Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 11: What pathology is indicated on the ECG below? _____

Answer: 3rd degree AV block

Flashcard 12: According to the ACLS Bradycardia Algorithm, the first-line medication for a patient with symptomatic or unstable bradycardia is _____.

Answer: Atropine

Extra: If atropine is ineffective for symptomatic bradycardia, second-line options include: - Transcutaneous pacing - Dopamine infusion (5–20 mcg/kg per minute) - Epinephrine infusion (2–10 mcg per minute)

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Answer: trials and studies for cardiovascular diseases

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Answer: trials and studies for cardiovascular diseases

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Flashcard 16: _____ years age group is mc affected in RHD

Answer: 5 to 15

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Flashcard 17: LDH levels rise _____ hours after an MI and peak at 3-6 days

Answer: 24

Flashcard 18: Homocystinuria causes increased risk for _____ and atherosclerosis, which may cause stroke and MI

Answer: thrombosis

Flashcard 19: One complication of _____ is high-output heart failure due to formation of AV shunts in bone

Answer: Paget disease of bone

Flashcard 20: A pericardial knock is a brief, high frequency, precordial sound heard in early _____ in patients with constrictive pericarditis

Answer: diastole