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Lecture 1. Cardiovascular system
Describe the composition of fluid...,
Name the five functions of the cv...,
How are substances moved between ...
21  cards
Lecture 2: Positon of Heart
Where does the heart lie within t...,
How does the long axis of the hea...,
Describe the size of the heart
47  cards
Lecture 3: Electrical Activity of the Heart
What is the net charge of the int...,
What is the direction of k and na...,
What mechanism ensures the cells ...
30  cards
Lecture 4: Excitation Coupling
What is the cardiac skeleton,
What are the three functions of t...,
The cardiac skeleton is reinforce...
19  cards
Lecture 5: Electrical Events of the Heart
What is the basis of the electroc...,
In what direction does current flow,
What a cell depolarises what is t...
28  cards
Lecture 6: The Cardiac Cycle
What is the cardiac cycle,
What occurs during systole,
What occurs during diastole
38  cards
Lecture 7: Blood Vessels - Structure and Function
What is the basic arterial vessel...,
What is the function of the tunic...,
What is the function of the tunic...
41  cards
Lecture 8: Special Circulations
What does the coronary circulatio...,
What are the major arteries of th...,
Where does the l coronary artery ...
45  cards
Lecture 9: Determinants of Cardiac Output
What are some key measures of the...,
What are some measures of cardiov...,
Why is the maintenance of a press...
16  cards
Lecture 10: Clinical Investigation of the CV system
What is important to include in y...,
What is the s1,
What are pathologic conditions of s
15  cards
Lecture 11: Imaging the CV system
What are the different modalities...,
What is heart failure,
What is heart disease
6  cards
Lecture 12: Vascular Smooth Muscle Function
Describe the cell shape and featu...,
How is vascular smooth muscle con...,
What are the 2 broad groups of ex...
27  cards
Lecture 13: Physiology of Coagulation
What is hemostasis,
What are the 4 main hemostatic ev...,
Why do we need to maintain blood ...
29  cards
Lecture 14: Regulating Flow, Coagulation and Peturbation of Flow
Define active hyperaemia,
Define passive hyperaemia congestion,
What is another name for passive ...
35  cards
L15: Modulating Flow & Baroreflex
What is the most important requir...,
What are 2x mechanisms by which w...,
Describe the pressure changes in ...
29  cards
L16: Primary Disorders of Haemostasis
What is haemorrhage by rhexis,
What is haemorrhage by diapedesis,
What is haematochezia
31  cards
L17: Secondary Disorders of Haemostasis
4x major mechanisms responsible f...,
Which are the k dependant clottin...,
What are some clinical signs of v...
11  cards
L18: Peturbations of Flow 2 (Thrombosis)
What are the three major mechanis...,
How does blood turbulence predisp...,
How does blood stasis predispose ...
12  cards
L19: Pharmacology of Anticoagulants
What are 3x physiological mechani...,
Which clotting pathway is more ra...,
How is vit k a pro coagulant
14  cards
L20: Embolism, Ischaemia, Infarction
How would you distinguish grossly...,
Where do most venous thromboembol...,
What is a consequence of septic t...
14  cards
L21: Hypertension, Hypotension, Shock
When does venous hypertension dev...,
Give examples of conditions that ...,
What is a consequence of venous h...
36  cards
L22: Compensatory mechanisms in disease states
What is heart failure,
What is eccentric hypertrophy,
How does eccentric hypertrophy occur
24  cards
L23: Cardiac reserve and heart response to physiological stress
How is co determined,
What is sv and how is it determined,
Edv is also termed
9  cards
L24: Development Cardiovascular system
How is foetal circulation reverse...,
What is found at the umbilical cord,
What are the 3 important shunts t...
13  cards
L25: Congenital Anomalies
What are the most common congenit...,
What are the most common congenit...,
What are the most common congenit...
37  cards
L26: Drugs used to modify pressure and flow
What 3x areas can we target to re...,
Why would we use drugs to modify ...,
What are the 4x determinants of b...
15  cards
L27: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
What is dic,
Is dic a bleeding or clotting dis...,
Is dic a primary dz
17  cards
L28: Diseases Pericardium and Endocardium
Describe 3x functions of mesothel...,
Why do we have a pericardial sac,
What is constrictive heart diseas...
29  cards
L29: Disease Myocardium
What are some general implication...,
What can cause hydronic or fatty ...,
What is brown atrophy of heart
23  cards
L30,32: Pharmacological treatment of cardiac disease
Define heart failure,
Early heart failure is also known as,
What are clinical signs of heart ...
24  cards
L32: Disease blood vessels and lymphatics
Which vessels are most vulnerable...,
How is the inner half of the bv w...,
How does vascular smooth muscle c...
30  cards
L33: Lab investigation Bleeding Disorders
What is the first priority when i...,
What tests can you use to assess ...,
To decide if an animal is genuine...
21  cards
Hardware Dz
Why are heart sounds muffled,
Which heart chamber is most adver...,
Why does the cow have jugular vei...
10  cards
Atrial Fibrillation
Describe atrial fibrillation,
In a patient with a fib is there ...,
During a fib is pacemaker activit...
16  cards
Heart Failure
Where does blood pool during l si...,
Where does blood pool during r si...,
Where is passive congestion most ...
19  cards
Haemangiosarcoma, haemabdomen
What is the reference range for p...,
What is the general blood pressur...,
Murphys systolic pressure was 40m...
7  cards
Patent ductus arteriosus
A pda joins what,
Why would a pda animals pulse be ...,
Why does diastolic pressure decre...
8  cards
Heart sounds
Heart sound s1 corresponds to,
Heart sound s2 corresponds to,
Heart sounds s3
10  cards

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