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Cardiology

Subject : health-sciences
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1. immune mediated transmural vasculitis with fibrinoid necrosis - small and medium vessels - renal and viscera - not pulm arteries - hep B seropos in 30% of pts






2. Do dihydropyridine or non - dihyrdropyridine Ca channel blockers decrease contractility






3. What can cause mitral prolapse?






4. benign - painful - red - blue tumor under fingernails from smooth muscle cells






5. diaphoresis - N/V - severe retrosternal pain - pain in left arm/jaw - SOB - fatigue - adrenergic symptoms






6. What is the S2 sound?






7. What other sign is often present with congenital long QT syndrome - why?






8. in the JVP - What is the a wave?






9. What happens with a decrease of extracellular Na






10. Which murmur is heard with VSD?






11. On the cardiac cycle graph - on which corners do the opening and closing of the aortic and mitral valves occur?






12. How does acidosis affect contractility?






13. bacterial endocarditis - previously normal valves - rapid onset - Which bacteria?






14. stroke volume x HR =?






15. The cause of pulmonary edema - paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea?






16. What is the most common cause of right heart failure






17. Which bacteria causes rheumatic heart disease






18. CO x Total peripheral resistance






19. Which class of drugs decrease the murmur heard in aortic regurg?






20. prolonged PR interval






21. Which bacteria can cause endocarditis from prosthetic valves?






22. What masks atrial repolarization?






23. The 7 complications of MI

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24. Which two mechanisms sense decrease MAP?






25. Which murmur is heard in aortic stenosis?






26. In an inferior wall infarct - which artery is affected and which leads show Q waves






27. highly lethal malignancy of the liver - associated with vinyl chloride - arsenic - and thorosrast exposure






28. friction rub - 3-5 days post MI






29. Right to left shunts are more common in babies or kids?






30. What does FROM JANE stand for in bacterial endocarditis?

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31. EDV - ESV






32. What does the U wave indicated?






33. What are the different etiologies of dialted cardiomyopathy






34. What is association with fixed S2 splitting - does not increase with inspiration






35. congenital heart defect with congenital rubella






36. What is the result of not have fast sodium channels in pacemaker cells?






37. In a lateral wall infarct - which artery is effected - and which leads show Q waves?






38. Expiration causes an increase in which sided heart sounds






39. In the cardiac and vascular function curves - In what instance is the vascular curve shifted to the right?






40. The cause of cardiac dilation?






41. In an EKG - What is the T wave?






42. Churg Strauss - presentation and test






43. Which vessels account for the most total peripheral resistance






44. What is the effect on the slope of phase 4 in pacemaker cells by Ach or adenosine?






45. no relation between p waves and QRS intervals - treatment and predisposing factor






46. disruption of the vasa vasorum of aorta - dilation of aorta and valve ring - tree bark appearance (calcifications on aortic root)






47. When and why do you hear the S4 sound






48. PROVe






49. In an EKG - What is the QRS complex?






50. Which enzymes are useful for diagnosing reinfarction