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Cardiology

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Which murmur do you hear in mitral stenosis?






2. How are sarcomeres added in concentric hypertrophy?






3. machine murmer






4. disruption of the vasa vasorum of aorta - dilation of aorta and valve ring - tree bark appearance (calcifications on aortic root)






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






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






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






8. What supplies the posterior left ventricle?






9. Which enzymes are useful for diagnosing reinfarction






10. prolonged PR interval






11. What causes hepatomegaly?






12. What is sudden cardiac death most commonly due to...






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






14. In normal S2 splitting - which valve closes first? What increases it?






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






16. When do you see extensive coagulative necrosis in an MI






17. dilated tortous veins due to chronically inc venous pressure - poor wound healing - varicose ulcers






18. Which organ gets the largest share of systemic cardiac output






19. Fatal arrhythmia






20. What causes the ejection click in the Cres - decres murmur?






21. What causes tet of fallot?






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






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






24. Which artery supplies the SA and AV nodes?






25. The cause of dyspnea on exertion?






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






27. absecnce of tricuspid valve - hypoplastic RV






28. congenital heart defect in an infant with a diabetic mother?






29. Equilibration of diastolic pressures in all 4 chambers - decreased CO from compression of heart by fluid in pericardium






30. PROVe






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






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






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






34. Which artery supplies the inferior portion of the left ventricle and posterior septum?






35. What are aschoff bodies






36. most common heart tumor






37. What is association with fixed S2 splitting - does not increase with inspiration






38. How does digitatlis increase contractility?






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






40. What kind of infarct show ST depression






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






42. What is the formula for EF?






43. decrease stretch in baroreceptors leads to what response?






44. What causes the midsystolic click






45. The carotid sinus transmits along which nerve?






46. What is the machine like murmur? What is the heart pathology and the predisposing causes






47. When do you find hemosiderin laden macrophages in the lungs?






48. Which organ has the largest arteriovenous difference






49. What does FAN MY SKIN On Wednesday stand for?






50. Chronic mitral stenosis can lead to what changes in size of the LA