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Cardiology

Subject : health-sciences
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1. What is the result of not have fast sodium channels in pacemaker cells?






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






3. What is the machine like murmur? What is the heart pathology and the predisposing causes






4. Where are pacemaker cells?






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






6. most common heart tumor






7. congenital heart defect with turner's






8. benign capillary skin papules in AIDS patients mistaken for kaposi sarcoma - caused by bartonella henselae






9. What is the cushing triad?






10. Which bacteria can cause endocarditis from prosthetic valves?






11. Which lab value indicates blood viscosity?






12. In an inferior wall infarct - which artery is affected and which leads show Q waves






13. In the cardiac cycle - which period has the highest 02 consumption?






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






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






16. What is the association with wide S2 splitting?






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






18. What causes the midsystolic click






19. What causes tet of fallot?






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






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






22. What does prolonged QT predispose to?






23. Expiration causes an increase in which sided heart sounds






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






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






26. What is the definition of HTN?






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






28. What are common causes of mitral regurg?






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






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






31. When and why is the S3 sound heard?






32. What is a normal EF






33. Which enzymes are useful for diagnosing reinfarction






34. What are the complications from bacterial endocarditis?






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






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






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


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






39. fibrous plaques and atheromas in intima of arteries






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






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






42. Wegener's tx






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






44. What causes the cushing reflex and why






45. How does aldosterone raise MAP






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






47. Why is there edema after burns or during infection






48. What cardiac change occurs in pregnancy?






49. Where does coronary artery occlusion occur most commonly?






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