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Cardiology

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






2. acute - self limiting necrotizing vasculitis in children associated with fever - conjunctivitis - strawberry tongue - desquamatous skin rash - lymphadenitis - coronary sinus aneurysms. Seen in asians






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






4. PCWP > LV diastolic pressure






5. What does increasing intracellular Ca do?






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






7. What is the danger of torsades to pointes?






8. Which murmur is characteristic of mitral/tricuspid regurg?






9. What is the most common cause of MI






10. In an EKG - What is the PR interval?






11. The carotid sinus transmits along which nerve?






12. What 4 things drive myocardial 02 demand?






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






14. Why is there edema after burns or during infection






15. What is the cushing triad?






16. Wegener's tx






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






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






19. In an anterior wall infarct - which artery is effected and which leads show Q waves






20. How do beta blockers decrease contractility?






21. tearing chest pain radiation to the back - associated with marfan






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






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






24. What constitues the upstroke in pacemaker cells?






25. What causes the CO curve to shift downwards?






26. Which murmur is heard with VSD?






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






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

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






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






31. What are common causes of mitral regurg?






32. What happens with a decrease of extracellular Na






33. in the JVP - What is the c wave?






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






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






36. What are tendinous xanthoma - atheromas - and corneal arcus signs of?






37. When during cardiac nodal cells depolarize?






38. What does FEVERSS stand for in rheumatic heart disease






39. Where is the most posterior portion of the heart and What can it cause?






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






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






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






43. polypoid capillary hemangioma that can ulcerate and bleed






44. friction rub - 3-5 days post MI






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






46. Irregularly irregular ECG - no p waves: dx and treatment






47. What are the complications from bacterial endocarditis?






48. list the coronary vessels most likely to be occluded






49. What causes the cushing reflex and why






50. Which artery supplies the SA and AV nodes?