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Subject : health-sciences
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1. What is the most common cause of aortic stenosis?






2. With what endocarditis is S epidermidis associated?






3. What is the most common type of endocarditis?






4. What causes a mid - systolic click followed by a regurgitation murmur?






5. When is a post - MI pt at highest risk for Dressler syndrome? With what microscopic change is this complication associated?






6. Large vegetations on tricuspid valve?






7. What coronary arterysupplies the lateral wall of the LV?






8. Is injury due angina reversible or irreversible?






9. What are the major criteria of the Jones criteria?






10. How do you prevent S viridans endocarditis?






11. Pericarditis 6-8 wks post MI.






12. What are the clinical features of RHF due to?






13. When would arrhythmia occur after MI?






14. Jugular venous distension - painful hepatosplenomegaly w/nutmeg liver - pitting edema.






15. What is diastolic dysfx?






16. At what point in development do congenital heart defects arise?






17. What is Loeffler syndrome?






18. What type of vegetations are associated with Libman - Sacks endocarditis?






19. What is the characteristic murmurr of mitral stenosis?






20. Low voltage EKG w/diminished QRS amplitude.






21. What causes the dependent pitting edema in RHF?






22. What are the complications of aortic stenosis?






23. Reactive histiocyte with slender - wavy 'caterpillar' nucleus.






24. Return of O2 and inflammatory cells cause FR generation - further damaging myocytes.






25. What is the effect of acute vs chronic rheumatic disease off the mitral valve?






26. What gross and microscopic changes occur months after an MI?






27. What is the tx for LHF?






28. Which angina is relieved by Ca channel blockers?






29. When is an MI pt at greatest risk for cardiogenic shock?






30. What are the HACEK organisms? With what condition are they associated?






31. What effect does transposition of the great vessels have on the ventricles?






32. What is the most common cause of death during the acute phase of rheumatic fever?






33. What is eythema marginatum? What parts of the body does it commonly involve?






34. How does transmural MI/ischemia present on EKG?






35. At What age does wear and tear aortic stenosis present? What congenital disease hastens the onset?






36. What are the sx of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?






37. What is chronic rheumatic heart disease?






38. Opening snap followed by diastolic rumble.






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






40. What causes the split S2 in ASD?






41. What congenital heart defect does indomethacin tx?






42. What type of vegetations does nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis) cause?






43. Chest pain the arises with exertion or emotional stress and is relieved by NG or rest. The pain lasts <20 min and radiates to the left arm or jaw. There is also diaphoresis and SOB - EKG shows ST- segment depression.






44. What typically causes hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?






45. What % stenosis causes stable angina?






46. How does fibrinolysis/angioplasty tx MI?






47. What are the sx of aortic regurg?






48. What is a complication of chronic rheumatic heart disease?






49. What type of collagen is involved in fibrosis?






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