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Cardiology

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Why is contractility decreased in heart failure?






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






3. What does hypoxia cause in the lung versus other tissues?






4. Do you see elevaged ASO titers in rheumatic heart disease






5. What masks atrial repolarization?






6. congenital heart defect in an infant with a diabetic mother?






7. What causes aortic stenosis






8. stroke volume x HR =?






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






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






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






12. In an anteroseptal infarct - which artery is effected - and which leads show Q waves?






13. What is the progression of atherosclerosis?






14. What does FROM JANE stand for in bacterial endocarditis?

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15. What causes ankle - sacral edema - jugular venous distention






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






17. In terms of starling forces - why does heart failure cause edema?






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






19. which medications are used to maintain patency or close the ductus arteriosus?






20. The 7 complications of MI

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21. 2/3 diastolic + 1/3 systolic






22. necrotizing granulomas in lung and upper airways - nectrotizing GN - small vessel vasculitis

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23. What causes hepatomegaly?






24. What does the atria release in response to inc blood volume and atrial pressure






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






26. EDV is also known as






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






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






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






30. failure of truncus arteriosus to divide?






31. Which lab value indicates blood viscosity?






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






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






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






35. Which two mechanisms sense decrease MAP?






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






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






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






39. What do the carotid and aortic bodies respond to?






40. exaggerated decrease in pulse during inspiration.

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41. Which class of drugs decrease preload






42. Expiration causes an increase in which sided heart sounds






43. absecnce of tricuspid valve - hypoplastic RV






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






45. What do patients die early from in rheumatic heart disease?






46. congenital heart defect with marfan's






47. What stimulates release of calcium from the SR?






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






49. What is the association with wide S2 splitting?






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