Ventricular arrhythmias US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Ventricular arrhythmias with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Ventricular arrhythmias Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: Which electrolyte disturbance causes tetany, torsades de pointes, and hypokalemia? _____
Answer: Low Mg2+ (hypomagnesemia)
Flashcard 2: 2nd degree Mobitz type II AV block and complete heart block are often treated with a(n) _____
Answer: pacemaker
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Flashcard 3: _____ is characterized by a completely erratic rhythm with no identifiable waves on ECG
Answer: Ventricular fibrillation
Flashcard 4: Deficiencies of which two cations are associated with torsades de pointes? _____
Answer: K+ and Mg2+
Flashcard 5: _____ fibrillation is a fatal arrhythmia without immediate CPR and defibrillation
Answer: Ventricular
Flashcard 6: Torsades de pointes can progress to ventricular _____
Answer: fibrillation (VF)
Flashcard 7: Scabies causes pruritis that is worse _____
Answer: at night
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super itchy at night with excoriations and crusted, red papules.
Flashcard 8: Adrenal insufficiency may cause _____ following a stressful event (e.g. surgery, infection), characterized by hypotensive shock, confusion, fever, and abdominal pain
*bonus: next step in management?
Answer: adrenal crisis
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* because cortisol is unable to maintain blood pressure
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Flashcard 9: What disease is associated with this spinal cord lesion?
_____
Answer: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
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Flashcard 10: _____ incontinence is due to incomplete emptying, due to detrusor underactivity or outlet obstruction
Answer: Overflow
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Overflow = think of things that stop outflow and cause overflow
Often 2/2 neural trauma (trauma, MS)
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