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Subject : health-sciences
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1. How does O2 tx MI?






2. How do you prevent S viridans endocarditis?






3. With what disease is infantile coarctation of the aorta associated?






4. What is the effect of acute vs chronic rheumatic disease off the mitral valve?






5. What shunt does tetralogy of fallot produce?






6. What % of MIs involve the LAD?






7. How does MI cause LHF?






8. What generally causes ischemic heart disease?






9. What imaging test is useful for detecting lesions on valves?






10. Reperfusion of irreversibly damaged cells results in Ca influx - leading to hypercontraction of myofibrils.






11. What type of valvular vegetations does S aureus cause?






12. Pericarditis 6-8 wks post MI.






13. What is the effect of mitral regurg on the heart?






14. What are the complications that occur months after an MI?






15. Dilated cardiomyopathy is a late complication of what illness?






16. What does rupture of the IV septum cause?






17. What is the rate of congenital heart defects?






18. When would arrhythmia occur after MI?






19. What is molecular mimicry?






20. How does asprin/heparin tx MI?






21. What is the most common cause of endocarditis in IV drug users?






22. What is the only Jones criteria that doesn't resolve with time?






23. What type of vegetations does nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis) cause?






24. What are the clinical features of endocarditis? What causes each feature?






25. How does transmural MI/ischemia present on EKG?






26. Tender lesions on fingers or toes.






27. In what pt population does S aureus commonly cause valvular disease?






28. Sudden death in a young athlete.






29. What type of vegetations form in nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis?






30. What are the tx for MI?






31. What is the characteristic murmur of aortic stenosis?






32. What is the most common primary cardiac tumor in adults? Is it malignant or benign?






33. Foci of chronic inflammation - reactive histiocytes with slender - wavy nuclei - giant cells - and fibrinoid material.






34. Crushing chest pain lasting >20 minutes that radiates to left arm or jaw - diaphoresis - and dyspnea. Sx not relieved by NG.






35. What is the most common form of cardiomyopathy?






36. How long after pharyngitis does acute rheumatic fever occur?






37. What drugs can cause dilated cardiomyopathy?






38. What is the main cause of MV regurg? What are other causes?






39. With what endocarditis is S epidermidis associated?






40. With what condition are rhabdomyomas associated?






41. What areas of the heart does the RCA supply?






42. What complications occur 4-7 days post MI?






43. What murmur ccan be heard in PDA?






44. What is eythema marginatum? What parts of the body does it commonly involve?






45. What effect does squatting have on the murmur of mitral valve prolapse? Why?






46. What causes prinzmetal angina?






47. Chest pain the arises with exertion or emotional stress and is relieved by NG or rest. The pain lasts <20 min and radiates to the left arm or jaw. There is also diaphoresis and SOB - EKG shows ST- segment depression.






48. What causes acute endocarditis?






49. Systolic ejection click followed by crescendo - decrescendo murmur.






50. What is the most common cause of RHF? What are others?