Acute Medical Presentations — Flashcards

Flashcard 131: Acute heart failure often presents with a _____ or blood-tinged cough

Answer: frothy

Flashcard 132: Acute _____ heart failure occurs with pre-existing heart failure often precipitated by non-adehrence to HF medications, ACS, arrhythmia

Answer: decompensated

Flashcard 133: BNP > _____ pg/mL & NT-proBNP > 300 pg/mL rules in acute heart failure

Answer: 100

Extra: Note: While 300 pg/mL is the cut-off to rule out acute heart failure, age-adjusted NT-proBNP rule-in thresholds are: - <50 years: >450 pg/mL - 50-75 years: >900 pg/mL - >75 years: >1800 pg/mL

Flashcard 134: What is the likely diagnosis in a patient with a YouTube link provided for clinical correlation? _____ [https://youtu.be/TvcU-WPrRkI]

Answer: Heart failure

Flashcard 135: What is the gold standard investigation for acute heart failure?\n_____

Answer: Transthoracic Echocardiogram

Flashcard 136: Hypertension, pulmonary congestion, and minimal peripheral oedema after a myocardial infarction is suggestive of _____

Answer: flash pulmonary oedema

Flashcard 137: De novo heart failure (acute) is most commonly precipitated because of _____

Answer: ACS

Flashcard 138: What is the management for acute decompensated heart failure? _____ - most important intervention Modify medications Nitrates Oxygen Position

Answer: Loop diuretic (IV furosemide)

Flashcard 139: Treat stable SVT with _____ first

Answer: vagal manoeuvres

Flashcard 140: Bradyarrhythmias < _____ beats per minute

Answer: 60