NPLEX 2 cardiology Questions and Correct
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causes of dialted cardiomyopathy
✓ -:- thiamine def, alcohol, myocarditis, cocaine, herion, peripartum
S3 and S4 sound
✓ -:- dialted cardiomyopathy
non specific st changes and q waves
✓ -:- dialted cardiomyopathy
missense mutation for HTCM
✓ -:- chromosome 14
double apical pulse, s4, harsh systolic murmur, angina with exercise, palpitations and
dizziness with valsalva
✓ -:- HTCM
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ECG for HTCM
✓ -:- prominemnt q, short p-r interval
tx for HTCM
✓ -:- b-blockers
gradually worsening SOB, exercise intoleracne and fatigue with low QRS voltage
✓ -:- RCM
ifxn with endocarditis
✓ -:- acute - staph aureus
subacute - strep viridans
sxs of endocarditis
✓ -:- regurg murmurs, splinter hemorrahages, janeways lesions, muscoal
petechia, roths spots (retinal hemmorage with pale center) oslers nodes
(painful nodes on pads of fingers)
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