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Subject : health-sciences
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1. Tender lesions on fingers or toes.






2. What effect does mitral stenosis have on the heart chambers?






3. What are the forward and backward sx of LHF?






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






5. Lower extremity cyanosis in infants? In adults?






6. How do you prevent S viridans endocarditis?






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






8. What is a common complication of cardiac metastasis?






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






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






11. Myofiber hypertrophy with disarray.






12. How does aortic regurg affect the heart chambers?






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






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






15. With what congenital heart defect is ADULT coarctation of the aorta associated?






16. What structures are susceptible to rupture post MI?






17. What type of vegetations does Strep viridans cause?






18. How does hypertension cause LHF?

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






20. What is the most common cause of sudden cardiac death? What are less common causes of sudden cardiac death?






21. What is the most common type of endocarditis?






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






23. What is the etiology of S viridans endocarditis?






24. What are the sx of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?






25. What are the sx/complications of myocarditis?






26. What is the most common form of cardiomyopathy?






27. What vavular defect results from acute rheumatic fever?






28. What cardiac enzyme is useful for detecting reinfarction?






29. Which chambers of the heart are generally spared in an MI?






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






31. What is the gross and microscopic appearance of cardiac myxomas?






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






33. What is Loeffler syndrome?






34. What is molecular mimicry?






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






36. What increases the risk for chronic rheumatic heart disease?






37. What causes acute endocarditis?






38. What does nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis cause?






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






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






41. What drugs can cause dilated cardiomyopathy?






42. With what other congenital heart defect is tricuspid atresia associated? What type of shunt is present?






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






44. What are the clinical features of LHF due to?






45. What are heart failure cells?






46. What congenital heart defect does indomethacin tx?






47. What type of endocarditis is associated with SLE?






48. What maintains patency of the PDA?






49. What is migratory polyarthritis?






50. What effect does aortic stenosis have on the chambers of the heart?