ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Assignment Order 5987654 ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Assignment 1 A 57-year-old man with hypertension, who is a current tobacco user, presented to the emergency department with substernal chest pain. The chest pain started 90 minutes ago and is associated with nausea and diaphoresis. A prior electrocardiogram (EKG)from 1 year ago is shown below and his current EKG on presentation is shown in the […]

Ethical Issues and Risks Associated with Assignment Order 5979234 Ethical Issues and Risks Associated with Assignment A 65-year-old man presents to his local emergency department with 2 hours of severe substernal chest pain. The initial 12-lead electrocardiogram (EKG) reveals an acute injury pattern with 2 mm STsegment elevation in leads II, III, aVF, as well as V5 and V6. His blood pressure is 125/75 mm […]

Statistics Related to Interventional Cardiology Procedures Order 5899092 Statistics Related to Interventional Cardiology Procedures 1 You are the director of a community-based catheterization laboratory that performs approximately 500 percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) per year. As part of a quality improvement initiative, you have introduced a PCI database into practice that collects information at the time of the procedure and over the first year following discharge. […]

Buy Ebstein Anomaly Discussion Questions Order 5980324 Buy Ebstein Anomaly Discussion Questions 1. The following statements regarding Ebstein anomaly are true, except: (A) There is characteristic displacement of the septal and anterior leaflets into the right ventricle (RV) (B) There is commonly an ASD or patent foramen ovale present (C) EKG may reveal right atrial (RA) enlargement (D) There is an equal frequency between men […]

Order Congenital Heart Disease Discussion Order 5980213 Order Congenital Heart Disease Discussion 1 A 3-year-old patient presents to you for evaluation secondary to a referral from his pediatrician for a murmur. You diagnose the patient with a functional murmur. Common characteristics of this murmur include all of the following, except: (A) Often described as musical or ‘‘twanging string’’ (B) Normal electrocardiogram (EKG) and chest radiograph […]

Insertion Of An Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Order 5983120 Insertion Of An Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator 1 Which of the following statements regarding endomyocardial biopsy or temporary pacemaker lead placement is false? (A) The rate of perforation during right ventricular biopsy is 0.3% to 5% (B) Tamponade and circulatory collapse follow right ventricular perforation 75% of the time (C) Pericardial haemorrhage complicates 0.1% to 3.3% of left […]

Buy History Of Tuberculous Pericarditis Order 5988921 Buy History Of Tuberculous Pericarditis In the setting of aortic dissection, which of the following statements is incorrect? (A) Pericardial effusion coincides with 17% to 45% of cases (B) Pericardial tamponade occurs most frequently with a De-Bakey type I dissection (C) Pericardiocentesis may cause extension of the dissection (D) Surgery should be performed as soon as possible 8 […]

Percutaneous Balloon Pericardiotomy Discussion Order 5987221 Percutaneous Balloon Pericardiotomy Discussion 1 A 61-year old woman with recent tricuspid valve repair presents with increasing dyspnea, orthopnea, and presyncope. The patient was hypotensive, with distended jugular veins, and distant heart sounds on physical examination. On the basis of the hemodynamic tracing from the right ventricle (RV) shown in the following figure, which of the following statements is […]

Order Cerebrovascular Interventions Discussion Order 5980213 Order Cerebrovascular Interventions Discussion All the following statements pertaining to strokes are true, except: (A) Of all strokes, 88% are ischemic in etiology and 12% are hemorrhagic (B) When on aspirin, the risk of stroke in an asymptomatic patient with carotid stenosis 60% (C) Among patients with symptomatic carotid disease (those with prior transient ischemic attack [TIA] or strokes), […]

Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty Discussion Order 59081011 Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty Discussion 1 Dr. Y has just performed his second inflation across a congenitally stenotic pulmonary valve using a single balloon technique. The pre- and postprocedural pressure curves are obtained. The next most appropriate action would be to: 75 50 25 PA PA RV RV Preprocedure Postprocedure (A) Conclude that the procedure is a success […]