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Subject : health-sciences
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1. What is the characteristic finding on CXR in tetralogy of fallot?






2. What side of the heart do carcinoid tumors affect? Why?






3. When is a post - MI pt at highest risk for an aneurysm? With what microscopic change is this complication associated?






4. What are Osler nodes?






5. What are other (not atherosclerotic) causes of MI?






6. What causes unstable angina?






7. How does hypertension cause LHF?

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






9. Tender lesions on fingers or toes.






10. What is the characteristic murmurr of mitral stenosis?






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






12. What is the most common cause of aortic stenosis?






13. How does ischemia cause LHF?






14. How does dilated cardiomyopathy cause LHF?






15. What is systolic dysfx?






16. What causes notching of the ribs in adult coarctation of the aorta?






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






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






19. What is the most comon cause of aortic regurg? What are the other causes?






20. L- to - R shunt switching to R- to - L shunt.






21. Opening snap followed by diastolic rumble.






22. When does the heart have a yellow pallor post MI?






23. Where is the coarctation in infantile coarctation of the aorta?






24. What does rupture of a papillary muscle cause?






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






26. Which angina is relieved by Ca channel blockers?






27. What is the characteristic murmur of aortic stenosis?






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






29. What complications occur 4-7 days post MI?






30. What are the tx for MI?






31. What congenital heart defect is associated with fetal alcohol syndrome?






32. What are the complications that occur months after an MI?






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






34. What two things cause coronary artery vasospasm?






35. What typically causes hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?






36. How do you prevent S viridans endocarditis?






37. What causes acute endocarditis?






38. What is the tx for VSD?






39. When is a post - MI pt at highest risk for rupture of a LV structure? With what microscopic change is this complication associated?






40. Pericarditis 6-8 wks post MI.






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






42. When do troponin levels rise - peak - and return to normal?






43. What effect does chronic rheumatic heart disease have on the aortic valve?

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44. What artery is the 2nd most often occluded in an MI?






45. Which coronary artery supplies the posterior wall of the LV and posterior septum?






46. Tx for PDA?






47. What effect does dilated cardiomyopathy have on the heart?






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






49. With what disease is Libman - Sacks endocarditis associated?






50. What gross and microscopic changes occur 4-24 hours after an MI?