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Subject : health-sciences
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1. What genetic conditions predispose a pt to mitral valve prolapse?






2. What causes heart failure cells?






3. With what disease is infantile coarctation of the aorta associated?






4. What characterizes acute rheumatic fever endocarditiis?






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






6. What are the causes of restrictive cardiomyopathy in adults?






7. When is an MI patent at highest risk for fibrionous pericarditis?






8. In transposition of the great vessels - What is required for survival? How is this achieved?






9. Which angina(s) show ST elevation on EKG? ST depression?






10. What is the most common cause of infectious endocarditis?






11. Erythematous nontender lesions on palms and soles.






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






13. What effect does aortic stenosis have on the chambers of the heart?






14. Dilated cardiomyopathy is a late complication of what illness?






15. Ostium primum ASD is associated with what congenital disorder?






16. Myofiber hypertrophy with disarray.






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






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






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






20. What are Osler nodes?






21. Foci of chronic inflammation - reactive histiocytes with slender - wavy nuclei - giant cells - and fibrinoid material.






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






23. What is the characteristic murmurr of mitral stenosis?






24. Infects predamaged valves after transient bacteremia?






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






26. Poor myocardial fx due to chronic ischemic damage?






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






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






29. What causes wear and tear aortic stenosis?






30. Drug that vasodilates both arteries and veins but mostly veins. Used to decrease preload to heart.






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






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






33. How does contraction band necrosis occur?






34. How does hypertension cause LHF?

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35. What effect does squatting have on the murmur of mitral valve prolapse? Why?






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






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






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






39. When would arrhythmia occur after MI?






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






41. Crushing chest pain lasting >20 minutes that radiates to left arm or jaw - diaphoresis - and dyspnea. Sx not relieved by NG.






42. What does Libman - Sacks endocarditis cause?






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






44. What compensatory mechanism do tetralogy of fallot pts learn?






45. What generally causes ischemic heart disease?






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






47. What is migratory polyarthritis?






48. Holosystolic blowing murmur that increases w/expiration?






49. How does O2 tx MI?






50. What structures are susceptible to rupture post MI?