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Cardiology

Subject : health-sciences
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1. exaggerated decrease in pulse during inspiration.

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2. Where is the most posterior portion of the heart and What can it cause?






3. In an EKG - What is the PR interval?






4. Fatal arrhythmia






5. What is the definition of HTN?






6. absecnce of tricuspid valve - hypoplastic RV






7. congenital heart defect withdown syndrome






8. What murmur is heard with aortic regurg?






9. Which murmur is heard in aortic stenosis?






10. What is indicated when CO and venous return are equal?






11. fibrous plaques and atheromas in intima of arteries






12. machine murmer






13. What is the characteristic pulse in aortic stenosis?






14. What kind of dysfunction ensues in restrictive cardiomyopathy






15. How does a patient with Tet of fallot learn to improve symptoms?






16. Which organ has ht highest blood flow per gram of tissue






17. smaller vegetations - congenitally abnormal or diseased valves - sequela of dental procedures. Insidious onset






18. What constitues the upstroke in pacemaker cells?






19. In terms of starling forces - why does heart failure cause edema?






20. What are anitschkow's cells






21. coronary artery spasm - ST elevation






22. In an EKG - What is the T wave?






23. highly lethal malignancy of the liver - associated with vinyl chloride - arsenic - and thorosrast exposure






24. How does aldosterone raise MAP






25. Which channel accounts for automaticity of the SA and AV nodes?






26. In the cardiac and vascular function curves - In what instance is the vascular curve shifted to the right?






27. Which murmur do you hear in mitral stenosis?






28. What is the S2 sound?






29. What does hypoxia cause in the lung versus other tissues?






30. How do catecholamines increase contractility?






31. progressive lengthening of PR until beat is dropped - a p wave not followed by QRS






32. skin rash on buttocks and legs - arthralgia - intestinal hemorrhage - abdominal pain - melena. Follows URI - IgA immune complex - most common childhood systemic vasculitis






33. benign - painful - red - blue tumor under fingernails from smooth muscle cells






34. What causes hepatomegaly?






35. CO x Total peripheral resistance






36. How are the sarcomeres added in eccentric hypertrophy?






37. no change in PR interval followed by dropped beat






38. diaphoresis - N/V - severe retrosternal pain - pain in left arm/jaw - SOB - fatigue - adrenergic symptoms






39. What supplies the posterior left ventricle?






40. acute - self limiting necrotizing vasculitis in children associated with fever - conjunctivitis - strawberry tongue - desquamatous skin rash - lymphadenitis - coronary sinus aneurysms. Seen in asians






41. In the cardiac and vascular function curves - In what instance is the vascular curve shifted to the left?






42. in the JVP - What is the c wave?






43. prolonged PR interval






44. Where are pacemaker cells?






45. In an EKG - What is the p wave?






46. Which two mechanisms sense decrease MAP?






47. Which bacteria causes rheumatic heart disease






48. most common primary cardiac tumor in children - associated with tuberous sclerosis






49. When does extracellular calcium enter the cardiac muscle cells during contraction?






50. Wegener's presentation