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Cardiology

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Equilibration of diastolic pressures in all 4 chambers - decreased CO from compression of heart by fluid in pericardium






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






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






4. Where are pacemaker cells?






5. What other syndrom is associated with infantile aortic coarctation






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






7. Irregularly irregular ECG - no p waves: dx and treatment






8. What can cause mitral prolapse?






9. What causes the CO curve to shift upwards?






10. What happens in phase 2 of the cardiac ventricular action potential?






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






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






13. What is the difference between adult and infantile type aortic coarctation?






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






15. What is sudden cardiac death most commonly due to...






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






17. How does aldosterone raise MAP






18. exaggerated decrease in pulse during inspiration.

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19. cavernous lymphangioma of the neck - associated with turner's






20. How does angiotensin II raise MAP






21. When is the scar completely formed in an MI?






22. In what disease states is blood viscosity increased?






23. What is associated with paradoxical spliting of S2






24. What cardiac change occurs in pregnancy?






25. PCWP is an estimate of...






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






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






28. What does HTN predispose to?






29. bening capillary hemangioma of elderly - does not regress






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






31. What 4 things drive myocardial 02 demand?






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






33. The aortic arch receptors transmit along which nerve?






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






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






36. What masks atrial repolarization?






37. How do catecholamines increase contractility?






38. MAP is also known as






39. congenital heart defect with marfan's






40. Inspiration causes an increase in which sided heart sounds?






41. What causes the ejection click in the Cres - decres murmur?






42. Which lab value indicates blood viscosity?






43. Why is there edema after burns or during infection






44. decrease blood flow to the skin due to arteriolar vasospasm in cold temp - emotional stress - also in SLE and CREST

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45. Which bacteria causes endocarditis in the presence of colon cancer






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






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






48. The cause of dyspnea on exertion?






49. What does mitral prolapse predeispose to?






50. What does TAPVR stand for