Acute Medical Presentations — Flashcards

Oxygen target saturations for acute heart failure are _____-98%

Hypoperfusion in acute heart failure can result in _____ skin

What bloods are done for acute heart failure? _____ for heart failure Troponins to exclude ACS

O/E acute heart failure has _____, S3 gallop, & jugular venous distension

Hint: lung auscultation

Acute decompensated heart failure is most commonly precipitated because of _____

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

What is the initial imaging for acute heart failure? _____

What bed-side investigation is done for acute heart failure? _____

_____ is rapid onset of worsening symptoms of heart failure

Consider _____ in acute heart failure with reversible cardiogenic shock

Hint: treatment