Etiology
Cardiac disease falls under which type of shock?
Cardiogenic shock
What is caused by decreased blood flow to the heart that is usually secondary to a plaque rupture and formation of a thrombus?
acute coronary syndrome
A patient has an onset of chest pain, weakness, fatigue, sweating. She is immediately given aspirin. What may she be experiencing?
What protein is elevated in STEMI and NSTEMI?
troponin
What is the treatment for sinus bradycardia?
Atropine
idiopathic etiology (85%)
atherosclerosis
Severe tearing chest pain that radiates to the back, with different pulses/BP in the arms indicates?
aortic dissection
Diagnosis for aortic dissection is a ________.
CT angiogram
Treatment for congestive heart failure?
Nitrates
What is the most common valvular disease?
aortic stenosis
What is the most common bacteria associated with infective endocarditis?
Streptococcus viridians
What is a physical exam finding of endocarditis described as "small tender pea-sized nodes on the pads of fingers and toes"?
osler nodes
diagnosis for myocarditis?
biopsy
What should be given to a patient with cocaine-related acute coronary syndrome?
Benzodiazepines
Massive pulmonary embolism, pericardial tamponade, tension pneumothorax and aortic dissection all far under which category of shock?
obstructive shock
________ allows for a left to right shunt.
Tachycardia, tachypnea, hypotension, a narrow pulse pressure and pulsus paradoxus indicate what condition?
Cardiac Tamponade
PERC rule and Wells criteria is associated with what cardiovascular condition?
pulmonary embolism
What should be given to a patient with Dressler's syndrome?
Aspirin
The_______ type of aortic dissection is the MOST COMMON and has a ________ mortality rate.
ascending; high
What is the condition caused by the Bundle of Kent "preexciting" the ventricles, leading to a delta wave?
Beck's triad for cardiac tamponade includes?
1. decreased BP
2. JVD
3. muffled heart sounds
How do you differentiate between a STEMI and pericarditis on an EKG?
Pericarditis has DIFFUSE ST elevation
What is the treatment for pericarditis?
Colchicine + NSAIDs