Cardiology — Flashcards

Low levels of _____ may be termed dyslipidaemia

Hint: LDL/HDL

Evidence of hyperlipidaemia may be visible on the eyelids in the form of _____, and in the eyes as corneal arcus

_____ monitoring is required for potassium infusions >20 mmol/hr

Superior vena cava syndrome is characterized by _____ (e.g., facial edema, neck vein distention) due to obstruction of the SVC.

Examination of the JVP in patients with superior vena cava obstruction reveals a _____

Hint: Clinical finding

Superior vena cava obstruction is characterised by impaired venous drainage of the _____, leading to oedema and distended superficial veins

Hint: 3 anatomical regions

A carotid artery endarterectomy procedure is considered if symptomatic (e.g.TIA, stroke) and carotid stenosis > _____%

The goal of statin therapy is to lower non-HDL cholesterol by more than _____%

A pulmonary embolism risk factor is recent _____ & 6 weeks postpartum

On ECG the classical finding of pulmonary embolism is _____