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Subject : health-sciences
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1. What valves are most commonly involved in chronic rheumatic heart disease?






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






3. Drug that vasodilates both arteries and veins but mostly veins. Used to decrease preload to heart.






4. What is the tx for VSD?






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






6. What cardiac disease is associated with tuberous sclerosis?






7. L- to - R shunt switching to R- to - L shunt.






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






9. Pericarditis 6-8 wks post MI.






10. In transposition of the great vessels - What is required for survival? How is this achieved?






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






12. When is a post - MI pt at highest risk for an aneurysm? With what microscopic change is this complication associated?






13. What are the clinical features of RHF?






14. How does restrictive cardiomyopathy present?






15. What does rupture of the IV septum cause?






16. What is the characteristic murmurr of mitral stenosis?






17. Dense layer of elastic and fibrotic tissue in the endocardium.






18. When do neutrophils infiltrate the myocardium post MI?






19. How do ACE inhibitors tx MI?






20. What is the most comon cause of aortic regurg? What are the other causes?






21. Holosystolic blowing murmur that increases w/expiration?






22. Is scar tissue or myocardium stronger?






23. What type of shunt dose PDA cause?






24. What shunt does tetralogy of fallot produce?






25. What effect does transposition of the great vessels have on the ventricles?






26. Endomyocardial fibrosis w/eosinophilic infiltrate and eosinophilia.






27. What complications occur within 4 hrs post MI?






28. How do you tx prinzmetal angina?






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






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






31. What causes heart failure cells?






32. What type of tumor is a rhabdomyoma?






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






34. What is the rate of congenital heart defects?






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






36. What does nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis cause?






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






38. How does stable angina present?






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






40. Opening snap followed by diastolic rumble.






41. What heart sound manifest with an ASD?






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






43. What type of shunt does transposition of the great vessels cause?






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






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






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






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






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






49. What two things cause coronary artery vasospasm?






50. What causes prinzmetal angina?