CARDIOLOGY FISDAP 2 EXAM PREPARATION
PACK 2026 KEY CONCEPTS AND REVISION
NOTES
◉ What is our dose for nitro, and what are the contraindications?
Answer: 0.4mg sublingual
15mg/1inch paste
1g patch
Systolic <90mmHg
PDE5 inhibitors x 48hrs
Head Trauma/Hemorrhage signs
Poor Systemic Perfusion
◉ Swelling of affected limb, pain and tenderness,
inflammation/redness, warm to touch on affected limb, pain on
dorsiflexion (Homan Sign) are all signs of?
Answer: DVT
◉ Treatment of DVT
Answer: Supportive Care, Position of Comfort, Establish IV, Cardiac
Monitor, Pulse Ox, O2, Monitor vitals for embolism.
, Do not massage affected limb.
◉ The pressure gradient that drives coronary blood pressure.
The difference between aortic diastolic pressure and left ventricular
end diastolic pressure that perfuses the coronary arteries.
Answer: Coronary Perfusion
◉ Tachycardia, Difficulty Breathing, Diminished Lung Sound, Pulse
Quality Changes, and unequal chest rise are early signs and
symptoms of?
Answer: Tension Pneumothorax
Air is entering the pleural space but cannot escape. Positive pressure
ventilation can make it worse.
◉ Criteria for Unstable Dysrhythmia
Answer: Ischemic Chest Pain
ALOC
Hypotension/Hypovolemia
Signs of Shock
Acute Heart Failure
PACK 2026 KEY CONCEPTS AND REVISION
NOTES
◉ What is our dose for nitro, and what are the contraindications?
Answer: 0.4mg sublingual
15mg/1inch paste
1g patch
Systolic <90mmHg
PDE5 inhibitors x 48hrs
Head Trauma/Hemorrhage signs
Poor Systemic Perfusion
◉ Swelling of affected limb, pain and tenderness,
inflammation/redness, warm to touch on affected limb, pain on
dorsiflexion (Homan Sign) are all signs of?
Answer: DVT
◉ Treatment of DVT
Answer: Supportive Care, Position of Comfort, Establish IV, Cardiac
Monitor, Pulse Ox, O2, Monitor vitals for embolism.
, Do not massage affected limb.
◉ The pressure gradient that drives coronary blood pressure.
The difference between aortic diastolic pressure and left ventricular
end diastolic pressure that perfuses the coronary arteries.
Answer: Coronary Perfusion
◉ Tachycardia, Difficulty Breathing, Diminished Lung Sound, Pulse
Quality Changes, and unequal chest rise are early signs and
symptoms of?
Answer: Tension Pneumothorax
Air is entering the pleural space but cannot escape. Positive pressure
ventilation can make it worse.
◉ Criteria for Unstable Dysrhythmia
Answer: Ischemic Chest Pain
ALOC
Hypotension/Hypovolemia
Signs of Shock
Acute Heart Failure
