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Origin and conduction of cardiac impulse
Where does excitation of the hear...,
What is autorhythmicity,
What is sinus rhythm
25
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Force Generation by the heart
What is the structure of cardiac ...,
What is the all or none law of th...,
What are myofibrils made up of
19
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The cardiac cycle
Define cardiac cycle,
What is passive filling phase 1 o...,
What is atrial contraction phase ...
6
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ECG
How do surface potentials manifest,
What is a dipole,
What is a vector
16
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Control of Arterial Blood Pressure
What is blood pressure,
What is systolic blood pressure w...,
What is diastolic blood pressure ...
32
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Integration of Cardiovascular mechanisms
What is the heart,
What are the arteries,
What are the arterioles
20
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Common drugs used in the treatment of cardiovascular disease
Name 3 anti hypertensive drugs,
Name 6 anti anginal drugs,
Name 3 types of anti thrombotic d...
34
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Embryology of the heart and vessels
What germ layer is the heart deri...,
What does lateral and craino caud...,
What are the 5 heart tube regions
13
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Histology
Name the 3 layers of the blood ve...,
How is the tunica intima made up,
How is the tunica media made up
21
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Cardiovascular responses to shock
Define shock,
What are the 4 different types of...,
What leads to hypovolaemic shock
10
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Public Health
What is primary prevention,
What is secondary prevention,
What is tertiary prevention
7
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Cardiovascular risk factors
What is atherosclerosis,
What is plaque formed from,
How can plaque block an artery
7
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Pathology of hypertension
Define hypertension,
What causes hypertension,
What is hypertension a risk facto...
14
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Antiarrhythmic drugs
What is the rhythm of the heart d...,
Where do supraventricular arrhyth...,
Where do ventricular arrhythmias ...
22
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Lipid Drugs
What are transported in blood wit...,
Give some examples of non polar l...,
What do lipoproteins consist of
42
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Special Circulations
What is the route of coronary cir...,
What are the special adaptations ...,
How is coronary blood flow contro...
31
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Non Ischaemic Heart Disease
Define cardiomyopathy,
What are the three classification...,
What are the characteristics of h...
30
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Coronary Heart Disease
What are the signs of angina,
What are the signs of an aortic d...,
What are the signs of an mi
13
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Peripheral Vascular Disease
What is an aneurysm,
What is the normal aortic diameter,
What is a false aneurysm
37
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Venous Thromboembolic Disease
What is a thrombus,
What is an embolus,
Distal vein thrombosis
16
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Stroke
Define stroke,
What are the two types of stroke ...,
What is a haemorrhagic stroke
17
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Acute Myocardial Infarction
What is acute coronary syndrome acs,
What is chronic stable angina,
What is stenosis
22
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Fluid Shift across the capillary wall
What percentage of the body water...,
What does interstitial fluid act as,
What is the function of the capil...
22
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Heart Failure
What is congestive cardiac failur...,
Why does low cardiac output cause...,
What are the two types of heart f...
34
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Arrhythmias
Where does a supraventricular arr...,
Where does a ventricular arrhythm...,
Name some types of svt
62
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Cardiac Arrest
Define cardiac arrest,
What are the clinical signs of ca...,
When is a cardiac arrest shockable
8
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Heart Sounds and Valvular Disease
What causes the first heart sound,
What causes the second heart sound,
What do systolic murmurs coincide...
37
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Foetal Circulation and heart problems
Name the most important functions...,
How does the foetal heart pump bl...,
How does blood from the placenta ...
20
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Inherited cardiac conditions
What causes iccs,
What are the two main types of iccs,
Name some channelopathies
14
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Infective Endocarditis + other heart conditions
Define bacteremia,
What is infective endocarditits,
Name some predisposing factors of...
20
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