Drugs
All of these medications can be given through an ET tube except this (Atropine, Epinephrine, Naloxone, Sodium Bicarb)
What it: Sodium Bicarb
ST segment elevation in leads I, aVL, and V5-V6 with reciprocal depression in these leads, would have you calling the STEMI for an lateral wall MI.
What is/are: Leads II, III, aVF, V1
You would call this PR interval "short".
What is: <0.12 seconds
This is the most common cause of Vfib and pulseless Vtach.
What is: Coronary ischemia/infarction
This type of MI will cause ST segment elevation in leads V1-V6 with reciprocal depression in leads II, III, and aVF.
What is: Anterior Wall MI
This drug is the treatment of choice for hypertension associated with preeclampsia.
What is: Magnesium Sulfate & Hydrazine
These erythematous macular lesions often located on the palms, don't hurt.
What is (are): Laneway Lesions
This is the diagnostic procedure of choice for detecting a pericardial effusion occurring in association with pericarditis.
What is: Cardiac Echocardiography
This organism is responsible for most cases of right-sided endocarditis.
What is: Staph Aureus
Seeing this on a cardiac monitor tells you that you transvenous pacer placement was successful.
Medical therapy for aortic dissections is aimed at controlling the forces that propagate the dissection. Name one of the two first line agents.
What is: B-blockers/Nitroprusside
ST elevation in leads II, III, and aVF with reciprocal depression in I, aVL, and V1-V4 are concerning for an infarction of this coronary artery.
What is: The RCA (bonus: name that arrhythmia)
This is the earliest radiographic finding of CHF.
What is: Cephalization of flow/Vascular redistribution to upper lung fields
Most pulmonary emboli originate from venous thrombi located in this general anatomic location
What is: Lower extremities (& pelvis)
When evaluating an unfortunate soul with pericarditis, you may also see this in addition to diffuse ST elevation.
What is: PR depression
This is the most effective medical therapy for the treatment of atypical chest pain associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
What is: B-Blocker
According to the 2013 AHA recommendations, contact to device time <90 minutes for PCI states here.
What is: Ambulance/prehospital (first medical contact with prehospital personnel, i.e. no longer "door to balloon")
This marker of inflammation is released from cardiac myocytes and starts increasing in the serum within 2-3 hours and peaks at 4-24 hours.
The most common cause of failure to pace is this
(Battery depletion, over sensing, under sensing, wire fracture)
What is: Oversensing
What is: Adenosine
As awesome they sound, this pharmacologic treatment should only be used in afib patients on this very old drug in severe cases.
What is/are: Fab fragments
What is: The inferior wall
This jeopardy frontman suffered a "mild heart attack" in 2012, but remained hospitalized for weeks because of a head bleed sustained in the associated fall.
Who is: Alex Trebek
These are three of the six major risk factors for ACS. (Name any three)
What is/are: cigarette smoking, hypertension, DM, hypercholesterolemia, family Hx of CAD before age 55 in a first degree relative, PMHx of CAD, PAD, hyper coagulability, or carotid arteriosclerosis.
These stilettos you won't want to wear, instead you should check for this metabolic derangement.
What is: Hyperkalemia