Acute Medical Presentations — Flashcards

Secondary hypertension often presents as _____ hypertension or hypertensive emergencies

_____ is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness from global cerebral hypoperfusion with spontaneous recovery

A patient with accelerated (malignant) hypertension or life threatening symptoms should be _____

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What bed-side investigation is done for acute heart failure? _____

Hypoperfusion in acute heart failure can result in _____ skin

What bloods are done for acute heart failure? _____ for heart failure Troponins to exclude ACS

What is the initial imaging for acute heart failure? _____

Acute heart failure is categorised into _____ HF (~70%) and de novo HF (~15%)

Myocardial infarction-induced acute left ventricular failure can result in rapid onset _____ and acute pulmonary oedema

Oxygen target saturations for acute heart failure are _____-98%