Cardiology Flashcards

Decks in this Class (40):

• Origin And Conduction Of Cardiac Impulse

  origin and conduction of cardiac impulse

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  where in the heart does excitation origi,

  where is the sa node located,

  what does sinus rhythm mean
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• Force Generation By The Heart

  force generation by the heart

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  what is the structure of a cardiac muscl,

  what do the desmosomes within intercalat,

  what is the structure of a striated musc
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• The Cardiac Cycle

  the cardiac cycle

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  what is the cardiac cycle,

  what events occur during the cardiac cyc,

  what happens during passive filling
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• Pharmacology

  pharmacology

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  what are fast action potentials,

  what are slow action potentials,

  what happens in phase 4 in ventricular c
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• Ecg

  ECG

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  how does electrical conduction occur in,

  what is an ecg,

  what is the purpose of an ecg
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• Control Of Arterial Blood Pressure

  control of arterial blood pressure

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  what is blood pressure,

  what is systemic systolic diastolic arte,

  what is hypertension
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• Integration Of The Cardio Mechanisms

  integration of the cardio mechanisms

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  what are the major resistance vessels,

  how is systemic vascular resistance cont,

  what is the equation of resistance to bl
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• Anatomy Of The Heart

  anatomy of the heart

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  where does the phrenic nerve descend,

  what is the main function of the phrenic,

  what is the outer most layer of the hear
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• Mechanisms Of Arrhythmias

  Mechanisms of Arrhythmias
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• Embryology Of Heart And Great Vessels

  embryology of heart and great vessels

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  where does the heart come from,

  how does the heart reach its final posit,

  what are the different heart tube region
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• Histology

  Histology

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  describe the inner layer tunica intima o,

  describe the middle layer tunica media o,

  describe the outer layer tunica adventit
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• Common Cardiovascular Drugs

  common cardiovascular drugs

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  what are the types of anticholesterol dr,

  how do anticholesterol drugs work,

  what bp is hypertension diagnosed at
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• Differential Diagnosis Of Chest Pain

  differential diagnosis of chest pain

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  how do autonomic innervation and viscera,

  how do sympathetic nerve fibres get from,

  how do parasympathetic signals from the
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• Responses To Shock

  responses to shock

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  what is shock,

  how does shock lead to cellular failure,

  what does adeuqate tissue perfusion depe
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• Public Health

  public health

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  how can you reduce risk of chd stroke an,

  what is assign,

  what is absolute risk
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• Drugs Affecting The Vasculature And Bloo

  drugs affecting the vasculature and blood pressure

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  what classes of drugs are used to relax,

  what is angina,

  what are the 3 types of angina
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• Risk Of Cardio Disease

  risk of cardio disease

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  what are the steps of atherosclerotic pl,

  what is ldl cholesterol,

  what are triglycerides
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• Hypertension

  hypertension

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  what is hypertension,

  what is hypertension a risk factor for,

  how is blood pressure calculated
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• Artheromas

  artheromas

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  how does an artheroma occur,

  what can artheromas progress to,

  when will atheromatous narrowing of an a
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• Buzzwords

  BUZZWORDS

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  patient has fever and pleuritic chest pa,

  what does an irregularly irregular pulse,

  what does it mean when there is a saw to
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• Special Circulations

  special circulations

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  what are the special adaptions of corona,

  how do the intrinsic mechanisms of coron,

  what is a potent dilator
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• Cardiovascular Pathology

  cardiovascular pathology

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  what are the classifications of cardiomy,

  what is dilated cardiomyopathy,

  what can cause dilated cardiomyopathy
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• Peripheral Vascular Disease

  peripheral vascular disease

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  what is intermittent claudication,

  what are the risk factors for intermitte,

  what are the non invasive investigations
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• Stroke

  stroke

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  what is the definition of stroke,

  what are the two types of stroke,

  what is an haemorrhagic stroke
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• Dvt And Pe

  DVT and PE

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  what is the defintion of a dvt,

  what is the defintion of a pe,

  what is the definition of a vte
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• Clinical Skills

  clinical skills

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  what causes dyspnoea,

  orthopnoea,

  paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea
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• Heart Sounds

  heart sounds

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  when is s1 heard,

  where is s1 best heard,

  where do you listen for mitral stenosis
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• Acute Myocardial Infarction

  acute myocardial infarction

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  what does the term acute coronary syndro,

  which factors affect the rupture of a pl,

  what will the history of acute coronary
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• Pulmonary And Systemic Oedema

  pulmonary and systemic oedema

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  what are capillaries,

  what is the role of terminal arterioles,

  what is the role of precapillary sphinct
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• Heart Failure

  heart failure

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  what is the heart failure pathway,

  what is the definition of heart failure,

  what can cause heart failure
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• Cardiac Arrhythmias

  cardiac arrhythmias

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  what does supraventrciular mean,

  what are the supraventricular arrhythmia,

  what are the ventricular arrhythmias
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• Arterial Fibrillation

  Arterial fibrillation

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  what is af,

  what is the mechanism of af,

  how is af treated
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• Cardiac Arrest Management

  cardiac arrest management

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  how do you recognise a cardiac arrest,

  what is the in hospital management of co,

  what are shockable rhythms
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• Valvular Heart Disease

  valvular heart disease

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  what is the clinical history of valvular,

  what does cardiac chest pain feel like,

  describe cardiac breathlessness
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• Foetal Circulation And Adaption At Birth

  foetal circulation and adaption at birth

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  what are the functions of placenta,

  what happens in the foetus,

  what are the 3 shunts
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• Congenital Heart Disease

  congenital heart disease

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  what is congenital heart disease,

  what is mild chd,

  what is moderate chd
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• Genetics Of Arrhythmias

  genetics of arrhythmias

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  give examples of some channelopathies,

  what are channelopathies,

  give some examples of cardiomyopathies
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• Infective Endocarditis

  infective endocarditis

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  how may a patient develop a septic shock,

  what questions should you ask about posi,

  what kinds of organisms are found on the
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• Points To Learn

  POINTS TO LEARN

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  what do muscarinic antagonists do and gi,

  what does levosimedan do,

  what do ace inhibitors do
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• Last Min Tings 3

  last min tings <3

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  order of brnaches of the descending aort
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