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Cardiology

Subject : health-sciences
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1. What are aschoff bodies






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






3. EDV is also known as






4. what conditions are associated with pulsus paradoxus






5. systolic - diastolic






6. What is associated with paradoxical spliting of S2






7. What is the classic X ray finding for tet of fallot?






8. What happens in phase 0 of the cardiac ventricular action potential?






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






10. In an EKG - What is the p wave?






11. Which organ has the largest arteriovenous difference






12. Which vessels account for the most total peripheral resistance






13. How does a patient with Tet of fallot learn to improve symptoms?






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






15. Which kind of infarct show ST elevation - and/or pathologic Q waves






16. What are common causes of mitral regurg?






17. retrosternal chest main with exertion - ST depression on ECG - likely due atherosclerosis






18. Which bacteria causes rheumatic heart disease






19. Which sympathetic receptors raise MAP






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






21. fibrinous pericarditis several weeks post MI


22. What does HTN predispose to?






23. machine murmer






24. friction rub - 3-5 days post MI






25. coronary artery spasm - ST elevation






26. What causes aortic regurg






27. Left to right shunts are more common in babies or kids?






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






29. What is the most common cause of MI






30. What is the association with wide S2 splitting?






31. What does the starling curve show?






32. What is the early and late lesion in rheumatic heart disease






33. Which enzymes are useful for diagnosing reinfarction






34. S3 - dilated heart on US - balloon appearance on CXR - eccentric hypertrophy






35. In terms of starling forces - why does nephrotic syndrome or liver failure cause edems






36. What are tendinous xanthoma - atheromas - and corneal arcus signs of?






37. Which murmur is heard with VSD?






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






39. in the JVP - What is the v wave?






40. EDV - ESV






41. Where is the most posterior portion of the heart and What can it cause?






42. When do you find hemosiderin laden macrophages in the lungs?






43. benign capillary skin papules in AIDS patients mistaken for kaposi sarcoma - caused by bartonella henselae






44. PROVe






45. What causes ankle - sacral edema - jugular venous distention






46. Which organ gets the largest share of systemic cardiac output






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






48. In the cardiac cycle - which period has the highest 02 consumption?






49. When and why is the S3 sound heard?






50. Which enzyme rises after 4 hours and is elevated for 7 to 10 days after an MI?