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Cardiology

Subject : health-sciences
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1. diaphoresis - N/V - severe retrosternal pain - pain in left arm/jaw - SOB - fatigue - adrenergic symptoms






2. What is the effect on the slope of phase 4 in pacemaker cells by catecholamines and






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






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






5. The cause of pulmonary edema - paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea?






6. What does mitral prolapse predeispose to?






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






8. bacterial endocarditis - previously normal valves - rapid onset - Which bacteria?






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






10. 2/3 diastolic + 1/3 systolic






11. what conditions are associated with pulsus paradoxus






12. Which valve is commonly involved in bacterial endocarditis from IV drug use and Which bacteria are most common?

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






14. Wegener's tx






15. The cause of cardiac dilation?






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






17. wartiike - sterile vegetations occur on both sides of the valve - commonly causes mitral regurg. SLE causes it






18. in the JVP - What is the v wave?






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






20. Which murmur is heard with mitral prolapse?






21. What causes the cushing reflex and why






22. systolic - diastolic






23. What is the definition of HTN?






24. prolonged PR interval






25. What do the carotid and aortic bodies respond to?






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






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






28. decrease blood flow to the skin due to arteriolar vasospasm in cold temp - emotional stress - also in SLE and CREST

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29. What other sign is often present with congenital long QT syndrome - why?






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






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






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






33. In an acute MI - are there any visible changes via LM in the first 2-4 hours






34. Does eccentric hypertrophy or concentric hypertrophy cause systolic disfunction






35. What constitues the upstroke in pacemaker cells?






36. What can cause mitral prolapse?






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






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






39. L to R shunt becomes R to L due to increase pulm pressures from original congenital heart defect

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40. What is the early and late lesion in rheumatic heart disease






41. What is the characteristic pulse in aortic stenosis?






42. What cardiac change occurs in pregnancy?






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






44. How does aldosterone raise MAP






45. Churg Strauss - presentation and test






46. What are the different etiologies of dialted cardiomyopathy






47. What causes ankle - sacral edema - jugular venous distention






48. What does T wave inversion indicated?






49. What causes hepatomegaly?






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