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Cardiology

Subject : health-sciences
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1. What does FAN MY SKIN On Wednesday stand for?






2. When and why is the S3 sound heard?






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






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






5. Where are pacemaker cells?






6. congenital heart defect with turner's






7. decrease stretch in baroreceptors leads to what response?






8. What causes the murmur heard in MR to enhance?






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






10. PCWP is an estimate of...






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

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12. EDV - ESV






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






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






15. port wine stains on face - intracerebral AVM - siezures - early onset glaucoma - congenital






16. p - anca

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17. What are the different etiologies of dialted cardiomyopathy






18. L to R shunt becomes R to L due to increase pulm pressures from original congenital heart defect

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19. How do beta blockers decrease contractility?






20. Which organ has the largest arteriovenous difference






21. What is the definition of HTN?






22. Why is contractility decreased in heart failure?






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






24. Does blood flow across the actual ASD account for abnormal heart sounds? What is the reason?






25. What causes the midsystolic click






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






27. What channels do the the pacemaker cells lack?






28. Where does coronary artery occlusion occur most commonly?






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






30. The cause of dyspnea on exertion?






31. The aortic arch receptors transmit along which nerve?






32. What causes the murmur heard in tricuspid regurg to enhance






33. pulseless disease - granulomatous thickening of the aortic arch and/or proximal great vessels - elev ESR - asian females > 40

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






35. What causes orthopnea?






36. benign cap hemangioma of infancy - spont regresses






37. Which murmur is heard with mitral prolapse?






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






39. Mitral stenosis is most often secondary to which condition?






40. What are anitschkow's cells






41. How does acidosis affect contractility?






42. What is the danger of torsades to pointes?






43. Which area of the endocardium is especially vulnerable to infarction? Why?






44. What other syndrom is associated with infantile aortic coarctation






45. Which murmur do you hear in mitral stenosis?






46. Central chemoreceptors do not respond directly to which parameter?






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






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






49. prolonged PR interval






50. What is the progression of atherosclerosis?