Cardiology Questions
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50y/o man, asthma, new HTN, underlying causes excluded. TX?
30y/o man, MVA, unconsciouss at scene, breathing spontaneously. in A&E ECG = irregular rhythm, no P, QRS, ST or T waves. Rate is rapid
75y/o asian woman, 5-mth tiredness, SOBOE. Bilateral pitting oedema, fine crepitations in bases.
35y/o man, HTN, tingling in fingers, enlarged tongue, prognathism, ?diabetic
60y/o woman, frusemide. ECG = 'U' waves in leads V3-4. Cause?
65y/o man, chronic bronchitis, now raised JVP, hepatomegaly, ankle and sacral oedema
60y/o man, A&E severe headaches, seizure, >HTN, papilloedema. TX?
50y/o woman, fast heart rate, irregular rhythm. ECG = no P waves. Recent weight loss, 'nervousness, palpitations
45y/o woman, long limbs, new HTN, BP is different in both arms and lower in legs
40y/o man, post thyroidectomy for carcinoma, new HTN, severe headaches, palpitations, glycosuria
Preterm baby, tachypnoea, expiratory grunting, continuous machinery like murmur in 2nd left intercostal space. ECG normal
35y/o, IVD user, upper quadrant abdo pain, peripheral oedema, ascites, pulsatile liver, pansystolic murmur along left sternal border
60y/o man, sudden collapse, unwittnessed, no pulse
40y/o woman, Marfan's, SOB, fainting spells, pounding of the heart. Capillary pulsation in nailbed, pistol-shot femoral pulses, high-pitched diastolic murmur at lower left sternal edge
60y/o man, chest pain radiating down left arm. ECG = Q waves in II, III and AVF, T wave changes in V5-6
Hypercholesterolaemia treatment that leads to flushing and pruritis
55y/o man, chest pain, dyspnoea. ECG = 'Q' waves in leads III and AVF, inverted 'T' waves in leads V1-3. Cause?
45y/o woman, HTN and confusion, truncal obesity, proximal myopathy, osteoporosis, raised 24-hour free cortisol
70y/o man, nausea, vomiting, weakness, peripheral oedema. Meds = Digoxin, Chlorthalidon for CHF. Given Frusemide and have marked diuresis 10L, then collapsed. ECG = prolonged P-R interval, inverted T waves, depressed ST-segments
44y/o woman, headaches, nosebleeds, BP 160/110 in R arm, 130/80 in L arm, cold legs and delayed radiofemoral pulses