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Cardiology

Subject : health-sciences
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1. congenital heart defect in an infant with a diabetic mother?






2. What does increasing intracellular Ca do?






3. Which class of drugs decrease preload






4. What is the definition of HTN?






5. What constitues the upstroke in pacemaker cells?






6. What causes the midsystolic click






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






8. What are tendinous xanthoma - atheromas - and corneal arcus signs of?






9. Wegener's tx






10. 2/3 diastolic + 1/3 systolic






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






12. Which channel accounts for automaticity of the SA and AV nodes?






13. polypoid capillary hemangioma that can ulcerate and bleed






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






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






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






17. fibrous plaques and atheromas in intima of arteries






18. What is the difference between the fetal and neonatal direction of blood flow in a patent ductus arteriosus






19. PCWP > LV diastolic pressure






20. no change in PR interval followed by dropped beat






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






22. How are the sarcomeres added in eccentric hypertrophy?






23. The carotid sinus transmits along which nerve?






24. When does EF decrease






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






26. What does the starling curve show?






27. decrease stretch in baroreceptors leads to what response?






28. which ethnic groups have higher association with HTN?






29. with what heart sounds do ASD usually present?






30. disease of elastic arteries and large and medium sized muscular arteries






31. What is the gold standard for dx of MI in the first 6 hours






32. How do beta blockers decrease contractility?






33. What is the progression of atherosclerosis?






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






35. What is the early and late lesion in rheumatic heart disease






36. fibrinous pericarditis several weeks post MI

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37. The aortic arch receptors transmit along which nerve?






38. Which organ has ht highest blood flow per gram of tissue






39. Irregularly irregular ECG - no p waves: dx and treatment






40. Rank the pacemakers cells






41. What are the 5 T's of cyanoitc babies






42. immune mediated transmural vasculitis with fibrinoid necrosis - small and medium vessels - renal and viscera - not pulm arteries - hep B seropos in 30% of pts






43. What causes the CO curve to shift upwards?






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






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






46. What is indicated when CO and venous return are equal?






47. The cause of cardiac dilation?






48. Which enzymes are useful for diagnosing reinfarction






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






50. What is the cushing triad?