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Cardiology

Subject : health-sciences
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1. delta wave on ECG - accesory conduction pathway from atria to ventricles - reentry leading to supraventricular tachycardia






2. What does an isoelectric ST segment indicate?






3. What causes orthopnea?






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






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






6. What stimulates release of calcium from the SR?






7. How do beta blockers decrease contractility?






8. What causes tet of fallot?






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






10. Which artery supplies the SA and AV nodes?






11. in the JVP - What is the v wave?






12. Which murmur is heard in aortic stenosis?






13. On the cardiac cycle graph - on which corners do the opening and closing of the aortic and mitral valves occur?






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






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






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

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






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






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






20. What is the formula for EF?






21. EDV - ESV






22. fibrinous pericarditis several weeks post MI

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23. Which bacteria can cause endocarditis from prosthetic valves?






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






25. serum marker for wegener's






26. PCWP is an estimate of...






27. Which bacteria causes endocarditis in the presence of colon cancer






28. dilated tortous veins due to chronically inc venous pressure - poor wound healing - varicose ulcers






29. When and why do you hear the S4 sound






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






31. in the JVP - What is the c wave?






32. What is the progression of atherosclerosis?






33. Which class of drugs decrease preload






34. What are the complications from bacterial endocarditis?






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






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






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






38. Which bacteria causes rheumatic heart disease






39. congenital heart defect with congenital rubella






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






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






42. The carotid sinus transmits along which nerve?






43. congenital heart defect with 22q11






44. What causes the early cyanosis in Tet of Fallot?






45. What happens with a decrease of extracellular Na






46. bening capillary hemangioma of elderly - does not regress






47. What is associated with paradoxical spliting of S2






48. What does prolonged QT predispose to?






49. What is the characteristic pulse in aortic stenosis?






50. PCWP > LV diastolic pressure