Hypertension
ACS
Arrhythmias Pt. 1
Arterial & Venous Disease
Heart Failure
100
Elevated blood pressure classification.
120-129 AND <80
100
What is the most common cause of chronic stable angina?
Atherosclerosis.
100
What is the drug of choice for treating atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT)?
Adenosine.
100
What is defined as a significant reduction in BP upon standing?
Orthostatic hypotension.
100
What is another name for stress-induced cardiomyopathy?
Broken Heart Syndrome OR Takotsubo Syndrome.
200
Blood pressure is the product of what two cardiac elements?
Cardiac output and peripheral vascular resistance.
200
What antiplatelet is used to treat ischemia?
Aspirin.
200
A delta wave on an EKG depicts what?
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome.
200
What is the most common cause of syncope across all ages?
Vasovagal hypotension.
200
What murmur will be heard in 100% of dilated cardiomyopathy cases?
S4
300
What is the most common symptom of hypertension?
Headache.
300
What lab finding is most helpful when treating an MI?
Troponin.
300
What are the short and long-term treatments for Torsades de Pointes?
Short - IV Magnesium.
Long - Beta-blockers.
300
DAILY DOUBLE - Describe the difference between vasovagal and orthostatic hypotension.
300
What dilated cardiomyopathy medication option leads to a 30-35% reduction in mortality?
Spironolactone.
400
What is the drug of choice for HTN in patients with diabetes? What is the drug of choice for HTN in African American patients?
ACE-I. ARBs.
400
What is the goal BMI and LDL for secondary MI prevention?
<25. ≤70mg/dL.
400
What is the most effective long-term atrial flutter treatment?
Ablation.
400
What is the biggest risk factor for Printzmetal's Angina?
Cigarette smoking.
400
What is the only FDA approved medication for transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy?
Tafamidis
500
What is the gold standard evaluation for secondary hypertension?
Renal angiograms.
500
In what leads would an acute anteroapical MI be located on an EKG?
V3-V4
500
What is defined as a sinus node dysfunction with no known cause?
Sick Sinus Syndrome.
500
Patients with persistent symptoms of varicose veins after nonoperative management are candidates for what?
Superficial venous ablation.
500
What is the inheritance pattern of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
Autosomal dominant.