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Cardiology

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Weak pulses - notching of the ribs on xray - HTN in upper extremeties and weak peripheral pulses






2. How does a patient with Tet of fallot learn to improve symptoms?






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






4. Which murmur is heard with mitral prolapse?






5. What other syndrom is associated with infantile aortic coarctation






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






7. The aortic arch receptors transmit along which nerve?






8. When do you see extensive coagulative necrosis in an MI






9. most common primary cardiac tumor in adults - ball - valve obstruction in left atrium






10. p - anca


11. What does the LAD supply?






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






13. what conditions are associated with pulsus paradoxus






14. What happens with a decrease of extracellular Na






15. Which sympathetic receptors raise MAP






16. What causes the CO curve to shift upwards?






17. What is the effect on the slope of phase 4 in pacemaker cells by Ach or adenosine?






18. Which artery supplies the SA and AV nodes?






19. What is the most common cause of right heart failure






20. What is sudden cardiac death most commonly due to...






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






22. delta wave on ECG - accesory conduction pathway from atria to ventricles - reentry leading to supraventricular tachycardia






23. What does HTN predispose to?






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






25. dyspnea - fatigue - edema and rales - multiple causes






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






27. What are the complications from bacterial endocarditis?






28. In what disease states is blood viscosity increased?






29. failure of truncus arteriosus to divide?






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






31. What can cause mitral prolapse?






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






33. clinical signs of cardiac tamponade






34. fibrous plaques and atheromas in intima of arteries






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






36. absecnce of tricuspid valve - hypoplastic RV






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






38. What is the characteristic pulse in aortic stenosis?






39. What is the cushing triad?






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






41. Central chemoreceptors do not respond directly to which parameter?






42. Which vessels account for the most total peripheral resistance






43. most common heart tumor






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






45. What are aschoff bodies






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






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






48. How are sarcomeres added in concentric hypertrophy?






49. What is the S2 sound?






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