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Cardiology

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Most common vasculitis affecting medium and large arteries






2. disease of elastic arteries and large and medium sized muscular arteries






3. What is associated with paradoxical spliting of S2






4. Weak pulses - notching of the ribs on xray - HTN in upper extremeties and weak peripheral pulses






5. Which area of the endocardium is especially vulnerable to infarction? Why?






6. Wegener's presentation






7. Which class of drugs decrease preload






8. PROVe






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






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






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






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






13. How are the sarcomeres added in eccentric hypertrophy?






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






15. stroke volume x HR =?






16. What are the systolic heart sounds






17. Which organ has the largest arteriovenous difference






18. What causes the midsystolic click






19. What is the danger of torsades to pointes?






20. Which bacteria can cause endocarditis from prosthetic valves?






21. What is the most common cause of MI






22. what happens to capillaries in lymphatic blockage






23. Wegener's tx






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






25. congenital heart defect with congenital rubella






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






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






28. no change in PR interval followed by dropped beat






29. What causes the CO curve to shift downwards?






30. What are the different etiologies of dialted cardiomyopathy






31. What does autoregulation do?






32. cavernous lymphangioma of the neck - associated with turner's






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






34. What is the characteristic pulse in aortic stenosis?






35. with what heart sounds do ASD usually present?






36. moncekberg






37. What happens in phase 0 of the cardiac ventricular action potential?






38. polypoid capillary hemangioma that can ulcerate and bleed






39. How do catecholamines increase contractility?






40. clinical signs of cardiac tamponade






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






42. Left to right shunts are more common in babies or kids?






43. Which enzyme rises after 4 hours and is elevated for 7 to 10 days after an MI?






44. What causes the cushing reflex and why






45. EDV - ESV






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






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






48. PCWP is an estimate of...






49. friction rub - 3-5 days post MI






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