Cardiology — Flashcards

_____ syndrome occurs when administration of vasodilators shunts blood towards well-perfused areas, increasing ischemia in post-stenotic regions

A _____ interval between A2 (of S2) and the opening snap sounds of a mitral stenosis murmur correlates with increased disease severity

A dicrotic pulse typically occurs in patients with severe _____ dysfunction and low systemic arterial resistance

Aortic dissection may present with sudden sharp, tearing _____ pain that radiates to the back

Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome presents with a _____ QRS complex and shortened PR interval on ECG

Pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension/PAH has _____ PCWP and PVR more than 3 wood units

Ventricular _____ is a contained free wall rupture that may occur 3 - 14 days post-MI

Stable angina is often relieved by _____ or with nitroglycerin

Patients with acute _____ heart failure typically present with progressive dyspnea, orthopnea, lower extremity edema, along with bilateral crackles / wheezing (known as cardiac asthma)

Eisenmenger syndrome is characterized by a triad of _____, clubbing, and polycythemia