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Cardiology boards ABIM LATEST ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ Normals for PA catheter pressures - CORRECT ANSWER RA <7, RV 30/7, PCWP 3- 11 PA cath findings in tamponade or constrictive pericarditis - CORRECT ANSWER Diastolic pressures elevated and equalized in all chambers, low BP, tachycardia, interventricular dependence (septal bounce) PA cath findings in cardiogenic shock - CORRECT ANSWER Elevated PCWP, RA pressure, and decr...

CARDIOLOGY_ FISDAP Questions and Answers with Rationale . A 54 year old complains of chest tightness after raking leaves for an hour. The pain subsided after rest and two nitroglycerin. He has had very similar episodes in the past. He is most likely experiencing? · Angina Pectoris/ Unstable Angina/ Myocardial Infarction/ Esophageal spasm Reason for answer: Angina occurs when the heart's need for oxygen exceeds it's supply, usually during periods of physical or emotional stress when the h...

1 PANCE Treatments and Tests of Choice Cardiology: Dilated cardiomyopathy treatment: Correct Answer: ACE inhibitors, beta blockers, diuretics , dig, stop offending agent HOCM treatment: Correct Answer: Beta Blockers Defibrillators Dilated Cardiomyopathy test of choice: Correct Answer: TTEcho (LVH dilation, reduced EF) HOCM test of choice: Correct Answer: Doppler echo Restrictive cardiomyopathy test of choice: Correct Answer: Echo Restrictive cardiomyopathy treatment: Corr...

Cardiac Test 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS STUDY GUIDE Heart failure Correct Answer: The heart is incapable of maintaining a cardiac output adequate to accommodate metabolic requirements What happens to the ventricles of a failing heart? Correct Answer: They are dilated What decreases when the LV dysfunctions? Correct Answer: Cardiac output and blood pressure What causes heart failure (2)? Correct Answer: Severe cardiac muscle damage; chronic hypertension When does high output heart...

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