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An Overview of the Function of the CVS
What does the pulmonary circulati...,
What happens at the lungs,
What does the left side of the he...
79
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Electrical Activity of the Heart
Name the two fibres of the sacomere,
Where are the actin anchored toge...,
What is the membrane of a muscle ...
71
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ECG's
How many limb leads are there in ...,
How many augmented leads are ther...,
Name the three augmented leads in...
53
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The Cardiac Cycle
Define late diastole,
What happens when the ventricles ...,
What happens in atrial systole
55
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Regulation of Stroke Volume and Heart Rate
What is heart rate set by,
Which type of nervous system regu...,
Which branch of the autonomic ns ...
46
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Pressure and Flow in Arteries
How can you measure arterial pres...,
When measuring arterial pressure ...,
What are the advantages and disad...
38
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Pressure and Flow in Veins
What is pressure like in veins,
Describe the pressure difference ...,
Recap describe the structure of v...
40
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Mechanisms of Clotting
What can happen if you get clotti...,
What can a thrombus lead to,
What are the two mechanisms requi...
17
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Exchange in, and control of, the Peripheral Circulation
What is the point where one endot...,
What is a tight junction,
Give an example of a tight junction
79
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Short Term Control of BP
What is the baroreceptor reflex r...,
How,
Where can you find the baroreflexes
33
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Long Term Control of BP
What is long term bp controlled by,
List some of the general function...,
Which function of the kidney is u...
29
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Drugs Used in Treatment of the CVS
Name two types of ischaemic heart...,
Give two examples of cerebrovascu...,
Give an example of an arrhythmia
63
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Pathophysiology of Atheroma
What is an atheroma atherosclerosis,
What would happen if there was at...,
Give an example of one of the ser...
61
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Nutritional Aspects of CVD
What is the main cause of coronar...,
What causes haemorrhagic stroke,
Which bacteria causes rheumatic h...
49
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Pathophysiology of Thrombosis and Embolism
What is blood flow,
What is normal blood flow describ...,
What can affect blood flow
47
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Rheumatic Heart Disease
What is rheumatic fever,
Who is usually affected by rheuma...,
What are some of the presenting s...
15
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Pathophysiology of Ischaemia and Infarction
Define hypoxia,
What do we also have if we have i...,
What are the two types of hypoxia
63
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Stable Angina
Define angina,
Describe what happens in terms of...,
What is the most common cause of ...
67
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Acute Coronary Syndromes: Presentation & Management
How significant is coronary heart...,
What are the two things which inf...,
What is an acute coronary syndrome
46
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Hypertension
Define hypertension,
When does a person have hypertension,
What increase in bp doubles a per...
64
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Clinical Pharmacology of Stable Coronary Artery Disease
What is atypical angina,
What are some of the modifiable r...,
What are some of the non modifiab...
47
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Clinical Pharmacology of Acute Coronary Syndrome
Are acute coronary syndromes stab...,
Describe unstable angina,
What is nstemi
30
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Stroke and Risk Factors
What a stroke,
How long does a stroke have to be...,
What is the difference between a ...
44
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Symptoms and Treatment of Stroke
Do stroke symptoms come on quickl...,
Which arteries supply the brain,
What does the vertebro basilar sy...
35
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Diseases of the Thoracic Aorta
What are the four parts of the aorta,
What are some of the features of ...,
What is the tunica intima made of
59
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Imaging in Circulatory Disturbances
What different imaging options ar...,
Describe catheter angiography,
How is the catheter injected in c...
24
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Venous & Lymphatic Disease
Recap in terms of anatomy what is...,
Which vein is used with the calve...,
Where does the dorsal aspect of t...
27
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Arterial Diseases of the Limbs
What does the aorta divide into,
What does the detection of a norm...,
What is chronic limb ischaemia
44
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Arythmia's- pathophysiology, presentation and investigation
When may you notice someone has a...,
What is one of the more common he...,
What is atrial fibrillation
36
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Arrhythmia Therapies
What is an arrhyhmia,
What is sinus arrhythmia,
What are the two main groups of t...
65
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Heart Failure
Given a general definition for he...,
Heart failure is not the final di...,
What are some of the risks condit...
36
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Heart Failure Treatment
Describe lv systolic dysfunction,
Describe lv diastolic heart failure,
What can hypertension can lead to...
44
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Pathophysiology of Congestion and Oedema
Recap darcy s law pls
1
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Valvular Heart Disease
What is the most common cause for...,
Can patients be born with mitral ...,
When mitral stenosis occurs what ...
65
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Valvular Heart Disease- Therapy
What is the difference between ty...,
What is meant by arteritides,
What are some of the causes of is...
29
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Infective endocarditis & Rheumatic Heart Disease
What is infective endocarditis,
Recap what is the endocardium,
What happens in infective endocar...
39
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Rheumatic Heart Disease
Why is rf a disease of poverty ri...,
Why is rf a disease of poverty ri...,
How many weeks after group a beta...
17
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Deep Vein Thrombosis & Pulmonary Thromboembolism
What is a thrombus,
Reca hat are the main components ...,
What is an arterial thrombosis us...
32
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Genetics and Cardiovascular Disease
What is congenital heart disease,
What happens in copy number varia...,
What happens in single nucleotide...
66
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Cardiomyopathy, Myocarditis and Pericarditis
What is impaired in those with di...,
What are some of the causes of di...,
What are some of the treatable fa...
9
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Congenital Heart Defects
Exposure to which bacteria can in...,
Give some other risk factors asso...,
Which structures are initially pr...
3
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