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Subject : health-sciences
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1. What effect does transposition of the great vessels have on the ventricles?






2. Where is the coarctation in infantile coarctation of the aorta?






3. How does squating decrease hypoxemia in tetralogy of fallot?






4. What causes the nutmeg color in nutmeg liver?






5. Low voltage EKG w/diminished QRS amplitude.






6. What is the most common type of ASD? What %?






7. When is an MI patent at highest risk for fibrionous pericarditis?






8. What maintains patency of the PDA?






9. Friction rub and chest pain.






10. What are Janeway lesions?






11. What is the leading cause of death in the US?






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






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






14. What gross and microscopic changes occur 1-3 days after an MI?






15. What valves are most commonly involved in chronic rheumatic heart disease?






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






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






18. What characterizes acute rheumatic fever endocarditiis?






19. Which congenital heart defect is associated with maternal diabetes?






20. What type of collagen is involved in fibrosis?






21. Infects predamaged valves after transient bacteremia?






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






23. What is the cause of the red border around granulation tissue?






24. Dyspnea - PND - orthopnea - crackles - fluid rentention - heart failure cells.






25. What congenital heart defect is associated with fetal alcohol syndrome?






26. What is the most common valve infected by S aureus?






27. What type of endocarditis is associated with SLE?






28. What are the sx of PDA at birth?






29. When do macrophagess infiltrate the myocardium post MI?






30. What is the characteristic murmur of aortic stenosis?






31. What is the rate of congenital heart defects?






32. What is endocardial fibroelastosis? In what population is it found?






33. What effect does dilated cardiomyopathy have on the heart?






34. What cardiac disease is associated with tuberous sclerosis?






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






36. What are other (not atherosclerotic) causes of MI?






37. How do nitrates tx MI?






38. What are the Jones criteria?






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






40. With what developmental disorder is VSD associated?






41. What is the most common cause of death during the acute phase of rheumatic fever?






42. Which angina(s) show ST elevation on EKG? ST depression?






43. Poor myocardial fx due to chronic ischemic damage?






44. With what disease is transposition of the great vessels associated?






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






46. What bug causes acute rheumatic fever?






47. What tests show prior group A beta - hemolytic strep infection?






48. Which vasculitis can cause MI?






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






50. What is systolic dysfx?