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Cardiology

Subject : health-sciences
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1. congenital heart defect with marfan's






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






3. What are aschoff bodies






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






5. What do the starling forces determine






6. When during cardiac nodal cells depolarize?






7. How does acidosis affect contractility?






8. The cause of cardiac dilation?






9. prolonged PR interval






10. What causes the CO curve to shift upwards?






11. When is the scar completely formed in an MI?






12. What kind of dysfunction ensues in restrictive cardiomyopathy






13. coronary artery spasm - ST elevation






14. Which enzymes are useful for diagnosing reinfarction






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






16. pulseless disease - granulomatous thickening of the aortic arch and/or proximal great vessels - elev ESR - asian females > 40

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17. How do catecholamines increase contractility?






18. sudden death in young atheletes - S4 - apical impulses - outflow obstruction






19. In what disease states is blood viscosity increased?






20. Which two mechanisms sense decrease MAP?






21. what percentage of HTN is secondary to renal disease?






22. What is the effect on the slope of phase 4 in pacemaker cells by Ach or adenosine?






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






24. What supplies the posterior left ventricle?






25. PROVe






26. What are the four most common locations for atherosclerosis?






27. What does TAPVR stand for






28. What causes aortic regurg






29. SV CAP means?






30. rate of 02 consumption/ arterial 02 - venous 02 ccontent=CO






31. What is the cushing triad?






32. pulmonary veins drain into right heart circulation (SVC - coronary sinus)






33. What are the complications from bacterial endocarditis?






34. Right to left shunts are more common in babies or kids?






35. clinical signs of cardiac tamponade






36. friction rub - 3-5 days post MI






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






38. Which class of drugs decrease the murmur heard in aortic regurg?






39. What are common causes of mitral regurg?






40. Most common vasculitis affecting medium and large arteries






41. fibrous plaques and atheromas in intima of arteries






42. most common primary cardiac tumor in adults - ball - valve obstruction in left atrium






43. Do dihydropyridine or non - dihyrdropyridine Ca channel blockers decrease contractility






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






45. What causes orthopnea?






46. What stimulates release of calcium from the SR?






47. delta wave on ECG - accesory conduction pathway from atria to ventricles - reentry leading to supraventricular tachycardia






48. What does the starling curve show?






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






50. serum marker for wegener's