Acute Medical Presentations — Flashcards

Electrical cardioversion for AF is synchronised to the _____ to prevent ventricular fibrillation as the cardiac repolarisation is vulnerable

When is electrical cardioversion used as opposed to pharmacological cardioversion in atrial fibrillation? _____

ECG changes in _____ show diffuse "saddle-shaped" ST elevation & PR depression

If a patient is haemodynamically unstable from atrial fibrillation, they should be treated with _____

Hint: specific

Pericarditis can be complicated with pericardial effusion which can develop into _____

Aside from an ECG, what investigation should patients with suspected acute pericarditis have? _____

Myocarditis is a significant differential for acute chest pain because it can cause _____ even in young, healthy individuals

_____ is pericarditis that occurs at least 2 weeks after a myocardial infarction

Dressler's syndrome is _____

What is the management of acute pericarditis? _____

Hint: 2