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Cardiology

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Which organ gets the largest share of systemic cardiac output






2. What happens with a decrease of extracellular Na






3. segmental thrombosing vasculitis of small and medium vessels in smokers with intermittent claudication - superficial nodular phlebitis - raynaud's - gangrene and severe pain - autoamputation of digits is possible


4. benign cap hemangioma of infancy - spont regresses






5. When and why do you hear the S4 sound






6. Exercise - overtransfusiion and excitiment causes and increase in...?






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






8. Which class of drugs decrease preload






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






10. Which sympathetic receptors raise MAP






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






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






13. Which lab value indicates blood viscosity?






14. Endothelial malignancy of the skin assocated with HHV-8 and HIV


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






16. What are anitschkow's cells






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. What supplies the posterior left ventricle?






24. Wegener's presentation






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






26. Hyperplastic onion skinning






27. Restrictive cardiomyopathy causes






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






29. p - anca


30. EDV - ESV






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






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






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






34. friction rub - 3-5 days post MI






35. absecnce of tricuspid valve - hypoplastic RV






36. prolonged PR interval






37. What is the S1 sound?






38. What is the danger of torsades to pointes?






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






40. fibrinous pericarditis several weeks post MI


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






42. What does FEVERSS stand for in rheumatic heart disease






43. What does the U wave indicated?






44. How are cadiac myocytes eltrically coupled?






45. MAP is also known as






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






47. Which murmur is heard with mitral prolapse?






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






49. Which valve is most commonly involved in bacterial endocarditis?






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