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Subject : health-sciences
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1. How does O2 tx MI?






2. How do you prevent S viridans endocarditis?






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






4. With what developmental disorder is VSD associated?






5. How does MI cause LHF?






6. Reperfusion of irreversibly damaged cells results in Ca influx - leading to hypercontraction of myofibrils.






7. With what endocarditis is S epidermidis associated?






8. What congenital heart defect often is present with infantile coarctation of the aorta?






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






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






11. How does ischemia cause LHF?






12. What increases the risk for chronic rheumatic heart disease?






13. What does granulation tissue contain?






14. What is the tx for aortic stenosis?






15. What type of shunt does ASD cause?






16. When would arrhythmia occur after MI?






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






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






19. What is the main cause of MV regurg? What are other causes?






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






21. What is the most common valve infected by S aureus?






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






23. Episodic chest pain unrelated to exertion due to coronary vasospasm. ST- segment elevation. Relieved by NG or Ca channel blockers.






24. What does rupture of the IV septum cause?






25. What is the characteristic finding on CXR in tetralogy of fallot?






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






27. Dense layer of elastic and fibrotic tissue in the endocardium.






28. What are the sx of pericardiits?






29. What is dilated cardiomyopathy?






30. How do nitrates tx MI?






31. How does reperfusion injury occur?






32. What is the tx for mitral valve prolapse?






33. What is the major cause of MI?






34. In which chamber of the heart are cardiac myxomas found?






35. What type of ASD is associated w/Down syndrome?






36. What is the tx for LHF?






37. What congenital heart defect does indomethacin tx?






38. What does nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis cause?






39. What drug relieves stable angina?






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






41. What vavular defect results from acute rheumatic fever?






42. Why would cardiac enzymes continue to increase after the initial MI?






43. What is the most common cause of dilated cardiomyopathy? What are other causes?






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






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






46. Lower extremity cyanosis in infants? In adults?






47. Which congenital heart defect is associated with maternal diabetes?






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






49. What is the JOneS mneumonic?






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