Cardiology — Flashcards

What investigations should be ordered for aortic regurgitation? 1st Line: _____ Before surgery: invasive cardiac catheterisation

The medical management of aortic regurgitation is targeted at reducing aortic root dilation by lowering _____ blood pressure using what medications? Lorsartan

A _____ non-displaced/displaced apex may be felt upon chest palpation in a patient with aortic stenosis

What murmur is heard upon auscultation in Aortic regurgitation? _____

Mid-diastolic (Austin-Flint) murmur is auscultated in _____

Hint: valvular pathology

De Musset's signs (head bobbing) is generally a result of which valvular defect? _____

What triad of symptoms is associated with aortic stenosis? _____

The most common cause of aortic reguritation: Developing world = _____ Developed world = bicuspid valve

An _____ murmur heard loudest at the 2nd right ICS that radiates to the carotids is characteristic of Aortic Stenosis

Quincke's signs (nailbed pulse) is observed in _____

Hint: condition