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Cardiology

Subject : health-sciences
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1. What do the carotid and aortic bodies respond to?






2. most common heart tumor






3. list the coronary vessels most likely to be occluded






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






5. Which bacteria can cause endocarditis from prosthetic valves?






6. What are the different etiologies of dialted cardiomyopathy






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






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






9. What does T wave inversion indicated?






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






11. What causes aortic stenosis






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






13. Right to left shunts are more common in babies or kids?






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






15. moncekberg






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






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






18. What stimulates release of calcium from the SR?






19. What constitues the upstroke in pacemaker cells?






20. thrombosis w/o necrosis - ST elevation - worsening chest pain at rest or with minimal exertion






21. What is the definition of HTN?






22. serum marker for wegener's






23. Which class of drugs decreases afterload?






24. which ethnic groups have higher association with HTN?






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






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






27. What is the result of not have fast sodium channels in pacemaker cells?






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






29. What are common causes of mitral regurg?






30. Which lab value indicates blood viscosity?






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






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






33. Rank the following by speed of conduction - av node - atria - purkinjee - ventricles






34. Which valve is commonly involved in bacterial endocarditis from IV drug use and Which bacteria are most common?

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35. What does an isoelectric ST segment indicate?






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






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






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






39. How does aldosterone raise MAP






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






41. what happens to capillaries in lymphatic blockage






42. decrease stretch in baroreceptors leads to what response?






43. The cause of pulmonary edema - paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea?






44. What kind of dysfunction ensues in restrictive cardiomyopathy






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






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






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






48. What are the systolic heart sounds






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






50. What are the complications of atherosclerosis?