Acute Medical Presentations UK Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Acute Medical Presentations Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 281: When is electrical cardioversion used as opposed to pharmacological cardioversion in atrial fibrillation?
_____
Answer: If the patient is haemodynamically unstable
Flashcard 282: If atrial fibrillation is present for ≥ 48 hours then _____ should be used for at least 3 weeks prior to cardioversion
Answer: anticoagulation
Flashcard 283: Dressler's syndrome is _____
Answer: autoimmune pericarditis after a myocardial infarction
Flashcard 284:
ECG changes in _____ show diffuse "saddle-shaped" ST elevation & PR depression
Answer: pericarditis
Flashcard 285: Pericarditis chest pain is often relieved by _____
Answer: leaning forwards
Flashcard 286: Pericarditis often presents with _____ pain that is made worse on inspiration
Answer: pleuritic
Flashcard 287: What is the best initial investigation for acute pericarditis?
Answer: ECG is the initial and most important investigation for diagnosing acute pericarditis. Classic findings include widespread ST-segment elevation (concave upwards) and PR-segment depression.
Flashcard 288: What is the management of cardiac tamponade secondary to pericarditis?\n_____
Answer: NSAIDs + colchicine + pericardiocentesis
Flashcard 289: What are the indications for rhythm control for atrial fibrillation?
_____
Answer: - Haemodynamically unstable (hypotensive)
- Heart failure
- New onset 48 hours
- Reversible cause
Flashcard 290: A _____ on auscultation is diagnostic of pericarditis
Answer: pericardial friction rub
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