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Subject : health-sciences
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1. What is molecular mimicry?






2. When do neutrophils infiltrate the myocardium post MI?






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






4. What are the sx of cardiac myxoma?






5. How does dilated cardiomyopathy cause LHF?






6. What is an important complication of ASD?






7. What are the sx of pericardiits?






8. Tender lesions on fingers or toes.






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






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






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






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






13. Which congenital heart defect is associated with congenital rubella?






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






15. What type of vegetations form in nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis?






16. What causes acute endocarditis?






17. What is the most common type of ASD? What %?






18. Which angina(s) cause subendocardial ischemia? Transmural ischemia?






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






20. What gross and microscopic changes occur 1-3 weeks after an MI?






21. What genetic conditions predispose a pt to mitral valve prolapse?






22. In which pts does S viridans cause endocarditits?






23. What iis the tx for aortic regurg?






24. What two things happen when a blocked vessel is opened after an MI?






25. What are heart failure cells?






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






27. What vavular defect results from acute rheumatic fever?






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






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






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






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






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






33. Which angina is relieved by Ca channel blockers?






34. What are the sx of aortic regurg?






35. What does rupture of a papillary muscle cause?






36. What is the most common cause of sudden cardiac death? What are less common causes of sudden cardiac death?






37. What is the most common type of endocarditis?






38. Large vegetations on tricuspid valve?






39. What makes the MV prolapse murmur louder? Why?






40. What is the JOneS mneumonic?






41. With what virus is PDA associated?






42. What does granulation tissue contain?






43. How does asprin/heparin tx MI?






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






45. EKG for stable angina?






46. What is systolic dysfx?






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






48. What bug causes acute rheumatic fever?






49. 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.






50. What type of shunt does a VSD cause?