Pericardial diseases — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Kussmaul sign (increased JVP on inspiration) may be seen with _____ (left or right) atrial or ventricular tumors

Answer: right

Flashcard 2: _____ most often presents with friction rub and chest pain

Answer: Pericarditis

Flashcard 3: One ECG change associated with cardiac tamponade is _____, which occurs due to "swinging" movement of the heart in a large effusion

Answer: electrical alternans

Flashcard 4: Aortic Area (Sitting; Bell):Identify:[sound:16 Aortic, Early Dias Mur, Sitting, Bell.mp3]_____

Answer: Early Diastolic Murmur

Flashcard 5: Cardiac tamponade is a(n) _____-sided heart failure

Answer: right

Extra:  https://onlinemeded.org/spa/cardiology/pericardial-disease/acquire?ref=anki 

Flashcard 6: Colchicine is indicated for _____, a condition that manifests with positional sharp chest pain

Answer: pericarditis

Flashcard 7: How long does it take for constrictive pericarditis to occur?_____

Answer: Several weeks to months

Flashcard 8: What is Ebstein's anomaly?

Answer: atrialized right ventricle

Flashcard 9: medial medullary syndrome

Answer: stroke in paramedian branches of ASA and/or vertebral arteries

Extra: lower limb hemiparesis, loss of proprioception, tongue deviation

Flashcard 10: migraine headache

Answer: irritation of CN 5, meninges, and/or blood vessels

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