Ehler Danlos Syndrome puts patients at high risk for what?
Ans- Aortic aneurysm and dissection
Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome puts patients at high risk for what?
Ans- Long QT
Initial defibrillation dose for pediatric patient
Ans- 2 joules per kg then 4 joules, increasing up to 10 joules
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Ehler Danlos Syndrome puts patients at high risk for what?
Ans- Aortic aneurysm and dissection
Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome puts patients at high risk for what?
Ans- Long QT
Initial defibrillation dose for pediatric patient
Ans- 2 joules per kg then 4 joules, increasing up to 10 joules
Signs of endocarditis
Ans- Janeway lesions- petechial lesions on palms/soles of feet
Osler's nodes- painful fingertip lesions
Roth's spots- retinal hemorrhages
, How to decrease pulmonary congestion in acute heart failure
Ans- Decrease preload- bipap
How much MAP do you want to reduce in hypertensive crisis
Ans- 20-25% in the first hour
Signs and treatment of pericardial tamponade
Ans- Muffled heart sounds and distended neck veins
Incision to left of xiphoid for pericardial decompression
How to hear a cardiac friction rub
Ans- Have patient lean forward and listen at left sternal border
Cardiac friction rub is a sign of what
Ans- Pericarditis
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