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Subject : health-sciences
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1. What is the most comon cause of aortic regurg? What are the other causes?






2. What type of shunt results in cyanosis at birth?






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






4. When is a post - MI pt at highest risk for a mural thrombus? With what microscopic change is this complication associated?






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






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






7. What does rupture of the IV septum cause?






8. What is the tx for dilated cardiomyopathy?






9. What causes microangiopathic hemolytic anemia in aortic stenosis?






10. What are the Jones criteria?






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






12. How does ischemia cause LHF?






13. 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.






14. How does stable angina present?






15. What structures are susceptible to rupture post MI?






16. What maintains patency of the PDA?






17. What are the tx for MI?






18. How does aortic regurg affect the heart chambers?






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






20. What is cardiogenic shock?






21. What cardiac enzyme is useful for detecting reinfarction?






22. How does MI cause LHF?






23. What type of tumor is a rhabdomyoma?






24. What does nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis cause?






25. Unexpected death due to cardiac disease w/o sx or <1hr after sx arise?






26. Turner syndrome is associated with which congenital heart defect?






27. How do you prevent S viridans endocarditis?






28. Is scar tissue or myocardium stronger?






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






30. What causes unstable angina?






31. Opening snap followed by diastolic rumble.






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






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






34. Tx for PDA?






35. With what disease is transposition of the great vessels associated?






36. What are the complications of aortic stenosis?






37. What is an important complication of ASD?






38. Vegetations on surface and undersurface of mitral valve.






39. What is chronic rheumatic heart disease?






40. What disesase has Aschoff bodies?






41. Lower extremity cyanosis later in life - holostystolic machine like murmur.






42. What bug causes acute rheumatic fever?






43. Which chambers of the heart are generally spared in an MI?






44. What effect does chronic rheumatic heart disease have the mitral valve?






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






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






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






48. What is the gold standard blood marker for MI?






49. What two things cause coronary artery vasospasm?






50. What is the characteristic murmur of aortic stenosis?