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Subject : health-sciences
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1. With what disease is infantile coarctation of the aorta associated?






2. What is an Anitschow cell?






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






4. What are heart failure cells?






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






6. What congenital heart defect often is present with infantile coarctation of the aorta?






7. What complications occur 4-7 days post MI?






8. What is the tx for dilated cardiomyopathy?






9. When is a post - MI pt at highest risk for a mural thrombus? With what microscopic change is this complication associated?






10. What is an Aschoff body?






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






12. How does hypertension cause LHF?

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






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






15. What is diastolic dysfx?






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






17. How long after pharyngitis does acute rheumatic fever occur?






18. When is a post - MI pt at highest risk for rupture of a LV structure? With what microscopic change is this complication associated?






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






20. How does asprin/heparin tx MI?






21. What effect does chronic rheumatic heart disease have on the aortic valve?

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22. Are most congenital heart defects spontaneous or inherited?






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






24. How does aortic regurg affect the heart chambers?






25. At What age does wear and tear aortic stenosis present? What congenital disease hastens the onset?






26. What is the most common cause of RHF? What are others?






27. What are the tx for MI?






28. When does the heart have a yellow pallor post MI?






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






30. What artery is the 2nd most often occluded in an MI?






31. Which angina(s) cause subendocardial ischemia? Transmural ischemia?






32. When does the heart have dark discoloration post MI?






33. Tx for PDA?






34. Why would cardiac enzymes continue to increase after the initial MI?






35. What endocarditis is commonly found in patients with colon cancer?






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






37. How does O2 tx MI?






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






39. What does chronic ischemic heart disease progress to?






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






41. What type of vegetations does Strep viridans cause?






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






43. Unexpected death due to cardiac disease w/o sx or <1hr after sx arise?






44. What complications occur within 4 hrs post MI?






45. When do macrophagess infiltrate the myocardium post MI?






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






47. Chest pain the arises with exertion or emotional stress and is relieved by NG or rest. The pain lasts <20 min and radiates to the left arm or jaw. There is also diaphoresis and SOB - EKG shows ST- segment depression.






48. What does nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis cause?






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






50. What causes unstable angina?