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Emergency Medicine EOR Exam
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Dilated Cardiomyopathy: most common cause is ____. Others? -
✔✔alcohol; may also be idiopathic, myocarditis, or drugs (doxorubicin) -- 1
in 3 cases of heart failure are caused by dilated cardiomyopathy
Dilated Cardiomyopathy: most common cause is ____. Others? -
✔✔alcohol; may also be idiopathic, myocarditis, or drugs (doxorubicin) -- 1
in 3 cases of heart failure are caused by dilated cardiomyopathy
What PE and EKG changes are seen with dilated cardiomyopathy? -
✔✔PE: S3, JVD, crackles - possible mitral regurg
EKG: nonspecific ST and T wave changes, LBBB
What PE and EKG changes are seen with dilated cardiomyopathy? -
✔✔PE: S3, JVD, crackles - possible mitral regurg
EKG: nonspecific ST and T wave changes, LBBB
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: is due to hypertrophy of the _____. PE
reveals mitral regurgitation, a ____heart sound, and prominent left
ventricular impulse. EKG reveals LVH - ✔✔cardiac septum; S4
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: is due to hypertrophy of the _____. PE
reveals mitral regurgitation, a ____heart sound, and prominent left
ventricular impulse. EKG reveals LVH - ✔✔cardiac septum; S4
Restrictive cardiomyopathy: often caused by a ____process, or post-
radiation or post open-heart surgery. What is the most common first
symptom? - ✔✔--infiltrative process - amyloidosis, sarcoidosis, and
hemochromatosis -- changes in myocardium
--most common first symptom is exertion intolerance and fluid retention,
signs of right heart failure
Restrictive cardiomyopathy: often caused by a ____process, or post-
radiation or post open-heart surgery. What is the most common first
symptom? - ✔✔--infiltrative process - amyloidosis, sarcoidosis, and
hemochromatosis -- changes in myocardium
--most common first symptom is exertion intolerance and fluid retention,
signs of right heart failure
Atrial fibrillation - regularly irregular - the most common sustained
arrhythmia in adults - what three treatments are used? - ✔✔1. rate control
w BB, CCB, or digoxin
2. Anticoagulation w heparin & warfarin
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3. rhythm control w amiodarone or cardioversion
Atrial fibrillation - regularly irregular - the most common sustained
arrhythmia in adults - what three treatments are used? - ✔✔1. rate control
w BB, CCB, or digoxin
2. Anticoagulation w heparin & warfarin
3. rhythm control w amiodarone or cardioversion
Atrial flutter - sawtooth pattern in II, III, aVF - what three treatments are
used? - ✔✔1. cardioversion if no contraindications
2. acute rate control tx w BB, CCB - amiodarone, sotalol, quinidine, or
procainamide
3. If site of reentrant is known, catheter ablation
Atrial flutter - sawtooth pattern in II, III, aVF - what three treatments are
used? - ✔✔1. cardioversion if no contraindications
2. acute rate control tx w BB, CCB - amiodarone, sotalol, quinidine, or
procainamide
3. If site of reentrant is known, catheter ablation
Multifocal atrial tachycardia - noted in patients with COPD or severe
systemic illness - EKG shows multiple shaped P waves and differing PR
intervals. ____are agents of choice? - ✔✔CCB
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Multifocal atrial tachycardia - noted in patients with COPD or severe
systemic illness - EKG shows multiple shaped P waves and differing PR
intervals. ____are agents of choice? - ✔✔CCB
BLOCKS
1. ____=prolonged PR interval
2.____=progressive increase in PR until Pwave is blocked.
3._____=sudden block in P wave w no change in PR
4._____=atrial and ventricular rhythm are independent of each other. -
✔✔First degree; Wenckebach Mobitz type I; Mobitz type II, Third degree
block
BLOCKS
1. ____=prolonged PR interval
2.____=progressive increase in PR until Pwave is blocked.
3._____=sudden block in P wave w no change in PR
4._____=atrial and ventricular rhythm are independent of each other. -
✔✔First degree; Wenckebach Mobitz type I; Mobitz type II, Third degree
block
A _____may develop after acute MI, PE, aortic stenosis and is due to a
conduction delay in the right or left bundles. - ✔✔Bundle branch block
