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Decks in this class (21)

Cardiovascular drugs
How does aspirin work 1,
How does aspirin work 2,
How does clopidogrel work 3
27  cards
Heart failure
What is heart failure 1,
What are the main causes of heart...,
What are the two main physiologic...
19  cards
Ischaemic heart disease (angina and MI)
How is ischaemic heart disease di...,
What are the most sensitive and s...,
What qualifies as st elevation 3
24  cards
Buzzwords
Fever and pleuritic chest pain re...,
Irregularly irregular pulse 2,
Ecg sawtooth baseline and 150bpm 3
15  cards
Atrial fibrillation
Ecg signs of atrial fibrillation 3 1,
Common secondary causes of af 4 2,
What is sick sinus syndrome 3
20  cards
Heart block
Definition of heart block 1,
Prolonged conduction through av n...,
Progressive prolongation of the p...
11  cards
ECG interpretation
What two things can always be sai...,
Why is ventricular tachycardia an...,
What is the commonest mechanism o...
27  cards
Hypertension
Nice recommendation for ambulator...,
Investigations in a hypertensive ...,
Secondary causes of hypertension 5 3
14  cards
Tachycardia
Broad complex tachycardia is assu...,
If patient with any tachycardia h...,
History of alcohol abuse torsades...
27  cards
ECG changes
Normal ecg variants in non athlet...,
Normal ecg variants in athletes 4 2,
What causes the ecg changes in at...
4  cards
Chest pain DDx
Sharp chest pain relieved by sitt...,
Burning retrosternal pain 2,
History of marfan s other connect...
17  cards
Congenital heart defects
Persistent connection between the...,
Predisposing factors to pda 3 2,
Examination features of pda 5 3
17  cards
Advanced life support
Shockable rhythms 1,
Non shockable rhythms 2,
Reversible causes of cardiac arre...
12  cards
Passmed/pastest
Overdose of which class of drug p...,
Ecg changes in tca overdose 3 2,
Features of severe tca poisoning 4 3
19  cards
Heart murmurs
When does physiological splitting...,
Mitral stenosis is best heard 2,
Mitral regurgitation is best heard 3
30  cards
Bradycardia
The management of bradycardia dep...,
What are the adverse features in ...,
Which features indicate risk of a...
5  cards
Pericarditis
Characteristics of the chest pain...,
Signs of pericarditis 3 2,
Causes of pericarditis 6 3
4  cards
Shock
Aetiological groups of shock 1,
What is sepsis defined as 2,
What are the sirs criteria 4 3
18  cards
Endocarditis
Risk factors for infective endoca...,
Bacteria which cause endocarditis...,
Criteria used for diagnosis 3
10  cards
OSCE
Signs of hypercholesterolaemia 3 1,
Painful red nodules on finger pul...,
Small painless erythematous nodul...
23  cards
Exam
Main causes of heart failure 4 1,
Heart sounds in heart failure 2,
Management of heart failure 3
54  cards

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