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What does the Truncus arteriosus give rise to?

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Ascending aorta and pulmonary trunk

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What does the Bulbus cordis give rise to?

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Smooth parts (outflow tract) of the L and R ventricles

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What does the primitive atria give rise to?

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Trabeculated part of L and R atria

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What does the primitive ventricle give rise to?

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Trabeculated part of L and R ventricles

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What does the primitive pulmonary vein give rise to?

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Smooth part of L atrium

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What does the Left horn of sinus venosus (SV) give rise to?

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Coronary sinus

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What does the Right horn of sinus venosus (SV) give rise to?

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Smooth part of R atrium

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What do the right common cardinal vein and right anterior cardinal vein give rise to?

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SVC

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What are the 4 features of Tetralogy of Fallot?

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  1. Persistent VSD
  2. Overriding aorta
  3. Pulmonary infundibular stenosis
  4. RVH (boot-shaped heart on CXR)
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Where does fetal erythropoiesis happen?

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Yolk sac, liver, spleen, and bone marrow later

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What is the mechanism by which fetal hemoglobin has a higher affinity to oxygen?

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Less avid binding of 2,3-BPG - allows HbF to extract O2 from maternal Hb across the placent

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By what age is almost all HbF converted to HbA?

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About 3 months

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What medication helps close a patent PDA?

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Indomethacin

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What does the umbilical vein become?

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Ligamentum teres hepatis (contained in falciform ligament)

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What does the allantois become?

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Urachus - median umbilical ligament

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What do the umbilical arteries become?

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Medial umbilical ligaments

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What does the ductus arteriosus become?

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Ligamentum arteriosum

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What does the ductus venosus become?

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Ligamentum venosum

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What does the foramen ovale become?

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Fossa ovalis

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What does the notochord become?

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Nucleus pulposus of intervertebral disc

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What does the first aortic arch give rise to?

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Not much, it mostly regresses

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What does the second aortic arch give rise to?

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No contribution

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What does the third aortic arch give rise to?

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Common and proximal internal carotid arteries

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What does the fourth aortic arch give rise to?

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Part of true aortic arch and subclavian arteries

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What does the fifth aortic arch give rise to?
Nothing
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What does the sixth aortic arch give rise to?
Pulmonary arteries and ductus arteriosus
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Coronary artery occlusion most commonly occurs in which vessel?
LAD
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Does nitroglycerin dilate arteries or veins?
veins
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Does hydralazine dilate arteries or veins?
arteries
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What is a normal EF?
> 55%
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How can one differentiate between normal (physiologic) splitting of S2 from wide (pathologic) splitting?
Wide splitting will be present regardless of inspiration
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Conditions that delay RV emptying will cause what type of heart sound phenomenon?
Wide splitting
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Conditions that delay LV emptying will cause what type of heart sound phenomenon?
Paradoxical (elimination of) splitting
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Which 'abnormal' heart sound is common in children and pregnant women?
S3
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What is an S4 heart sound associated with?
LVH
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A mid-systolic click is diagnostic for what?
Mitral valve prolapse
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What can cause mitral valve prolapse?
Myxomatous degeneration, rheumatic fever, or chordae rupture
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A wide pulse pressure, bounding pulses, and head bobbing are indicative of what heart problem?
Aortic regurgitation
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What type of medication is enoxaparin?
Low molecular weight heparin
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What can a U wave on ECG indicate?
Hypokalemia or bradycardia
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What is Torsades de pointes?
Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, can progress to v fib
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What can cause Torsades de pointes?
Long QT caused by drugs, hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, etc.
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What is the treatment of Torsades de pointes?
Magnesium sulfate
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What are the medications that can prolong QT?
Sotalol, Risperidone (antipsychotics), Macrolides, Chloroquine, PIs, Quinidine (class Ia, also class III), Thiazides; "Some Risky Meds Can Prolong QT"
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What type of arrhythmia causes sudden death in patients with congenital long QT syndrome?
Torsades de pointes
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Describe the two types of Congenital long QT syndromes and their names
Romano-Ward syndrome: Aut dom, pure cardiac phenotype Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome: Aut rec, sensorineural deafness
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What is Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome?
Most common type of ventricular pre-excitation syndrome. Abnormal fast accessory conduction pathway from atria to ventricle (bundle of Kent) bypasses the AV node. Characteristic delta wave with shortened PR interval. May result in reentry circuit --> supraventricular tachycardia.
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What is the treatment for Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome?
Type Ia antiarrhythmics
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What does Brugada syndrome result in?
V fib
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What is a first degree heart block?
PR interval is prolonged (>200msec). Benign and asymptomatic. No tx required.
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What is a second degree Mobitz type I heart block?
Aka Wenckebach. Progressive lengthening of the PR interval until a beat is "dropped." Usu asymptomatic.
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What is a second degree Mobitz type II heart block?
Dropped beats that are not preceded by a change in the length of the PR interval. Usu 2+ P waves to one QRS complex. May progress to complete heart block. Treated with pacemaker.
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What is a first 3rd degree (complete) heart block?
No relationship between P waves and QRS complexes. Atria and ventricles beat independently of each other. Treated with pacemaker.
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What disease process can lead to a complete heart block?
Lyme disease
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ANP is released from where in response to what? What are its effects?
Released from atrial myocytes in response to increased blood volume and atrial pressure. It causes vasodilation and decreased Na reabsorption in kidney. Constricts efferent renal arterioles and dilates afferent arterioles via cGMP, promoting diuresis.
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BNP is released from where in response to what? What are its effects?
Released from ventricular myocytes in response to increased tension. Similar effects as ANP but with longer half life. Good for diagnosing HF.
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An increase in BP stimulates baroreceptors in aortic arch which travel via which nerve to where?
Via vagus nerve to solitary nucleus of medulla
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An increase or decrease in BP stimulates baroreceptors in carotid sinus which travel via which nerve to where?
Via glossopharyngeal nerve to solitary nucleus of medulla
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Parasympathetic stimulation to the heart travels via which nerve?
Vagus nerve
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What is a "carotid massage?"
Stimulation of the carotid baroreceptors send firing signals to the medulla via the glossopharyngeal nerve. As a response, the medulla sends parasympathetic innervation to the heart via the vagus nerve.
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Where exactly is the SA node?
Right atrial wall near superior vena cava
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Where exactly is the AV node?
Interatrial septum near the tricuspid orifice
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What is peripheral pulmonary stenosis?
Aka pulmonary branch stenosis. Innocent murmur heard after first day of life when PDA is closed. Results from relative hypoplasia of branch pulmonary arteries compared to relatively large main pulmonary artery. Heard over lung fields and radiates towards back and axilla.
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