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Boards Tip:
If the question references "ascites" what medication should always be added? -
\Spironolactone
Boards:
What drug is MOST important drug in reducing M/M for:
a) CAD
b) CHF -
\CAD = BB
CHF = ACE-inhibitor
BOARD question:
Which cholesterol lab has the GREATEST impact on M/M?
(i.e. is the most important) -
\HDL ("garbage truck")
**what REMOVES all the "bad cholesterol"
BOARD QUESTION:
What is the LDL goal in a patient with METABOLIC syndrome? -
\Goal LDL < 70 mg/dL
BOARD question:
What are the most common complications of HIGH TG? -
\1. Development of CAD = excess TG contribute to production of excess LDL
2. Acute pancreatitis
BOARD question:
What dietary education should you offer someone with HIGH TG? -
\OMG 3 & 6 are both good for you, HOWEVER, adverse health effects are seen when
intake OM6 >>>>> OM3
OM6 = vegetable / corn oil, beef, chicken
OM3 = fish oil, flax seed, tuna, salmon, walnuts
BOARD question:
Which of the following is a CONSISTENT predictor of DM, CAD and mortality:
a) TG levels
b) TC levels
c) Total weight
d) Waist circumference -
,\WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE
(highest indicator of M/M)
BOARD question:
Which group has the HIGHEST prevalence of metabolic syndrome:
a) AA
b) Caucasians
c) Hispanics
d) Mexican Americans -
\Mexican americans
BOARD question:
Which of the following is the MOST SENSITIVE predictor of CAD:
a) TC level
b) LDL levels
c) ratio of TC to HDL
d) C-reactive protein -
\Ratio of TC to HDL
BOARD question:
Use of Niacin is associated with reduction in:
a) CVA
b) CABG
c) CAD
d) MI -
\CAD
BOARD question:
At what point should a patients PLTE function return to normal after stopping GP IIb/IIIa
infusion? -
\12 hours
BOARDS (ACS):
What is ALWAYS the best answer on boards to treating ACS? -
\PCI (if this is a answer, always pick it!)
BOARD question:
What percentage of MIs are unrecognized by clinicians:
a) 10%
b) 20%
c) 30%
d) 40% -
\30%
BOARD question:
What is the MOST COMMON MI complaint OTHER than chest pain?
,a) syncope
b) epigastric pain
c) dyspnea
d) back pain -
\Dyspnea (SOB)
BOARD question:
Which if the following is TRUE concerning MI in elderly patients:
a) MI is rare in people > 75
b) MI pain is more SEVERE in elderly
c) SOB is reported most commonly in elderly
d) Convulsions related to MI are common in persons > 75 -
\SOB is reported most commonly in elderly
**realize that BOTH C & D are actually true, however on the boards, when 2 answers
are true, you must ALWAYS ask yourself, which is the MORE COMMON (and that will
always be the right answer)
BOARD question:
65 yo male presents to ER with CP + SOB for last 7 minutes. Initial EKG & cardiac
enzymes are negative. What is the most appropriate NEXT step in management:
a) admit for ACS and head straight to cath lab
b) discharge home with BB + ACEi
c) Admit for ACS and schedule for treadmill stress test
d) repeat EKG/enzymes in 2 hours -
\Repeat tests in 2 hours
BOARD question:
Elevation of troponin is indicative of injury to what?
a) blood vessels
b) pericardium
c) myocardium
d) smooth muscle -
\elevated troponin indicates = MYOCARDIAL injury
BOARD Question:
Patients with RCA (inferior MI) typcailly present with WHAT other symptoms besides
chest pain:
a) visual changes
b) hypertension
c) hypotension
d) epigastric pain -
\Epigastric pain
(remember inferior portion of the heart sits on diaphragm)
BOARDS:
, The prevalence of AFIB increases dramatically with:
a) cardiac damage
b) age
c) ETOH intake
d) smoking -
\AGE
BOARDS (true or false):
The natural tendency of AFIB is to become a CHRONIC condition.... -
\TRUE
BOARDS:
What is the MOST IMPORTANT diagnostic test to order in a newly diagnosed AFIB
patient:
a) EKG
b) TSH
c) ECHO
d) Angiogram -
\TSH
BOARDS:
What is the most appropriate initial test to order in AFIB:
a) TEE
b) TTE
c) CXR
d) angiography -
\BUZZ word is INITAL (answer) = TTE
Initial = TTE
BEST = TEE
BOARDS:
What agent is the most appropriate to use in a patient with AFIB + RVR secondary to
hyperthyroidism:
a) CCB
b) BB
c) Digoxin -
\BB (answer)
**remember that:
a) AFIB d/t cardiac issue = CCB
b) AFIB d/t non-cardiac issue = BB
c) AFIB + HF = digoxin
BOARDS:
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