Solutions
Aortic regurgitation occurs during what phase of the cardiac cycle?
Correct Answer - diastole
Mitral regurgitation occurs during what phase of the cardiac cycle?
Correct Answer - systole
What are the symptoms of Beck's Triad? Correct Answer - -
hypotension
-muffled heart sounds
-JVD
A transvalvular gradient ______ is severe in mitral stenosis and a
gradient ______ is normal. Correct Answer - >10
<5
What is the only cardiomyopathy that does not have remodeling?
Correct Answer - RCM
What type of remodeling will you see in Diastolic HF? Correct
Answer - concentric
What type of remodeling will you see in Systolic HF? Correct
Answer - eccentric
ACS (Acute coronary syndrome) includes: Correct Answer - UA
STEMI
NSTEMI
What medication can reverse excessive beta-block or calcium
channel block? Correct Answer - glucagon
, What are the three pericardial layers? Correct Answer -
fibrous
parietal
viscera
How much fluid is generally present in the pericardial space?
Correct Answer - 15-50 mL
Pulsus Paradoxus is typically associated with what condition?
Correct Answer - Cardiac tamponade
Kussmaul's sign is typically associated with what condition?
Correct Answer - Constrictive pericarditis
What are the factors that increase MvO2? Correct Answer -
preload
HR
inotropy
afterload
What is the most "economical" way to increase SV without
increasing MvO2? Correct Answer - Preload
Concentric hypertrophy has a(n) _______________ in afterload while
eccentric hypertrophy has a(n) _______________ in afterload Correct
Answer - decrease
increase
At greater than what diameter is aneurysm surgery indicated?
Correct Answer - 5.5cm
What are the layers of the artery wall? Correct Answer - intima
media