Acute Medical Presentations — Flashcards

What is the gold standard investigation for acute heart failure?\n_____

Patients with acute _____ heart failure typically present with acute dyspnoea, orthopnea, lower extremity oedema, along with bilateral crackles / wheezing (known as cardiac asthma)

Hypertension, pulmonary congestion, and minimal peripheral oedema after a myocardial infarction is suggestive of _____

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

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

If 6mg adenosine fails to treat stable SVT then give _____ adenosine, then 18mg adenosine

Hint: dose

Irregular, narrow-complex QRS tachyarrhythmia indicates possible _____

Hint: arrhythmia

Spot diagnosis = _____

Treat stable bradyarrhythmias with _____

Spot diagnosis = _____