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Subject : health-sciences
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1. Low voltage EKG w/diminished QRS amplitude.






2. What causes the split S2 in ASD?






3. What two things happen when a blocked vessel is opened after an MI?






4. When do CK- MB levels rise - peak - and return to normal?






5. What is the characteristic finding on CXR in tetralogy of fallot?






6. What causes notching of the ribs in adult coarctation of the aorta?






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






8. How does restrictive cardiomyopathy present?






9. What is systolic dysfx?






10. Sudden death in a young athlete.






11. What is a complication of chronic rheumatic heart disease?






12. What is the tx for mitral valve prolapse?






13. What iis the tx for aortic regurg?






14. What are the sx/complications of myocarditis?






15. Vegetations on surface and undersurface of mitral valve.






16. What is the most common congenital heart defect?






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






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






19. How does reperfusion injury occur?






20. What gross and microscopic changes occur 1-3 weeks after an MI?






21. What type of tumor is a rhabdomyoma?






22. What is an Anitschow cell?






23. What type of ischemia does stable angina cause?






24. With what endocarditis is S epidermidis associated?






25. What is the tx for aortic stenosis?






26. Swelling and pain in a large joint that resolves within days and migrates to involve another large joint.






27. What does nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis cause?






28. Ostium primum ASD is associated with what congenital disorder?






29. What is a Quincke pulse?






30. What is the most common tumor of the heart?






31. Erythematous nontender lesions on palms and soles.






32. How does O2 tx MI?






33. What murmur ccan be heard in PDA?






34. Is injury due angina reversible or irreversible?






35. What does rupture of a papillary muscle cause?






36. How does aortic regurg affect the heart chambers?






37. What coronary arterysupplies the lateral wall of the LV?






38. What valves are involved in rhuematic endocarditis?






39. Which artery is most often occluded in an MI?






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






41. What is migratory polyarthritis?






42. When is an MI pt at greatest risk for cardiogenic shock?






43. In which chamber of the heart are cardiac myxomas found?






44. What is typically the mechanims of sudden cardiac death?






45. What is the characteristic murmur of aortic stenosis?






46. What is the rate of mitral valve prolapse in the US?






47. When do neutrophils infiltrate the myocardium post MI?






48. What causes a mid - systolic click followed by a regurgitation murmur?






49. What is the murmur of mitral valve prolapse?






50. In which chamber of the heart are rhabdomyomas found?