IE
This valve is often involved in IE of IVDU and is best heard at the 4th intercostal space, left sternal border.
What is the tricuspid valve?
Known as the 5 failures for HFrEF
Characterized by autoimmune activation and tissue destruction after a strep infection
What is rheumatic fever?
Young adult presenting with breathlessness, fatigue and cyanosis and a pronounced pan systolic murmur on exam
What is a VSD?
Known as the 3 causes of syncope
What are orthostatic, cardiogenic and neurally mediated reflex?
These antibiotics are often selected as first dose empiric therapy for suspected IE
What is Vanco and ceftriaxone?
What is NYHA class III?
What is aortic stenosis?
Patient presenting with breathlessness, fatigue and an atrial arrhythmia. Heart tones reveal a wide fix splitting of the second heart tone.
What is ASD?
These constitute the 1st line medications (3) for HTN
What are thiazide diuretics, ACE/ARB and CCB?
Blood cultures return positive for MSSA and these antibiotics are prescribed with a level 1A recommendation.
What is nafcillin and gentamicin?
Generally known as the medication combination that makes up GDMT
What is ACE/ARB/ARNI, beta blocker, MRA and SGLT2i?
Presents with exertional dyspnea, angina, frothy cough, widened pulse pressure, diastolic decrescendo murmur parasternally ICS 2-3-4. List of possible causes: bicuspid valve, rheumatic fever, Marfan, calcified valves, IE, phen-phen.
Known as therapy for N-STEMI (5).
What is ASA, clopidogrel, heparin gtt until PCI, high intensity statin, maybe a bb and PCI 24-48 hours
Patient is presenting with BP of 182/123 with no evidence of end organ damage and mild headache
What is hypertensive urgency?
Duration of antibiotics in IE in IVDU
What is 6 weeks?
Top priority intervention for the patient that presents with a history of HF, significant recent weight gain, SOB, wet cough, peripheral edema, elevated BNP. NYHA class 3-4
What is diuresis? Then- what is GDMT.
Pneumonic used to remember valve locations during physical assessment and locations of valves during auscultation.
Describes a typical patient and treatment for acute pericarditis
What is a young male with friction rub, pulsus paradoxes, and is treated with ASA, IBU, and colchicine?
These are known as the blood pressure lowering goals in hypertensive emergency.
What is MAP down by 10-20% in the first hour and 25% in the next 24 hours?
Diagnostic criteria for IE
Known as the 1st drug given for HFpEF and HFmrEF.
What is SGLT2i?
What is mitral valve regurgitation caused by an MI.
Typically can see 2 chambers in this view on POCUS and looks like a hungry fishy mouth
What is parasternal short axis?
A calcium channel blocker that can be used in hypertensive emergency with an associated stroke
What is nicardipine?