Arrhythmias — Flashcards

Flashcard 201: How do the following laboratory values change in patients with hypopituitarism? Free T4: _____ Serum cortisol: _____ Aldosterone: _____

Answer: Decrease

Flashcard 202: _____ = atria and ventricles ARE NOT a part of the circuit

Answer: AV node reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT)

Flashcard 203: What is the recommended first-line treatment for confirmed, uncomplicated gonorrhea infection? _____

Answer: Ceftriaxone (500 mg IM)

Extra: Dual therapy with Azithromycin is no longer recommended due to increasing resistance of N. gonorrhoeae to macrolides. Previously, the standard was dual therapy with Ceftriaxone 250 mg + Azithromycin 1 g.

Flashcard 204: Who should be screened for syphilis infections? _____

Answer: Persons at increased risk Pregnant women

Flashcard 205: What is the treatment of a patient after resolution of atrial fibrillation, CHA2DS2-VASc score of 0, and occasional palpitations? _____

Answer: Observation

Flashcard 206: _____ is a polymorphic ventricular tachycardia characterized by a "twisting of the points" on ECG and is often associated with a prolonged QT interval.

Answer: Torsades de pointes

Extra: Treatment: IV Magnesium sulfate.

Flashcard 207: Anti-Jo, anti-SRP and anti-Mi-2 antibodies are suggestive of _____

Answer: myositis

Flashcard 208: Progressive adrenal insufficiency and neurological deficits is suggestive of _____

Answer: adrenoleukodystrophy

Flashcard 209: What is the cause of premature ventricular contractions in a patient with a high pCO2? _____

Answer: Hypoxemia

Flashcard 210: When is medical therapy for symptomatic atrial premature beats (APBs) considered? _____

Answer: After a trial of trigger avoidance (e.g. caffeine, EtOH, stress, smoking)