Heart failure — Flashcards

Untreated acromegaly can cause _____ myocardial hypertrophy leading to diastolic heart failure

Hint: concentric/eccentric

JVD and pitting edema = _____ sided heart failure

Hint: right/left

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with prosthetic mitral valve that presents with shortness of breath and bibasilar crackles? _____

What is the likely diagnosis in a COPD patient with JVD, hepatomegaly, and pitting edema? _____

Untreated acromegaly can cause _____ myocardial hypertrophy, leading to diastolic heart failure

Hint: concentric/eccentric

Dilated cardiomyopathy = _____

Hint: S3/S4 gallop

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient living in a nursing facility that presents with a 2 x 1 cm skin ulcer overlying the sacral region? _____

Ventilator Settings: If low PaCO2 and ↑ pH → decrease _____ or _____

The most common respiratory complication of drowning is _____, caused by the aspiration of liquid that washes out alveolar surfactant

Which type of parapneumonic effusion is characterized by the following values: pH < 7.2 Glucose < 60 mg/dl WBC > 50,000/mm3 Gram stain/culture: negative _____