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Cardiology

Subject : health-sciences
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1. What are common causes of mitral regurg?






2. acute - self limiting necrotizing vasculitis in children associated with fever - conjunctivitis - strawberry tongue - desquamatous skin rash - lymphadenitis - coronary sinus aneurysms. Seen in asians






3. EDV is also known as






4. Which valve is commonly involved in bacterial endocarditis from IV drug use and Which bacteria are most common?

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5. What is the danger of torsades to pointes?






6. What is the cushing triad?






7. Which artery supplies the inferior portion of the left ventricle and posterior septum?






8. Which murmur is characteristic of mitral/tricuspid regurg?






9. What causes the early cyanosis in Tet of Fallot?






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






11. pulmonary veins drain into right heart circulation (SVC - coronary sinus)






12. What happens in phase 3 of the cardiac ventricular action potential?






13. Which bacteria can cause endocarditis from prosthetic valves?






14. What does HTN predispose to?






15. friction rub - 3-5 days post MI






16. How does aldosterone raise MAP






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






18. If HR is too fast (V tach) what happens during diastole?






19. In the evolution of an MI - when the risk for free wall rupture - tamponade - papillary muscle rupture - or interventricular septal rupture the hightest? Why?






20. CO x Total peripheral resistance






21. rate of 02 consumption/ arterial 02 - venous 02 ccontent=CO






22. What causes orthopnea?






23. What kind of dysfunction ensues in restrictive cardiomyopathy






24. sudden death in young atheletes - S4 - apical impulses - outflow obstruction






25. sawtooth wave

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26. Rank the pacemakers cells






27. What does the starling curve show?






28. What causes aortic regurg






29. 2/3 diastolic + 1/3 systolic






30. delta wave on ECG - accesory conduction pathway from atria to ventricles - reentry leading to supraventricular tachycardia






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






32. Rank the following by speed of conduction - av node - atria - purkinjee - ventricles






33. Which two mechanisms sense decrease MAP?






34. with what heart sounds do ASD usually present?






35. Which artery supplies the SA and AV nodes?






36. What other congenital abnormality is necessary for life for a patient with transposition of the great vesses?






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






38. In an acute MI - are there any visible changes via LM in the first 2-4 hours






39. What does an isoelectric ST segment indicate?






40. What is a normal EF






41. What happens in phase 4 of the cardiac ventricular action potential?






42. necrotizing granulomas in lung and upper airways - nectrotizing GN - small vessel vasculitis

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43. What is the definition of HTN?






44. in the JVP - What is the c wave?






45. What causes the CO curve to shift upwards?






46. which heart valves are afected most in rheumatic heart diseease






47. moncekberg






48. In an EKG - What is the PR interval?






49. What are the four most common locations for atherosclerosis?






50. congenital heart defect in an infant with a diabetic mother?