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Cardiology

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Wegener's presentation






2. Which class of drugs decreases afterload?






3. When and why do you hear the S4 sound






4. no relation between p waves and QRS intervals - treatment and predisposing factor






5. What are the different etiologies of dialted cardiomyopathy






6. What is the result of not have fast sodium channels in pacemaker cells?






7. In an anteroseptal infarct - which artery is effected - and which leads show Q waves?






8. EDV is also known as






9. What is the gold standard for dx of MI in the first 6 hours






10. Given P = QR - what factors influence resistance?






11. Endothelial malignancy of the skin assocated with HHV-8 and HIV






12. p - anca






13. Central chemoreceptors do not respond directly to which parameter?






14. What is the difference between adult and infantile type aortic coarctation?






15. What causes the murmur heard in MR to enhance?






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






17. What kind of dysfunction ensues in restrictive cardiomyopathy






18. What happens in phase 2 of the cardiac ventricular action potential?






19. list the coronary vessels most likely to be occluded






20. What other syndrom is associated with infantile aortic coarctation






21. segmental thrombosing vasculitis of small and medium vessels in smokers with intermittent claudication - superficial nodular phlebitis - raynaud's - gangrene and severe pain - autoamputation of digits is possible






22. What masks atrial repolarization?






23. Which murmur is characteristic of mitral/tricuspid regurg?






24. port wine stains on face - intracerebral AVM - siezures - early onset glaucoma - congenital






25. systolic - diastolic






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






27. Which murmur is heard with mitral prolapse?






28. What does the atria release in response to inc blood volume and atrial pressure






29. What stimulates release of calcium from the SR?






30. necrotizing granulomas in lung and upper airways - nectrotizing GN - small vessel vasculitis






31. what happens to capillaries in lymphatic blockage






32. What is the characteristic pulse in aortic stenosis?






33. which heart valves are afected most in rheumatic heart diseease






34. In an EKG - What is the QT interval?






35. What are the complications from bacterial endocarditis?






36. lymphatic malignancy associated with persistant lymphadema - post radical mastectomy






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






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






39. Which kind of infarct show ST elevation - and/or pathologic Q waves






40. Mitral stenosis is most often secondary to which condition?






41. machine murmer






42. Why is contractility decreased in heart failure?






43. In the evolution of an MI - when the risk for free wall rupture - tamponade - papillary muscle rupture - or interventricular septal rupture the hightest? Why?






44. which medications are used to maintain patency or close the ductus arteriosus?






45. Rank the following by speed of conduction - av node - atria - purkinjee - ventricles






46. S3 - dilated heart on US - balloon appearance on CXR - eccentric hypertrophy






47. Most common vasculitis affecting medium and large arteries






48. Expiration causes an increase in which sided heart sounds






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






50. How are cadiac myocytes eltrically coupled?