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Cardiology

Subject : health-sciences
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1. in the JVP - What is the c wave?






2. Which two mechanisms sense decrease MAP?






3. What do the starling forces determine






4. What happens in phase 2 of the cardiac ventricular action potential?






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






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






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






8. Given P = QR - what factors influence resistance?






9. What is the difference between adult and infantile type aortic coarctation?






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


11. What other syndrom is associated with infantile aortic coarctation






12. sawtooth wave


13. How does digitatlis increase contractility?






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






15. When does EF decrease






16. in the JVP - What is the a wave?






17. Which murmur is heard with mitral prolapse?






18. What causes aortic stenosis






19. The aortic arch receptors transmit along which nerve?






20. What does an isoelectric ST segment indicate?






21. S3 - dilated heart on US - balloon appearance on CXR - eccentric hypertrophy






22. What causes the cushing reflex and why






23. absecnce of tricuspid valve - hypoplastic RV






24. clinical signs of cardiac tamponade






25. machine murmer






26. Why is there edema after burns or during infection






27. When do you find hemosiderin laden macrophages in the lungs?






28. What is the most common cause of MI






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






30. lymphatic malignancy associated with persistant lymphadema - post radical mastectomy






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






32. What is associated with paradoxical spliting of S2






33. Do dihydropyridine or non - dihyrdropyridine Ca channel blockers decrease contractility






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






35. Expiration causes an increase in which sided heart sounds






36. How are sarcomeres added in concentric hypertrophy?






37. What 4 things drive myocardial 02 demand?






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






39. no change in PR interval followed by dropped beat






40. fibrinous pericarditis several weeks post MI


41. Which enzymes are useful for diagnosing reinfarction






42. Most common vasculitis affecting medium and large arteries






43. Which class of drugs decreases afterload?






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






45. benign - painful - red - blue tumor under fingernails from smooth muscle cells






46. In a lateral wall infarct - which artery is effected - and which leads show Q waves?






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






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






49. Hyperplastic onion skinning






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