Lift lower leg 15-30° --> pale, lower the leg --> rubor. Used to test for leg ischemia
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BNP is the ventricular response to increased pressure and volume of the ventricles. What effect does it have at the kidney?
Decrease Na+/H20 resorption. However it is overpowered by RAAS
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ID the most likely etiologic agent in 49 y/o F with fever and pleuritic chest pain. Exam reveals apical systolic murmur, splinter hemorrhages in fingernails. Hx of IV drug abuse. Culture reveals Ã-hemolysis gram pos coccus
Staphalococcus areus
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S3 gallop implies ______ hypertrophy
eccentric
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Explain the pathogenesis of Coxsackie B related cardiomyopathy.
viral entry â inflammatory damage/death to myocytes â eccentric hypertrophy â âvolume in LV â â contractiity âââCHF
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What is the ankle-brachial index and what is it used for?
Indicates the compressibility of vessels. If ABI <0.90 --> peripheral artery Dz. May underestimate severity, and DM/CKD Pts may have false â of ABI
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What does colchicine do?
Colchicine can be used in pericarditis/myocarditis to reduce neutrophil migration to inflammed sites
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What is the MOA of diltiazem?
Class IV antiarrhythmic Ca2+ blocker used for rate control
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What does asymmetric dimethyl arginine (AMDA) do? Hint: Peripheral artery Dz