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SideBeffectBofBamlodipine,Bcardizem,BlyricaB-BAnswerperipheralBedema
xanthomaB-
BAnswerfattyBstreakingBvisibleBjustBunderBtheBskinBunderBeyes,BindicatesBHLD
cornealBarcusB-BAnswergrayishBringBaroundBtheBeyes,BindicatesBHLD
NormalBCVPB-BAnswer5-10
JVDBaboveB5BcmBcanBindicateB-BAnswerrightBventricularBfailureB(RVF)
cardiacBtamponade
constrictiveBpericarditis
SVCBobstruction
inreasedBintrathoracicBpressureB(PEEP,Bcough)
NormalBpulseBpressureB-BAnswer40
widenedBpulseBpressureBatBrestBcanBindicateB-BAnswerincreasedBcardiovascularBrisk
,WhatBisBtheBmostBcommonBcauseBofBnarrowB(low)BpulseBpressure?B-
BAnsweraBdropBinBleftBventricularBstrokeBvolume
HowBdoesBtraumaBcauseBnarrowBpulseBpressure?B-BAnswerBloodBloss
IfBpulseBpressureBisBextremelyBlowB(25BmmHgBorBless),BwhatBisBtheBcause?B-
BAnswerlowBstrokeBvolumeBsuchBasBHFBorBshock
NarrowBpulseBpressureBcausesBnotBRTBshockBorBHFB-
BAnsweraorticBvalveBstenosis,BcardiacBtamponade
NameBtwoBmedsBthatBlowerBpulseBpressureB-BAnswerACEBinhibitors,BfolicBacid
WhatBmedsBcanBraiseBpulseBpressureB-BAnswerNSAIDS,Bsteroids,BbirthBcontrol,BSSRIs
WhatBisBtheBCushingsBtriadB-
BAnswerBradycardia,BelevatedBpulseBpressure,BirregularBbreathing
CausesBofBwidenedBpulseBpressureB-BAnswerAtherosclerosis
AVBfistula
ChronicBaorticBregurgitation
Thyrotoxicosis
Fever
Anemia
ABwidenedBpulseBpressureBisBanBimportantBriskBfactorBforB-BAnswerheartBdisease
10BmmHgBincreaseBinBpulseBpressureBincreasedBriskBofBcardiovascularBcomplicationsBan
dBmortalityBbyB-BAnswer20%
, WidenedBpulseBpressureBisBaBriskBfactorBforBwhatBheartBrhythm?B-BAnswerafib
HowBmuchBfolicBacidBisBrecommendedBtoBdecreaseBpulseBpressure?B-
BAnswer5BmgBdaily
HowBdoesBfolicBacidBreduceBpulseBpressure?B-
BAnswertargetsBlargeBarteryBstiffnessBandBmayBpreventBisolatedBsystolicBHTN
ABIB0.9-1.0B-BAnswerNoBobstruction
ABIB0.4-0.6B-BAnswerSevereBobstruction
ABIB<0.4B-BAnswerIschemic
ABIB>BorB=B1.3B-BAnswercalcifiedBvessels
ABIB-BAnswerAnkleBBrachialBIndex
AllBPhysiciansBTakeBMoneyB-BAnswerAortic,BPulmonic,BTricuspid,BMitralBvalves
WhenBdoByouBhearBtheBmitralBandBtricuspidBvalveBclosing?B-BAnswerS1
WhenBdoByouBhearBS2?B-BAnsweraorticBandBpulmonicBvalvesBclosing
S4B-BAnswerheardBinBmanyBadults,BonlyBheardBinBsinusBrhythms
SplitBS2B-BAnswerdelayBinBpulmonicBvalveBclosure