral stenosis?

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4th heart sound

31
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When is an innocent murmur present?

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Tricuspid regurgitation

32
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When is there a pericardial rub?

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Mitral regurgitation

33
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What additional heart sounds occurs in a continuous murmur?

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Systolic clicks

34
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Describe an innocent/functional murmur?

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Soft
Position dependent
Often early systolic (diastolic murmurs are always pathological)

35
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What is valvular stenosis?

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Valves which do not open properly

36
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What is valve regurgitation?

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Valves which do not close properly

37
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What is mixed valve disease

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Valves which neither open nor close properly

38
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Categories of aortic stenosis?

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Degenerative
Congenital
Rheumatic

39
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Symptoms of aortic stenosis?

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Breathlessness
Chest pain
Dizziness/syncope

40
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Signs of aortic stenosis?

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Low volume pulse
Forevful displaced apex
Ejection systolic murmur that can radiate to the carotids

41
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Aortic stenosis ECG?

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42
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Treatment of aortic stenosis?

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Conventional valve replacement
Trans catheter aortic valve replacement (TAVI)
Balloon aortic valvotomy (BAV)

43
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Describe mechanical heart valves eg who would receive, drugs the would have, how long they last

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Longevity
Younger patients
Warfarin

44
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Describe bio-prosthetic valves?

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Lasts 10 years
No warfarin
Older patients

45
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AVR vs TAMI
Trans catheter aortic valve replacement
Aortic valve replacement

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AVR=

  • Still preferred
  • Long term outcomes
  • No contra-indications
  • CAGB aswell

TAMI=

  • Co-morbidity
  • Previous sternotomy
46
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Causes of mitral regurgitation?

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Leaflets- prolapsing, rheumatic,myxomatous (floppy) or endocarditis
Chordae rupture - prolapse/ flail leaflet
Papillary muscle rupture - ischaemic
Annular dilation

47
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Symptoms of mitral regurgitation?

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Breathlessness
Peripheral oedema
Fatigue

48
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Signs of mitral regurgitation?

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Displaced apex

Pansystolic murmur

49
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Treatment for mitral regurgitation?

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Medication - diuretics and ACEI
Surgery - Repair- (prolapse), replacement (degenerative)
Percutaneous - Clips in infancy

50
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Main cause of mitral stenosis?

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Rheumatic

51
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Symptoms of mitral stenosis?

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Breathlessness
Fatigue
Palpitations (AF)

52
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Signs of mitral stenosis?

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Malar Flush
Tapping apex beat
Mid diastolic rumbling diastolic murmur localized to apex

53
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Treatment of mitral stenosis?

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Medication - Diuretics and treat AF
Balloon valvuloplasty
Surgery valve replacement

54
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Causes of aortic regurgitation?

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Leaflets- endocarditis, connective tissue diseases, rheumatic
Annulas- marfans, aortic dissection

55
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Symptoms of aortic regurgitation?

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Breathlessness

56
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Signs of aortic regurgitation?

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Collapsing pulse
Wide pulse pressure
Displaced apex beat
Early diastolic murmur left sternal edge

57
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Treatment for aortic regurgitation?

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Medication= ACE inhibitors 
Surfery= valve replacement, Symptoms and LV dilatation
58
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Most common valve lessions?

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aortic stenosis, mitral regurgitation, mitral stenosis and aortic regurgitation