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Subject : health-sciences
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1. Which coronary artery supplies the posterior wall of the LV and posterior septum?






2. What areas of the heart does the LAD supply?






3. With what other congenital heart defect is tricuspid atresia associated? What type of shunt is present?






4. What is the etiology of S viridans endocarditis?






5. What is the main cause of MV regurg? What are other causes?






6. Systolic ejection click followed by crescendo - decrescendo murmur.






7. What valves are involved in rhuematic endocarditis?






8. What increases the volume of mitral regurg murmur?






9. What increases the risk for chronic rheumatic heart disease?






10. Vegetations on surface and undersurface of mitral valve.






11. What distinguishes stenosis caused by chronic rheumatic heart disease from wear and tear aortic stenosis?






12. Swelling and pain in a large joint that resolves within days and migrates to involve another large joint.






13. What is the most common cause of mitral stenosis?






14. What are the complications of mitral valve prolapse? Are they common?






15. What is the basic principle of CHF?






16. Is scar tissue or myocardium stronger?






17. Pericarditis 6-8 wks post MI.






18. In what pt population does S aureus commonly cause valvular disease?






19. What is the definition of ischemia?






20. What does chronic ischemic heart disease progress to?






21. How does adult coarctation of the aorta present?






22. What effect does aortic regurg have on the pulse pressure? Why?






23. Infects predamaged valves after transient bacteremia?






24. How long after pharyngitis does acute rheumatic fever occur?






25. In which chamber of the heart are rhabdomyomas found?






26. What effect does mitral stenosis have on the heart chambers?






27. What are the sx of cardiac myxoma?






28. What causes microangiopathic hemolytic anemia in aortic stenosis?






29. What is the most common cause of endocarditis in IV drug users?






30. What does rupture of a papillary muscle cause?






31. What is the most common primary cardiac tumor in adults? Is it malignant or benign?






32. How do ACE inhibitors tx MI?






33. What % stenosis causes stable angina?






34. What is the most common cause of myocarditis?






35. Why would cardiac enzymes continue to increase after the initial MI?






36. What is the tx for aortic stenosis?






37. Is injury due angina reversible or irreversible?






38. What always follows necrosis?






39. What are the complications of aortic stenosis?






40. What is the characteristic finding on CXR in tetralogy of fallot?






41. What does rupture of the LV free wall cause?






42. What is the most common congenital heart defect?






43. What iis the tx for aortic regurg?






44. What is the effect of mitral regurg on the heart?






45. What is the most common form of cardiomyopathy?






46. What is an Aschoff body?






47. What is the classic EKG finding of restrictive cardiomyopathy?






48. When does the heart have dark discoloration post MI?






49. What is the most common cause of dilated cardiomyopathy? What are other causes?






50. How does subendocardial MI/ischemia present on EKG?