CARDIOLOGY BOARDS ABIM EXAM 2 LATEST
VERSIONS 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM 250
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES
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Diastolic pressures elevated and equalized in all chambers, low BP
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When to not use doutamine for PA cath findings in tamponade or
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stress restrictive pericarditis
3 Causes of LAD 4 Restrictive CM
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Terms in this set (216)
Flat or Down sloping St-segment depression >1 mm
What is a positive stress test
occurring 80 msec after j point
, St segment depression > 2 mm, ventricular tachycardia,
When to stop a stress test
drop in SBP > 15, chest pain, dyspnea, lightheadedness
Stress test of choice with a Myocardial perfusion imaging with adenosine,NOT
LBBB or ventricular pacing? exercising!
Know the algorithm for See page 5-3,figure 5-1
stress testing
When to not use doutamine History of VT, severe HTN, Low BP, poor echo images
for stress
Bronchospasm, severe valvular dysfunction, severe
When to not use adenosine
carotid stenosis, 2nd degree heart block, theophylline
for stress
dependent
Normals for PA catheter RA <7, RV 30/7, PCWP 3-11
pressures
PA cath findings in Diastolic pressures elevated and equalized in all
tamponade or restrictive chambers, low BP
pericarditis
Elevated RA and PA pressures, decreased or nl PCWP,
PA cath findings with RV
hypotension, and inferior MI. R side is decompensated,
AMI
cannot fill L side of the heart
PA cath findings in Elevated PCWP, RA pressure, and decreased
cardiogenic shock SBP/cardiac output
PA cath findings in mitral Elevated RA, PA (very elevated), PCWP, nl SBP
stenosis with RV failure
PA cath findings in Elevated PA, RA pressures, nl PCWP, SBP
pulmonary HTN
decrease in systolic BP of more than 10mmHg with
normal inspiration; palpated as weakened pulse with
Pulsus paradoxus
inspiration along with more heart contractions to pulse
beats
What conditions give you Constrictive or restrictive pericarditis, asthma, tension
pulsus paradoxus? pneumothorax
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