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Cardiology

Subject : health-sciences
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1. What causes ankle - sacral edema - jugular venous distention






2. Which bacteria can cause endocarditis from prosthetic valves?






3. Restrictive cardiomyopathy causes






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

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5. What is the characteristic pulse in aortic stenosis?






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






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






8. friction rub - 3-5 days post MI






9. fibrous plaques and atheromas in intima of arteries






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






11. Which lab value indicates blood viscosity?






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






13. What is the time frame for arrhythmia risk in the evolution of MI






14. What causes orthopnea?






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






16. What is the association with wide S2 splitting?






17. Which organ has the largest arteriovenous difference






18. When do coronary arteries fill?






19. Inspiration causes an increase in which sided heart sounds?






20. Which two mechanisms sense decrease MAP?






21. What is the difference between the fetal and neonatal direction of blood flow in a patent ductus arteriosus






22. Expiration causes an increase in which sided heart sounds






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

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24. What are the 5 T's of cyanoitc babies






25. What happends in phase 1 of the ventricular cardiac action potential?






26. congenital heart defect with congenital rubella






27. The carotid sinus transmits along which nerve?






28. What 4 things drive myocardial 02 demand?






29. CO x Total peripheral resistance






30. What are common causes of mitral regurg?






31. How does digitatlis increase contractility?






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






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






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






35. Why is contractility decreased in heart failure?






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






37. In terms of starling forces - why does nephrotic syndrome or liver failure cause edems






38. What causes the CO curve to shift upwards?






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






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






41. In an anterolateral infarct - which artery is effected and which leads show Q waves






42. immune mediated transmural vasculitis with fibrinoid necrosis - small and medium vessels - renal and viscera - not pulm arteries - hep B seropos in 30% of pts






43. benign capillary skin papules in AIDS patients mistaken for kaposi sarcoma - caused by bartonella henselae






44. polypoid capillary hemangioma that can ulcerate and bleed






45. When and why is the S3 sound heard?






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






47. benign cap hemangioma of infancy - spont regresses






48. In an EKG - What is the QRS complex?






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






50. retrosternal chest main with exertion - ST depression on ECG - likely due atherosclerosis







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