PAEA EMERGENCY MEDICINE EOR EXAM 2024 WITH 100% CORRECT AMSWERS

what is the most common cause of heart failure? specifically left sided? right sided? Answer - -MC is CAD (coronary artery disease) -L sided: *CAD* & HTN -R sided: *L sided HF* & pulmonary dz decreased ejection fraction, thin ventricular walls, dilated LV chamber, and an S3 gallop (filling of dilated ventricle) is associated with systolic or diastolic heart failure? Answer - systolic (MC form of CHF) *(the sound is actually heard in the diastole though) -memory trick: "sys-to-lic" 3 consonants = S3 normal ejection fraction, thick ventricular walls, narrowed LV chamber, and an S4 gallop (atrial contraction into a stiff ventricle) is associated with systolic or diastolic heart failure? Answer - diastolic -memory trick: "di-a-sto-lic" 4 consonants = S4 what are the causes of systolic vs diastolic heart failure? Answer - -systolic: post *MI*, *dilated cardiomyopathy*, myocarditis -diastolic: *HTN*, *LVH*, *elderly*, valvular heart dz, hypertrophic or restrictive cardiomyopathy, constrictive pericarditis when the metabolic demands of the body exceed normal cardiac function (d/t thyrotoxicosis, wet beriberi, severe anemia, AV shunting, Paget's disease of the bone) this is termed ________ heart failure Answer - high-output