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Subject : health-sciences
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1. What iis the tx for aortic regurg?






2. What is the definition of ischemia?






3. How does ischemia cause LHF?






4. Reactive histiocyte with slender - wavy 'caterpillar' nucleus.






5. At what point in development do congenital heart defects arise?






6. What makes the MV prolapse murmur louder? Why?






7. What type of endocarditis is associated with SLE?






8. What are the cancers that most commonly metastasize to the heart?






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






10. What coronary artery supplies the mitral valve papillary muscles?






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






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






13. Which coronary artery supplies the anterior wall and anterior septum?






14. What does rupture of the IV septum cause?






15. What causes the dependent pitting edema in RHF?






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






17. How does restrictive cardiomyopathy cause LHF?

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18. What is a common complication of cardiac metastasis?






19. If a pt has an endocarditis caused by Streptococcus bovis - what underlying condition should you test for?






20. When is a post - MI pt at highest risk for Dressler syndrome? With what microscopic change is this complication associated?






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






22. What causes unstable angina?






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






24. What areas of the heart does the LAD supply?






25. What maintains patency of the PDA?






26. What generally causes ischemic heart disease?






27. What complication occurs 1-3 days post MI?






28. What conditions can cause nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis?






29. What compensatory mechanism do tetralogy of fallot pts learn?






30. Hypertension in upper extremities - hypotension in lower extremities - notching of ribs on CXR.






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






32. With what developmental disorder is VSD associated?






33. What does nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis cause?






34. Friction rub and chest pain.






35. What is dilated cardiomyopathy?






36. What are the sx/complications of myocarditis?






37. What are the sx of PDA at birth?






38. Myofiber hypertrophy with disarray.






39. What is the basic principle of CHF?






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






41. What are Janeway lesions?






42. Fever - murmur - Janeway lesions - Osler nodes - splinter hemorrhages - anemia of chronic disease?






43. What side of the heart do carcinoid tumors affect? Why?






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






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






46. What causes acute endocarditis?






47. What are complications of dilated cardiomyopathy?






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






49. What type of shunt does ASD cause?






50. What causes angina and syncope in aortic stenosis?

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